Done!

A tribute to Toscana. Pines and lavender. First things first. The terrace was turfed and the garden planted. The Posi machine was amazing. Its engine snapped into action and in no time at all the terrace was top dressed with deep brown, organic, soil. Stephen looked the professional with the levelling frame. The sleek metal struts slid across the soil's surface. The last black grains of gave way to reveal an immaculate level terrace. No time to dally. Posi had already left and had rolled back up the road to collect pallet loads of Kikuyu. Quick check of the burn pile at the bottom of the slope (that's multi-tasking for you.) Posi's tracks were heard rumbling back along the drive. Ten minutes tops! Fascinating view. Cling wrapped sods of turf stacked onto the pallet before us. Muscle strength now. No machine; heft, carry, drop and unfurl. Repeat. Heft, carry, drop .... all sixty metres. Puzzle-like grass strips in varying shades brightened our day. Transformation complete. The brown was gone and the green was good. Several trips to the nursery. Twenty lavender pots, several ferns, lots of potted colour and six large feature plants lined up with the pencil thin pines. The goal- to have all bedded and watered before the sun set. Success. Twa's done. A little taste of Toscana in our backyard.