New terrace in SW France March/April 2015

We decided to invest in a decent terrace outside the kitchen door, where previously there'd been a gravel slope. And what a difference it's made:

This was 15 years ago:



This was after the builders had left and we started on the beds before we left, in April:

Scooter approved:

We finished working on the flower beds in June:

This is round the other side of the house:

The weeping pussy willow, the euphorbia wolfenii and the prunus look lovely at the moment.