Fence cleanup and wheelbarrow

The fences along the sides of my property are in pretty poor shape, and one of my neighbors has finally decided to get quotes for replacing the fence between my property and hers. When I read the quotes they made it clear that the fence line needed to be clear of obstructions (which is fair enough). So my wonderful parents came to my rescue, and on the ANZAC day public holiday, they came over and helped me move a large pile of compost (badly overgrown with Kikuyu), and a falling apart barbecue. After about an hour of pulling grass off the compost heap, dad decided that we needed a mattock, so we went to the Bunnings Notting Hill hardware store in search of one. Dad had also seen wheelbarrows at a different Bunnings for a good price, but they didn't have them at the Notting Hill store. So we swung by the South Oakleigh store, which did, and picked up a $40 wheelbarrow. I now realise that the South Oakleigh Bunnings is much larger and has a better range than the Notting Hill store, so I think I will be going straight to South Oakleigh from now on.

It turned out that the wheelbarrow came in parts and needed to be assembled. There were no instructions, so that made for a pretty interesting afternoon! With a bit of help from dad, I got it put together in the end. It is pretty light weight, but for moving around piles of compost, weeds and mulch (which is pretty much all I need it for), it is perfect.

Here are some before and after shots of the fence line:

Before

After