Sarah Rees

Here’s a wide shot of the flower bed creation (that’s about five trips with the wheel barrow!) #gardenrestorationblog

I’ve unearthed quite a few of these. Most appear to have been devoured by ants however… #gardenrestorationblog

I’ve unearthed a few of these too – I think they are Noctuid Moth caterpillars. I’ve placed then on the ‘new’ soil pile under leaves in the flower border. #gardenrestorationblog

Amidst the junk in the soil are living creatures that I’m re-locating to the new border. Here’s a large, feisty centipede. #gardenrestorationblog

Really hard to get a photo of this fella – he’s a VERY fast mover!... #gardenrestorationblog

And this is where the soil is going - the beginnings of a flower bed. #gardenrestorationblog

It's shrinking! Slowly but surely... #gardenrestorationblog

And this is where the soil is going - the beginnings of a flower bed. #gardenrestorationblog

A small mountain of earth has been sitting on the concrete area at the back. The soil is full of debris so I’ve been clearing it up a bit in order to have a flower bed. Using a trowel to shake the soil into a wheel barrow, I have filtered out a LOT of rubbish, especially glass and plastic. The pile of debris in the foreground all came from this small mound of earth in the wheel barrow. #gardenrestorationblog

Here’s a wider view of the soil mountain area… it's gradually shrinking. #gardenrestorationblog