Its possible that the previous owner had a mass hackdown to tidy the place up before you bought it. You could have all sorts coming up. Also lots of hidden treasures like bulbs to flower in the spring. Try taking lots of photos as you progress.
If you post them on here if you don't know what they are, we might be able to help you.
It is a lovely project, nutcutlet Overall, the house isn't too bad, it just needs some TLC. I think it just got away from the couple who we bought it from. It's got a wonderful atmosphere, and has obvioulsy been loved.
You're right, Fidgetbones - the garden is full of surprises. Again, it's clearly been dearly loved and lots of thought has gone into the planting. There are always new flowers popping up, and the colours appear to compliment each other. The whole thing has me spellbound. The ivy has been allowed to run riot though - the house, and the garden walls (3 sides) are all stone and the ivy covered everything. The ivy on the house had been cut to some degree, but the garden walls were pretty much hidden. I'll sort out some pics and post them.
I'd do a bit of ivy removal and obvious weeds but it sounds as though the previous owner put some thought into the garden. Wait and see what you've got.
A garden can get away, a year concentrating on something else and it's gone.
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Sounds a lovely project Caroline.
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Its possible that the previous owner had a mass hackdown to tidy the place up before you bought it. You could have all sorts coming up. Also lots of hidden treasures like bulbs to flower in the spring. Try taking lots of photos as you progress.
If you post them on here if you don't know what they are, we might be able to help you.
It is a lovely project, nutcutlet
Overall, the house isn't too bad, it just needs some TLC. I think it just got away from the couple who we bought it from. It's got a wonderful atmosphere, and has obvioulsy been loved.
You're right, Fidgetbones - the garden is full of surprises. Again, it's clearly been dearly loved and lots of thought has gone into the planting. There are always new flowers popping up, and the colours appear to compliment each other. The whole thing has me spellbound. The ivy has been allowed to run riot though - the house, and the garden walls (3 sides) are all stone and the ivy covered everything. The ivy on the house had been cut to some degree, but the garden walls were pretty much hidden. I'll sort out some pics and post them.
I'd do a bit of ivy removal and obvious weeds but it sounds as though the previous owner put some thought into the garden. Wait and see what you've got.
A garden can get away, a year concentrating on something else and it's gone.
In the sticks near Peterborough