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Here in Spain this would be impractical but I have to say the idea is superb, pictures look amazing; can we have a few more? Good luck with the project , I'm very envious ...
Many thanks, shelair. What a pleasant surprise to get a post all the way from Spain! :-) Of course you can have a few more photos. The space is small enough so that I can't get any photos of the whole room in one shot, but I'll see what I can do. I'll try to post some more here later today. At the moment our dogs are bugging us for their afternoon walk-- in about 18 inches of snow! We had our third blizzard of the season yesterday. :-( I'm also in the midst of remodeling an upstairs bathroom and need to finish some wiring so that I can turn the electricity back on. After that I'll work on the photos. Best--Larry
Apologies for taking so long in replying. Thank you very much for the photographs. Do keep us updated on how the project progresses>
Here in Southern Spain we've bought a 5 year old house 16 months ago; built upon an old Almond terrace. There are 3 other terraces below us. The previous owners were not gardeners so most of the land became a wilderness. Over time we have managed to clear huge amounts of weeds, dig out dead almond trees [very difficult but rewarding ...] then set about planning each terrace.
Each terrace is about 130 feet long x 40 feet wide. The 10m x 5 salt water pool is already in and working; we've planted small shrubs and from palms, near the pool but are careful not to plant anything that will drop its flowers in the water etc.
On the 3rd and final terrace we've started planning fruit and vegetable garden. Already sown are seed potatoes and 20 assorted soft fruit bushes [blackcurrant, loganberries, kiwi] . I intend to experiement with other vegetables but as we live in a very very arid area some of the plants won't survive but its a learning curve!
We do have various citrus and soft `fruit trees; cherry, pear, peach and pear plus a number of very old almond trees [last year we managed to collect 30kgs from the almond trees, and they hadn't been tended for years! so this coming year should be even more plentiful]
Anyway, at some point I'll attach some pictures for you to , hopefully?, see the progress we've made.
Your project sounds wonderful, Geoff! Especially since the great outdoors in Iowa is covered with a deep blanket of snow and ice right now. Please do send me photos. I'm very interested in how you're creating what sounds like a piece of paradise. In my youth, I used to visit a relative who had a terraced slope. I think there were four or five terraces. They were planted with vegetables and fruit trees. In later years they were mostly neglected and overrun with weeds. The apple and pear trees still bore fruit, but it was barely edible due to insects and disease. I used to dream about how I would redo the terraces into a fabulous landscape with flowers and trees, steps leading from one terrace to the next, and interesting wooden structures. One of those structures became reality recently, when I installed it in one of our garden areas. Unfortunately, we have no terraces, as our property is basically flat. I'll send you a D-mail with a photo of the structure, which I call a "decorative lath house." I look forward to hearing from you again. Best--Larry
