![Nash's House with scaffolding, seen from the site of New Place. The scaffolding extends over two thirds of the house; part of this, and the remaining (lower) third is covered with ivy.](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/Nashs_House_with_scaffolding.width-770.jpg)
Extension work has been pressing ahead, our volunteer gardeners have been getting their hands in the soil and we’ve been exploring new brick work ideas.
![The image shows a large (stationary) red mechanical digger standing on bare earth. In the background people in yellow high-viz vests are working in the garden.](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/Digger.width-770.jpg)
![Brickwork options. On a low wall of white blocks are two samples - one of pale old-looking brick and the other of much redder modern brick. A workman crouching is preparing a third sample.](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/Brick_options.width-770.jpg)
![The image shows part of two wooden rectangles with evenly-spaced wooden upright on each side. 'V'-shaped beams join each pair of uprights.](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/Foundations.width-770.jpg)
We hope you enjoy images from the past week or so, showing you some of our activity.
If you’re eager to know more keep checking back to the blog, visit our Shakespeare's New Place page or pop in and see us at our Project Office on Chapel Street in Stratford-upon-Avon.