Gardens & Global Warming

April 2007 should and probably will go down as the warmest April the Netherlands has seen in centuries if not Ever! We have had approximately 38 days of warm sunny days - we all love the heat but the downside (isn't there always one!) is that we have had no rain. For those of you who have been here you know that that in itself is mighty strange for NL, if ever you needed an example of global warming this I believe is it.

Well because we would be silly to stay indoors during this weather we decided to get the garden done. So the Mart got onto the case and soon found a colleague whose brother was a professional gardener and he came by last week to check out our yard and give us a quote.
After the initial shock at the price (our garden is only 6x4.5 meters) and getting reassurance from friends that this was indeed normal to pay we gave the guys the go-ahead!
Well i tell you it was worth every cent .. on Tuesday evening the wood and bricks arrived, on Wednesday two VERY young guys started work and by end of day one we had a terrace hoorah! On day two the planter was built and the grass laid and by end of day two ... WOW our suburban jungle had been turned into a real little garden hahaha pure bliss!
We now have a lovely hard wood terrace and some grass for Scott (& Saba later) to play on and as we are not known for our green fingers we have limited ourselves to a modest planter for colour and a coupe of pots on the terrace. So should you wish to come over for a relaxing sit in our back yard we are as they say open for business hahaha the last three mornings have seen us sitting in the sun and dinners outside are now obviously the thing to do. The little man is walking about in the sunshine and singing and chatting and helping Daddy water the garden! Thanks to the 'klussers' for making us our own piece of green in Amsterdam :)
Check out the before and after shots and if you want to see the 'between' have a look on shutterfly!

Before After