After upheaval of both chattels and emotions, our lovely friends from Long Eaton have finally moved into their new home. I could go on to explain more about the wrench felt by losing their beloved railwaymen's cottage and stunning garden, but anyone who finds themselves in a similar situation caused by a compulsory purchase such as that by HS2 will know exactly how that must feel.
But this is a fresh chapter in their lives and one I hope to be able to share as I go on my rambles as their new garden takes shape.
At the front of the property are some established shrubs including a fabulous hydrangea. A large acer has made the journey after being lifted and potted up from their previous garden.
Around the back a few more plants have been brought from the cottage, along with some of the plants we had been fostering in our own garden while the move took place.
A number of lilac trees skirt the boundaries of the back garden, along with a yellow potentilla and a nicely shaped mature rhododendron. Given the leaves looked very healthy, I reckon the soil has a pH leaning towards acidic.
A conifer was cut down by The Man That Can and The Man Who Does in preparation for a garden building that is going to be erected on that site.
The weather isn't right at the moment to plant out all the scrumptiousness that's sitting quietly on the patio, but there's plenty of time to make a plan of what will go where once the house and garden building has been organised.
This new garden is in very safe hands and I'm sure the coming months and years will reveal a patch just as beautiful as the previous one.
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