A patio at long last has now been laid after getting the Indian sandstone ( cheaper to get it all the way from India than local sandstone) in December following the very mild spell of weather. With temperatures in double figures I felt I couldn't put the job off any longer so now there is a place to sit and somewhere for a rotary clothes line.
As there was some stone left over a little path to the greenhouse was laid and the part on the stairs where the steps changed direction and there was no decking was infilled with stone slabs.