November 2018
Planting wild irises in the lane below the school
Planting wild irises in the lane below the school
City Parks gave me six men for four days
We started with one team preparing the plants
in the 'secret garden''
in the 'secret garden''
The second team started digging the trench --
hard work in hot weather !
hard work in hot weather !
The plants were ready
Luckily the water tanker was watering trees in the area
and came and filled all the holes.
Later they came back and watered the plants
Neil from Jozi trails was working nearby and came
to do the last bit of the trench -- so much quicker
The plants being put into the trench
After four days of hard work we were finished --
Next Spring we should have 300m of white flowers!
City Parks was impressed and gave me
another four days with the men
Near the embankment the poplar saplings were
coming up, so the men dug them out
In the 'secret garden' the paths were uneven
Shepherd and Wilson took all the pavers up,
dug out the offending roots...
And put the bricks back-- much safer for the walkers and runners.
We have had a constant flow of paving bricks
being donated - keeping Shepherd and Wilson busy
It looks like a mosaic but does the job.
More bricks coming in January
Top Dam
Somewhere in the long grass are the
Arum lilies we planted
After clipping around the plants the grass
was brush-cut - all neat and tidy again!
That's all for now!