a ton of topsoil doesn't go so far

The garden adaptations are making an interesting project. We've stripped away the original grass to the extent that it reminded me of that bit in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

In fairness, we only laid the original turf as a temporary measure, but that was three years ago. Previously, when we'd left the area as 'mud' it soon turned to swampland with extensive weeds. You can just make out some of the ex farm land attempting to grow whatever was on the field before we landed.

But now the time has come. We need to go all angular and designer colours. It is remarkable what a simple splash of Dusky Gem and some railway sleepers can do.