Glamming up the garden!

There are many members of my family with green thumbs. I am not one of them. I did not receive this gene, but having a house with a lot of room for gardens, and I love looking at gardens – more so than weeds growing through the fence. So I am learning on the job, starting with a step by step transformation of the first corner of our backyard. From knee height weeds to lush vegetation. So far I’ve planted a Frisia, a beautiful tree, and flax, hebes and grasses. So far they are still alive and some of them are bigger than last year! 

See, My gardening works in line with the ethos – it won’t happen right away, or everyday, or very often, but it will happen!

This weekend, with the help of the hubby and his concrete mixing skills, we made a first batch of decorative pavers for said garden.   

What we used:

Ready mix cement, the quick drying type that sets in 15 minutes.
Bag of large size glass stones. (Bunnings, NZ $10.35)
Ice cream containers. Free, and you get to eat ice cream. Win win!! 

We figured out it was easiest to mix just enough cement for one or two at a time. 

I oiled the ice cream containers with rice bran oil because that’s what I had!

Mix, pour and bang a couple of times to get the air bubbles out. Place the stones where you want, then leave to set! 

Overnight in my case. In the morning they popped out no problem, and I’m so pleased with how they turned out.   

I’m swaggering around the backyard full of my own fabulousness! Watch this space for when the next couple of batches are done and I’ve got them properly put in the ground! 

Hashtag – swanky garden. 

Ps – these are decorative, do some research about using chicken wire or similar if you want to make pavers you can walk on.

Tagged: cement, gardening, kiwi, pavers, summer