Palm Springs Inspired Cacti/Cactus Garden (Front)

 
We have finally finished this part of the front garden. We painted the breeze block wall white and Scott painted a sun mural on the fence.

We started clearing the front area on 4th February 2023.

I wanted a feature wall which had to act as a retaining wall as well. We looked for retaining bricks/blocks in Bunnings but they were expensive and it would have cost more than we were willing to pay out on them.

Scott spotted these used breeze blocks on Facebook market place at $5 each, which is a great price for breeze blocks as they often retail at between $15 and $25 each and would you believe the person selling them was basically just round the corner from us.

We went round to have a look at the on 5th February 2023 and bought them, we got 84 blocks for $350.

They will need to be cleaned up and the cement removed but once they are cleaned and painted white they will look fab, not to mention that breeze blocks are very popular in palm Springs.

Before we started the actual garden we put up a fence over the top of the original fence as it is on a lean from the neighbours side onto our side, so Scott had to brace it as it is a significant lean.

He then put the fence panels up which will give us a straight fence.

Friday 17th March 2023, we planted the cacti.

Scott started building the new breeze block wall on 1st April 2023.

These guys have grown significantly from when they were first planted.

We still have some more to do to finish the front garden, but we are getting there!