It's nasturtiums beside your buddleia. They're annuals, so they can be pulled out. They may have self seeded if you didn't dead head them, so you may get some new plants if they've overwintered. The crocosmia often pulls out, but you can cut back with whatever you like to use.
Yes - those nice blue skies have been very welcome @Milpool. Minus 6 here where I am last night, and a tiny sprinkle of snow, but so much nicer than the rain. Lovely
I don't feel like it has @Milpool , but maybe I'm just used to it Certainly not been a cold one anyway, and no snow in Jan or Feb. Very unusual for this area, but it's coming at the end of the week.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hello @Milpool I just wanted to say what a lovely garden you have! I don't have any tips, just to say that the raised brick borders you have are exactly what I would like to build in my garden on a bit of a slope, but as I have never built anything before, this will be a big headache for me. I can just imagine how nice it will be in your garden in the summer, sitting on or around those raised borders! Envy!
Aw that’s very kind if you to say, but I can’t take too much credit for it (yet)!
We moved in during summer last year and it was great (aside from the half a billion snails…). This be my first year of trying to make it a bit more manageable without ruining the good bits
I am sure you will be able to in no time @Milpool It is so lovely that you are thinking about how you can work with your garden and not just go down the 'slash and burn' route! So much great advice on here too. By the way, I seem to have lots of snails too but luckily they reside in the wilder parts of my garden now, where they enjoy the cover of ivy and other quite dense cover. I sometimes go on 'snail patrol' in/ after rainy weather and put them back in 'their patch'!
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I would love to grow alpinas @JennyJ as they're better suited to my conditions but the local GCs and nurseries don't stock them. I might end up online.
Yes, @Milpool, good idea to go gently and see what grows, what you like, what you need to change or move before you start planning new features and plantings. Work out where the sun goes to inform decisions about seating areas, new plants etc, and make a list of what you want in your garden - space to sit, space for wildlife/pond etc - play area for children or pets, shed, greenhouse and so on.
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Feels like it’s been a long winter!
Certainly not been a cold one anyway, and no snow in Jan or Feb. Very unusual for this area, but it's coming at the end of the week.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We moved in during summer last year and it was great (aside from the half a billion snails…). This be my first year of trying to make it a bit more manageable without ruining the good bits
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Yes, @Milpool, good idea to go gently and see what grows, what you like, what you need to change or move before you start planning new features and plantings. Work out where the sun goes to inform decisions about seating areas, new plants etc, and make a list of what you want in your garden - space to sit, space for wildlife/pond etc - play area for children or pets, shed, greenhouse and so on.
On a dry day, a light lawn cut will be needed.
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