Secret Garden

This backyard has come a long, long way since 2006. When we bought the house the backyard had been covered with a half load of fill sand and had more weeds than I could fathom tackling.

There were several attempts to make this backyard something we could live with and enjoy. It wasn't until March 2008 when someone set fire to the blighted house next door which resulted in renovations of the back of the house and the backyard shaped up to what you see today.

Wildly overgrown at the moment due to all the rain, the rose bushes and jasmine are clinging to everything in sight. We've hosted a few garden parties for friends and the patio, grass and stones make this a true outdoor room to sit, relax and enjoy.

We look forward to cooler weather, a little less rain and we'll be ready to sip cocktails, visit and listen to some piped in tunes through the outdoor system.

There are some seriously wild backyards in the Irish Channel and we plan to bring you those stories in the near future.