We moved to our new house a little over a year ago. During all that time the front garden was a mess. Sand; a few clumps of grass; a pile of paving stones. I took two days off from work and started digging and digging and digging. And rented a car and, with my wife, picked out plants at the local garden shop.
I’ve still got to plant a few extra plants (the entire front right part of the garden is still bare): you need more plants than you initially think! And I’ve got to fix up the main garden path as it is a bit too low. And some more. But… I like the result right now! Everything’s got to grow, of course, but the beginning is there:
My name is Reinout van Rees and I program in Python, I live in the Netherlands, I cycle recumbent bikes and I have a model railway.
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