C3 community garden and walking track project: C3 community parkland and walking track week 43

Progress people! Lot's of it. Hopefully this progress doesn't bring out the crazed, violent fanaticism the sculpture caused. Unless board games stir up bad memories for some? Glad it's not a monopoly board :)

On Monday, hubby had some helpers. Ben did a brilliant job helping out hubby build this awesome patio- a giant chess board :)

Miss 2 loved playing on the squares while her daddy worked hard.

The last piece is down!

Now, to edge it with red brick...

And then concrete it in.

Sweeping it off at last. Such a long, late day. Well worth it though.

The day also included a much needed mow by moi. Gary came and helped hubby dig some more post holes to stabilise the hand rail.

Extra hands helped us get so far ahead.

Thanks guys!

This was the next major project for the week- edging the car park with concrete to replace the rotten, uneven timber.

Our awesome Pastor, Steve Godfrey, did an incredible job digging this trench before Wednesday.

The helpers arrived Wednesday to get the job done. Hubby had already put in the timber framing, but more timber needed to be purchased to speed the work up.

Thanks to Emmet Goddard for letting us borrow his dad's cement mixer.

Thanks also to the Dennis boys: Nate, Baden & Stevie.

Also, Pastor Steve, and later, John Dent, who carted barrow loads of sand-bare footed. Then Craig Chalmers, who helped move the heavy mixer.

So appreciated!

Boys learning new skills :)

Pastor Steve still at it. May I say, well done-the day was a scorcher.

The boys finally got the canopy. It helped the mix not dry out too quickly.

The new edging! What an improvement.

The day was long, hard and hot.

Everyone did so well.

Great teamwork.

Here we are, at Thursday, and a pre-gardening Bunning's trip for mulch.

Miss 2 was thrilled when she found this little guy.

Shane and Mick are adding pavers to complete the path on one side.

To the left, Paul and hubby are edging yet another garden bed.

Not pictured is Ron, hubby's new off-sider :)

I wish my camera could pick up the stunning purple blooms better. The agapanthus are looking fabulous.

And one of the frangipani is about to bloom-yay!

These flowers are tall and striking. I just love them.

I have been planting on purpose. By that I mean, low maintenance plants that add colour, design and/or attract insects/birds. I can't have fussy plants in a garden I don't own/live at.

The garden I've planted seems to be thriving on neglect :)

These bromeliads are transplants from another bed. I have to lay some bark mulch down to grow them in. It was such a windy day, I gave up.

The poor sunflowers are a bit lopsided from the crazy, strong wind. A few seedlings emerged then died. The heat and wind were obviously too much. Hopefully, the 8 remaining sunflowers will do well.