Side garden.

The side garden is my next project. It has a pond that won't retain water and I'm hoping to make a fire pit and seating area. There's a stone-built barbecue so it'll be great for entertaining. It gets the afternoon sun too even though it has a willow tree to one side and a beech tree to the other. I need a lot of muscle power though so it'll cost a bit in labour alone.
I feel I'm getting my gardening mojo back. I've barely done anything all summer apart from cut the grass. I planted some veg but they've had to fend for themselves! I picked (and roasted and ate) my first aubergine today! I've never grown one before and assumed they'd need careful watering at least but there it was - big and purple and oh so tasty! I shall definitely get another one next year. :-)