I still haven't decided what to do with the rear elevation of the house so have been slowly working on the garden,

The shed as discussed in the last post is getting there,

small raised pond and flowbed sit between the house and the shed, the ensemble is made from laminated card to build up the hight with a skin of bricks around the edges, painted ballast was used to make a mound of compost for the flower bed, the plan is for roses to be in this bed.

The walls are in and two of them have been fully painted, they need a lot more work around the gate and will be bedded in to the garden properly when the rest of the garden is done, the main news however the espalier tree which sits btween the shed and gate has been done.

It is supposed to represent an apple which helpfully at the time of year this diorama is set (June) has no blossom or discernible fruit! =D It is only my second tree using multistrand wire and choosing an espalier took the effort out of making a convincing shape, not totally convinced by the foliage but I am happy enough with it.

and just because I can, a shot through the gate