Newport Landscaping

20/01/2026

02/10/2025

Michael’s Diary
Thursday 02.10.25

Today has been a day of searching for introductions to the new website which will go live soon.

Below are just a few lines of what’s to come and some photos from the past that I’ll recall as the diaries unfold.

…I decided to create ‘Michael’s Diary’ for many reasons, mainly because I usually log my daily activities for references back to information that I sometimes…

…As I’ve now reached the age of seventy, there are some things I simply can’t remember and also at the age of sixty four a cardiac arrest…

…Over half a century and more I’ve experienced much, I’ve met an enormous number of people and lived a life filled with humour and reward that…

…My own past holds many happy memories and I’m always intrigued to hear other people’s stories and their parallel lives, the ancestors and the history…

…As I’ve gone back in time I’ve also learned a lot about my family history which via Canada goes back into an Irish background, some of which I’ve discovered and undoubtedly there will be much more to uncover…

To be continued…..

21/09/2025

have just sent out a locksmith to remove trees that have fallen on our car.

WTF!!!!!!!!!

20/08/2025

Today’s job is ‘The Italian Garden’ a hark back to times past in southern Italy where the original owners came from.

Much of the garden remains where at one time it would have provided an abundance of fruit, vegetables, eggs from the chickens plus herbs and much more.

Maybe we’ll see a return to how it used to be, or just a little updating taking it from old Italian origins up to today!

19/08/2025

2 jobs today, Alun’s pond and Allysons garden.

18/08/2025

Monday morning…

16/08/2025

Return to Alun’s Pond

16/08/2025

Re setting coping stones is not necessarily a difficult job if you use the right materials.

01/08/2025

A busy week…..

29/07/2025

Well…..Alun’s pond got off to a good start digging out about 2 ton of soil, with another 2-3 ton still to be dug out by hand.

After 2 hours I decided to use a jackhammer to dig deeper and avoid using the pick and thankfully so, as no sooner had I taken out a little more soil a drainage pipe was exposed under the ground 😯.

The pond has been repositioned and on with the digging. I might possibly have it in its final resting place tomorrow ready to start the landscaping.

More to follow…..

28/07/2025

Alun’s pond is under way, stay tuned…,.