Project Fenbury

I spent today finishing off the outside of two lots in Birch Tree Lane. The larger lot is in high Victorian. It is not a style I usually go for as it is far too fussy. However a town like Fenbury would have these houses. There is a beautiful example on the outskirts of Salisbury which I used to pass regularly on journeys to my grandparents. In the garden of my lot I have concentrated on creating a herbaceous border. Not easy given the choice of plants and shrubs available. These borders used to be of great fascination to the British and of course in Victorian new plants were coming in from all over the globe. The ideal setting for a herbaceous border is by a brick wall, the heat from the bricks helping to keep the more tender plants warm. Anyway enough of the Gardener's world bit.

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And finally the cottage. I have changed the brickwork yet again and abandoned the idea of chimneys. I suspect if I used cheats I could get the right height chimney for a single story building but I really don't want to use cheats anymore than I have to.

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Anyway that brings the work to the area round Queens Square to a close for now. I am taking the weekend off to decide what to tackle next.