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Please help me with ideas!

jordan.d3193jordan.d3193 Posts: 26
in Garden design
Hi im new to the gardening scene after purchasing my first home. I would really appreciate any thoughts and ideas to help me get the most from my garden. I have done quite abit so far but want to make what i have feel even more of a garden. I have attached photos of how i have it at the minute. Many thanks, jordan.
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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    You're doing fine there. The only thing I recommend is to go for bigger pots - plants will thank you for it and less watering will be needed. If you can get a pot big enough, you could even plant a small tree in it to give some height.  If you really get into gardening, you may like to consider taking up some of the blocks and planting into the soil.
    Enjoy your garden.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I agree with Lizzie27, more and much bigger containers if you can't (or don't want to) lift some of the paving and have soil beds. 
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Welcome  to the forum @jordan.3193 :)
    When you say you want it to feel more of a garden, do you mean more greenery ? You have made a good start, and l am assuming you don't want a lawn. As Lizzie says, you could consider lifting some of the paving and then planting into the ground (after improving the soil). Is there anything you would like to have, that you've seen online or in books ?
    It also depends on the way your garden faces, is it sunny, shady ? If you want to stick to growing things in pots nothing wrong with that, but the bigger the better for the plants, as Lizzie also said  :)

  • jordan.d3193jordan.d3193 Posts: 26
    I like the idea of lifting some of the paving and having more planting beds rather than just pots. Height would be great because i think it would make the garden feel more enclosed which is what i would love. More green, more plants more to look at. Im unsure what the ground is like under the paving but il have a look at that. The back garden gets the sun from early morning and then disapears around to the front of the house around 3 in the afternoon so it gets a pretty good amount. Kind of want to take away that quite brick look and the boring fence thats why i put bamboo screening up (also helps with privacy from the street)
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Possibly with the bamboo screening already there, you could go for a "jungle/tropical" look. I don't know whereabouts you are, but it looks like quite a built up area which would keep the temperatures up, and you can get plants that look exotic but are pretty tough. 
  • jordan.d3193jordan.d3193 Posts: 26
    Im in northern ireland. Thats something i can look at and get some ideas on different types of plants!
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    I’m not keen on the bamboo screening (sorry, think it looks a bit naff). I think you have a lovely fence there and if you want more height/privacy why not install trellis panels on top of the fence and paint them to match? Lots of small pots dotted around the perimeter look a bit bitty - yes bigger and fewer pots would be good, but you could also experiment by grouping what you have into threes, fives or even sevens, with the taller pots/plants at the back.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    edited May 2019
    Good idea re grouping the pots together Nollie, that always looks very effective .

  • jordan.d3193jordan.d3193 Posts: 26
    There actually is a trellis behind the bamboo.. its facing into neighbours back garden thats the reason for it just privacy. But i suppose i could do away with it and plant something that would cover along that side... any recommendations?
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    Ah yes, I see the trellis now, Jordon! Lots of climbing options if you can plant into the ground in good well-improved soil - roses, clematis, jasmine, honeysuckle... passion flower is a bit more exotic-looking but does need keeping under control a bit more than some.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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