Sunday, December 30, 2018

December 2018

November 2018 


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''


The second team started digging the trench --
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.




Back at the top parking area 



 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!