Houseblogging: Putting down roots

It is starting to feel like the house is really putting down roots now and becoming part of the landscape. We don't quite stick out like the sore thumb we did when the build was under way and with the surrounding landscape in the bloom of early summer it looks and feels good.

There is some way to go with the immediate landscaping around the house though. Our lawn is having problem putting down roots because the weather is so dry but we've been watering it like mad in an effort to get it to grow. There are a few lush patches (and I mean a few) but with the rain in the last few days it might give it the boost it needs to get growing. When it's finally got it's roots down it's going to be a real lush green oasis amongst the brown of the remaining groundworks.

We've planted around a hundred plants too around the house with more being delivered this week. This is starting to soften the lines of the house and give it more of a garden feel. It's a problem keeping Fortnum and Mason off the beds but since they are the first soft things that they come to in the morning you can't blame them for feeling it's their duty to give the beds their daily watering!

Views from the Tunnel Gulley Track

The familiar view of the house complete with flower beds and early signs of a lawn.