..what I would give for a garden that size @Tack ... your pots are always beautifully presented.. lots of interest going on there.. is your soil on the acidic side? do you have rhododendrons?...
@newbie77 ..oh dear what a bummer.. do hope you can do something about your drainage problems.. they might have been alright though with some surface amelioration.. re-firming when dry, gravel, mulches, that sort of thing..
Such lovely comments, thank you. The lawn in those pictures looks a lot better than in real life. It is very full of weed , some areas more speedwell, creeping buttercup or moss (under the trees) than grass. I'm beginning not to do much about it though my husband seems to find digging out dandelion therapeutic. We are on chalky, flinty soil with patches of clay, hydrangea shrub flowers are strongly pink.
I look at the garden, its views and aspect in property listings first. Irritatingly estate agents put the house interior photos up before the rear exterior!
I hate how hard it is to find a small to medium-sized (detached) house with larger than average garden. It's either bungalows with small garden/ugly newbuilds with even smaller garden or large country houses/farmhouses with land. If I could have the same house as I have but pay +20-30k for a bigger garden, I would happily do it but that band seems almost non-existent.
Short of a lottery win I can’t imagine we’d ever be in a position to move anything other than sideways! At least around here, anything significantly larger is a huge jump up in price.
Can still enjoy gardening with a small garden though, it’s amazing how much you can pack in. I’m not finished with it yet and it’s good to have an allotment too!
That's what I did @Mr. Vine Eye 😁 that's why it took 18months to find it.😆
Same here and took over 2 years to find one. We moved only couple of streets away from previous house since we liked the area and didn't want to change school. When we moved, I kept worrying whether the whole cost and stress of move worth it, but this whole year we felt very lucky to have the outdoor space for us and kids.
You are very lucky to have bunglaw with nice garden. My previous house was bunglaw, and I really like bunglaw living. Next move is years away but whenever it is, we will take time to find a bunglaw with good garden.
Be careful what you wish for. I wanted a large garden and detached house when we moved nearly 14 years ago and the only way to get that in Bath in our price range was to buy a bungalow . It's in a beautiful setting with lovely views but on a fairly steep hill so I had the back garden mainly terraced after we moved........but, I'm nearly 14 years older now and have started to wonder whether a third of an acre is going to be doable soon.
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... your pots are always beautifully presented.. lots of interest going on there.. is your soil on the acidic side? do you have rhododendrons?...
@newbie77
..oh dear what a bummer.. do hope you can do something about your drainage problems.. they might have been alright though with some surface amelioration.. re-firming when dry, gravel, mulches, that sort of thing..
Can still enjoy gardening with a small garden though, it’s amazing how much you can pack in. I’m not finished with it yet and it’s good to have an allotment too!
You are very lucky to have bunglaw with nice garden. My previous house was bunglaw, and I really like bunglaw living. Next move is years away but whenever it is, we will take time to find a bunglaw with good garden.