So much grass so little time...

Here's another small section of the back yard.

At the bottom of the first photo is actually an L-shaped section of path (yes, a path that leads to nowhere.)

At the front left of that photo you can see a small patch of dirt where I have started pulling the grass to try to create a garden space. There's a small part already done at the back of the compost bin too.

Speaking of the compost bin; it was one of my greatest finds to date, someone around the road from here had decided that they no loner had a need for it so I bought it home in pieces, rebuilt and for the grand total of $zero had a compost bin. I've wanted one for a long time but always thought the cost of buying one would be too high.

I've been thinking that I need to put plants around the bin to disguise it; both it's appearance and it's smell(which is actually not too bad.)

Looking at the front garden a couple of days ago I couldn't help but be disappointed at how quickly the chamomile I bought has grown. I know that seems like a strange thing for a gardener to say but it has grown from about 5cm tall to approximately 25cm (high and wide) in only a month so it's definitely outgrown it's place in that garden.

Looking at the chamomile made me think that I should put herbs around the compost bin; I have the chamomile, a feverfew, curly parsley, opal basil and can, of course get more. I also have two lavender plants which are waiting for removal to a garden with more space and some peppermint seeds.

The third photo shows more grass; what it doesn't show is the sandstone, that's why the grass is so high there, it's growing around a pile of sandstone so can't be mowed! You might just be able to see the sandstone in the fourth photo?

The sandstone was also a great find, via Freecycle, the amount that is there (enough to fill a 6x4 trailer) would've cost me a small fortune to buy and I'm very reluctant to invest any real money into a rented property. My initial intention was to build a pond with the sandstone as a border however I am now going to use it to create a border around the planned Kitchen Garden.

First things first; there's a lot of grass to be cleared (as you can see) it's been way too hot today but hopefully I can get some more cleared this evening. I love daylight savings! 

This list was inspired by the backyard jungle.

Kindest Wishes,AJ