i have been working renovating and planting my garden of around a hectare for the last 10 years.....total renovation of the house and filled up an empty field ! it's been great to see what grows well where and i try to leave lots of space to wildlife. grow our own wood/fruit/veg.....I used to keep a lot more animals but i spend a lot of time in the hautes pyrenees where i am starting a small garden at 1000m alt, so very different to here.