That was until Tuesday when we took delivery of this little lot:
As you can see Toni thought I was possibly a new piece of climbing apparatus, that or a means of escape.
We spent a day and a half in blistering temperatures careful laying it all. The results aren't too bad either.
What's that growing in the middle of your lawn I hear you cry.
That is our new fig tree, complete with 4 figs!
Oh and just to make Paula green with envy, I harvested the ripe cherry tomatoes this morning: