Tag Archives: driveway

364/366: containment issue: english ivy

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

You might plant an innocent little cutting, and within a few months or years it has insiduously taken over part of the garden. However, some of these plants are very attractive, so it becomes a containment issue, such as with … Continue reading →

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156/366: christening the garage

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

Once the new driveway was finished in 1997, all we had to do was wait for it to set. Then we had a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the garage. It coincided with our older daughter’s tenth birthday, so we … Continue reading →

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151/366: delightful designer driveway

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

When you build a Grand Garage, you must design a Delightful Driveway to complement it. Driving through various neighbourhoods, there was a driveway I admired, so I approached the owners to find out that Scoresby Paving was responsible for it. … Continue reading →

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73/366: from drainage to driveway

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Heavily pregnant with our second child, I nevertheless managed to help spread some of the gravel for the drains and the lilydale toppings for the driveway.  In fact, if I recall, that was the extent of my exercise during that … Continue reading →

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44/366: tools of the trade

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Regularly maintaining the garden is easier if you have the right tools for the job. Our driveway is bordered by seaside daisies and three conifers. The daisies spill out onto the concrete so have to be cut back regularly. The … Continue reading →

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