
We started with this overgrown, tangled mess in winter, a couple of months ago. The convolvulus was thick and green. A team of fourteen people removed every last scrap, taking three weeks because every single little stalk had to be pulled out. The dear old 160 year old fig was growing interesting moss and quite a lot was dead. I have used the mossy offcuts elsewhere in the garden.

This is the area today with the fig sporting new leaves. The plantings are growing quickly, hurried on by our 'home-made' compost.