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OUR SECOND GARDEN MAKE OVER & BUILDING OF STUD HOUSE

This is to be an on going project, starting in 2002, taking you step by step, on the renovations of my garden and building of a new Stud house and cat runs.

So come back often if you too, are thinking of taking on a Stud cat.

Prior to this, the garden had taken on a lot of changes, but it is about to have the most dramatic changes in the next few years. This work needs to be completed by the time I retire.

'Kind hearts are the Gardens

Kind thoughts are the Roots,

Kind words are the Flowers,

Kind deeds are the Fruits,'

photo © Lady Christine Campbell

Flower baskets and Spanish/Portuguese Plates have been added to Pud's domain. Pud's house will need to be repaired when the new house is finished. From the near right side, around the back of his house and around the shed will be a small run into the new girls run. This will give Pud more territory to explore. Prior to this, the garden had taken on a lot of changes, but it is to have more dramatic changes.

photo © Lady Christine Campbell

The lawn is taken up and removed.

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The raised flower bed at the bottom of the garden is levelled and the top soil removed.

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Top soil is removed, into a six yard skip, all I know is this was a lot of top soil.

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The beginning of laying the patio. The fence also has to be painted this year. Between the new stud house and garden shed, there is a tree, which we have decided to keep and incorporate it into the small girls run. This is the one place that remains dry and shady, a very relaxing place to sit, in the summer. We intend to build a seat around the tree, so that we can sit there, in the shade.

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Shell of house is built. Fence and house is protected with cuprinol.

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Second part of the slabs are laid.

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The area between the new house and shed, will be the new queens run. The tree will have a seat around it, as this is a very cool place to sit, during hot summer months.

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A few plants have been put up the garden until we have built the runs.

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Nikita testing the ceramic floor tiles out.

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Ragwool and plaster board arrive.

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Ceramic wall tiles start to go up. Cat flap put on outside, inside waiting for grouting to be finished.

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Cat flap on outside of girls side of the new house.

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We start to divide the house into rooms, this side, which is larger than Puddies house is to be a Queens quarters.

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Dividing wall, ceiling and lights go in. the boys room.

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David, my eldest son, who has built, this during his weekends, sawing wood.

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Meanwhile I paint, ready for construction of run.

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We make a start on the visiting girls run.

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Tiling continues.

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Thatching begins, my other son Simon donated this.

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Green chips have been laid by the fence between the shed and Pud's domain. an arch, honey suckle plants which we hope will mature and surround the bench, This area cannot be seen from the house, it is our secluded spot in the garden.

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Thatch almost completed, needs to be fire proofed

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Still a lot of work to be done in this half of the garden, before we dismantle old stud house and erect conservatory

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Tiling and grouting finished, cat flap, put in, on the inside of girls room.

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Electric cable covered.

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Joining tape applied to ceiling.

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Ceiling waiting to be Artexed

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Cat flap, put in, on the inside of boys room

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Rooms waiting for doors.

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Work continues in girls run

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Roof added to Queen's run

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Small corner shelf's added to Queen's run

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Last panel of girls run completed, door added and flower baskets. An aerobic centre will be added shortly.

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Waiting for Artex to dry, before painting ceiling. The door frame into the Queens quarters commences

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Shelving begins in the Queens quarters. Once the shelves have been completed they will be covered in thick vinyl tiles.

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The large shelf in girls room, is waiting to be tiled. Her bed will be housed here, even though it is by the window. The window is double glazed. The small shelf to the left of this shelf will house the radiator. There will be another shelf under the large shelf on the right hand side. This will be for her food.

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A Small ladder will be added to the left hand side of this shelf

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We ended using ceramic tiles for the shelves, as we felt it was going to be easier to keep clean.

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Although this does not look like a very large shelf, this is a big room. This shelf will be tiled. This top shelf will house the new baby's bed plus a few other things to keep him amused.

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This bottom shelf will be carpeted. We have added a leg of treated wood, to the bottom shelf, which will have Sisal rope around it.

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This is the top of the ladder in the boys room.

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Sisal and scratch carpet added to boys room

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Plastic roof and gutter added to girls run

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photo © Lady Christine Campbell

Touch up with painting in girls run

This will be the next part of the garden to be patio.

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The area to the right of the trellis and Wisteria will be the studs run. This is to have certain features to make his life more enjoyable.

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Next part of patio laid. Now ready for next stud run

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The width of the last four rows of slabs, will be a safety run between Fudgecakes and girls run.

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Puddies, Cat station ladder painted

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Fudgecakes Play station painted, ready for the new big run.

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Two of these play stations painted for Queens runs

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Fencing continues in front garden

In the back garden, the area to the left of the Trellis will be our patio and the girls run. This will come of the conservatory, which will replace old girls run and Jaspers house. The width of the Trellis will be a safety run which will have gates leading into the girls and the boys run

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And for my, youngest, Grand daughter there, really, will be Fairy's at the bottom of my garden

We have not done any thing to the garden during the winter of 2003/2004, it is now May 2004 and work begins, we have first had to attend to all the pot plants we have. This year the Wisteria is in full bloom.

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Due to ill health and family commitments the garden project has been on hold it is now Spring 2006, the Wisteria has grown and once again is in full bloom

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The stud house nearer to the house is to come down,

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The electric is disconnected, lining and fibre glass lining removed, doors taken off.

going, going,

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Gone,

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The area in front of Fudgecat's house is cleared , pot plants have found temporary home. Fudge has been using the girls run for fresh air.

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Wood cut, painted and made into panels

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The run begins to take shape

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Side view.

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photo © Lady Christine Campbell

Work continues

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Although the work is not completed Fudgecake had a wonderful time in his own pen today, the gate was just put on temporary so he could play.

photo © Lady Christine Campbell

photo © Lady Christine Campbell

Gate fixed and preparations are made for more play areas in Fudges' run and the roof to go on. A few repairs have been made to Puddies very expensive run, which is rotting away from inside the timber, I would never every get another one of those runs even if it was given to me. Once brought the company don't want to know.

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