Chez nous

Thursday, 6 August 2009

When we bought Le Fournil, it included some land in front of the house, but very little else. All of that has been re-worked, with inappropriate trees and plants removed, a pond and lots of roses added.

Over the years we have managed to buy more, which has ensured our privacy, and given Harry scope to indulge his gardening fantasies.

The courtyard, and lower garden

April 2013

April 2011, wysteria blooming

The upper garden

This is the garden above our driveway - the land did not originally belong to us. We bought it from our neighbour some years ago, but for a long time had no access other than a ladder. It stayed as wild as it had been for the last 20 or 30 years.

Then, when part of the wall fell down, the land was cleared and Harry began to turn it into a garden. It is a work in progress, but every year looks better and better.

April 2011