Here is the garden at Geoffry field juniors, its really taking shape now and we are increasingly pleased with it, the pond is still a bit of a probem however. In the picture we are half wasy through covering over the beds, the layers of compast and straw have rotted in well ow and we are closing off with cardboard and woodchip. This mulch layer will trap in the moisture and prevent weeds from getting in there before the plants are well established. Its the key with perennials if you want a low maintenance garden, is to fill up the space with the plants you do want, before the invaders can get in. All that remains now is the last few fruit trees to go in on the outer edges, those will go in over the winter sometime. The problem with the pond is that the drains from the school roofs are a bit blocked and it floods heavily when there is a rainfall - and the flood water over fills the pond and causes a bit of a lake. Now we have seen the problem we will have to try and come up with a solution when we finally finish the pond lining and planting process.