Chaumont-sur-Loire Garden Festival progress 1

After weeks of carefull planning, trying to speak French and in the end asking my dad to drive to France with an extra truck of materials, we are finally here in Chaumont.We had our first day of work and most of the digging on site is done, thanks to the help of Herve. He looks a lot like professor Calcus from the adventures of Tintin. He is genius with the digger.Also all the arrangements I've made so far worked out exactly as planned, maybe my french isn't so bad after all. So far so good!

Chaumont-sur-Loire Garden Festival

At the end of this summer I submited a design for the 2011 Chaumont-sur-Loire Garden Festival, France. And I was one of the lucky few who got selected to build my garden. Assisting me with the tedious task is Aquarium Architecture, Stan (ex-colleague from the Netherlands) and Michael (a very reliable friend). This project has caused me already a few years of my life and many grey hairs, but it seems we are set to go now. My garden is named Le Jardin de Marees/Garden of the Tides and is inspired by the seas, for more information on the project itself check out my website: http://www.sarahfoque.com/landscape/landscapeproj17.html

I will keep you posted on the progress, now off to order some material in French (not my speciality!).