I love my garden and would be sad to leave it, but on the other hand I really want a bigger one, ideally surrounded by trees and therefore more birds. I'd quiz whoever I was selling my house to as I'd be gutted if they ripped everything out!
I think I too would have to have a solomn promise from buyers that they would look after the gardens and not concrete the whole thing over. Of course, this doesn't work as, even if my buyers agreed, they could go on to sell to whomever they wanted.
My uncle's garden had the most amazing soil - 50 years of untouched deciduous leaf litter; no bindweed, bramble or anything nasty. After he died I had left a five page precis for the buyers of what was planted where and saying that the garden probably had some of the best soil in London, but the couple wanted modern contemporory hardscaping. All rather tragic. Cement over gold.
I love our garden because it’s big and that means all the neighbours are a long way away! I love the woodland area, because I have a good excuse to leave it to it’s own devices. I love to see the birds and the wildlife, and the rhododendrons and camellias in flower. However, it really is too much work for me now, too big and too steep in places. I cant believe we have managed for nearly twenty years without a gardener, apart from the occasional attentions of the tree surgeons. We really didn’t know what we were letting ourselves in for when we bought the place. Much better informed and realistic now. I’ll be sad but relieved when we eventually move.
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We really didn’t know what we were letting ourselves in for when we bought the place. Much better informed and realistic now. I’ll be sad but relieved when we eventually move.