Dig In.

And so it begins

We are all even happier than usual here at the garden.  Its official... the first spade has hit the ground. 

We are now underway, developing what will become the major drainage channel and pathway in the garden.

Starting from the garden's centre point, the drainage channel will eventually slope downward into a series of drainage ditches which surround the garden, all of which will help us to cope with the lovely but copious amounts of rain we receive here in the Philippine wet season.  The detailed process of measuring and mapping in order to manage the flow of water through the garden will hopefully save our skin, our soil and our roots next season. 

Its one small ditch for the garden, but one huge mountain of pride for all involved, and with the contribution of many hands this is  only going to grow. 

Its great to see our garden beginning to take its form, and its inspiring to see the garden already acting as a cross-discipline project for different departments across the university.  Hopefully this is an indication of the garden's future direction within the university and beyond.