The next bit - Removing the pointless wall

Evening all.

As a spin off from this:

http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/the-cleverest-2012.45778/#post-582171

I thought I'd share a few pics of my latest work in progress. Currently I've done about half the back garden, the far half has been left almost untouched since we moved in, except as a sort of storage area for rocks, slabs, bits of wood etc, and the compost bins etc. I do currently have spuds growing down the very bottom, but most of it is just weeds and poor ground so far.

There was a pointless wall thing built by a previous owner. It was full of mud and weeds. It had to go.

I forgot to take a pic before we started, but here it is from as soon as I remembered. I'd already hit it with the big hammer a couple of times as you can tell (I made my son stand well clear while I bashed the wall)



Nearly gone, and most of the mud removed:


Very nearly gone:


And gone:


The wall was built on top of the paving slabs you can see in the last pic. Those slabs will be coming out too, then I'll dig the whole patch over so as to create a blank canvass for the next part of the garden. You can't see it in the pics, but just out of shot to the left is my son's play area, and just off shot to the right is a decent amount (not loads) more garden, which is where the 'secret garden' will be.

I met resistance from the wife when trying to convince her that the pointless wall had to go. Now she's seen the pavement part I'm meeting resistance again because part of her washing line goes over it, so 'it is nice to stand on while hanging the washing'.

 

It's a good feeling when something like this goes well in the garden Clueless, I hate it when there are unforeseen obstacles to get over and the job gets held up instead of going smoothly.

Talking of obstacles........looks like you'll have to sweet talk your wife.

 

Great start!

Really looking forward to seeing how this develops.