In november 2009 this was a patch of weedy grass filled with stones. we sprayed it (i know, i know but we were desprate) and covered it with cardboard then transported all the sol from our old garden and piled it on the top, creating beds and parths from sawdust which the birds cover with mulch they scrape off the beds every day. The plants are growing quickly in this damp summer and its already looking like the garden we dreamed of.