Not really a spectacular entry this in terms of progress.

This phase, however, is in some respects more interesting on an immediate basis: seeing the grass being laid and the plants going in is really quite satisfying – it certainly makes the house become more like a home, and one which we will be pleased to live in.

Both the front and the back gardens are moving forward.

It is winter here, so not much is growing, and the grass doesn’t grow roots quickly, but so long as we keep everything watered it should live through to springtime.

At the back of the garden will be a line of citrus trees: a Tahitian Lime, a cumquat, a (-n?) Eureka Lemon, two Mandarin Oranges (Imperial and Thorny) and a Yuzu.  This last is a Chinese/Japanese citrus, part-way between a lemon and a grapefruit.  We also have a peach, a nectarine and another Eureka Lemon along the side of the garden.

Yuzu

Eureka Lemon

Imperial Mandarin