A Gardening Adventure

An evening of gaming ended in my friend (and the host of our game) asking a friend and me to stay late. He took us outside onto the roof and showed us a collection of herbs, three trays and a bag of soil. It was a gift - herb gardens for both of us, only rather than creating them for us, he decided it would be more rewarding if he presented them to us as a DIY adventure that he could talk us through.
I began by mixing soil and fine stones together.

This is the idea that we were working with. We played pieces of sliced open piping in the bottom to create an air pocket beneath the soil. Then a grate was laid over it and a pipe placed down the side. A small hole was drilled to drain excess water. Then soil was added

 

The soil being added.

 

Selected herbs for each of us.

 

Pots ready for replanting.

 

Richard giving us a demonstration of how he replants.

 

Cutting through the soil and roots to encourage regrowth.

 

My herb garden complete with Spanish lavender, origanum,  parsley, basil, sage and bay.

 

Isi and Richard happily at work.

 

The glory of photoshop brings all the adventurers together.