A Day of Timber Construction

No, not the raised beds. Yet.

Instead, the near-to-overflowing state of our green compost bin meant that we had to get round to building a compost bin. I found an unwanted pallet some time ago, and broke it down into planks. Using some old fence posts (3 inch, yard long) as the verticals, we've made some sides using the pallet planks. Not high enough, really, but they will be once I find another pallet. It will, however, allow us to decant the council compost bin, which will be good. I just need to dig out some carpet to go on top, and I might also line the inside with plastic, to keep it warmer and a bit drier.

Secondly, we put back together the corner arbour. It went quite nicely in the corner of our last (micro) garden; it's now, in fact, back in the corner of this one, although it has rather more to look out at. The surroundings are still a complete mess (it's next to a pile of branches that need to be chipped), but it was getting a bit damp and unhappy sitting in an unassembled pile, so it's better to have it upright.

Slowly, slowly, getting things done. The complete lack of time during the week---and, for that matter, light---is frustrating, but there you have it.