Here on Canada's wet coast aquilegias grow wild--the orange/yellow kind. I pull some, and let the others be-I also have a few cultivated kinds that sometimes self-seed. I garden surrounded by forest, and with a view of the ocean. I am on a steep slope, with little soil, just gravelly sandy stuff, so most of my gardening is done in containers. I have extensive decks and many pots. Much of my acre is wild-ish, and it is often surprising to see what comes up. In the summer, available water is limited.
I have no lawn-just a flat area by the drive that I strim in the spring.
My garden is south facing and about 6 x 18m in SW Wales. There is a small patio area at the top, then two more levels as the ground falls away. I have a small greenhouse and a small shed (hubby's), and most of the garden is taken up with lawn and a swing and trampoline.
This year I have decided to try some veg. I have started tomatoes, various lettuce, cucumber in the greenhouse and my cauliflower broad beens and carrots come in everynight for the time being. The peas look strong enough to stay out all night and my potatoes are in bags. My caulis and cabbages all failed after I transplanted them into bigger pots, so I planted more... fingers crossed!
I seem to have forgotten about the pretty stuff, so it is off to the garden centre for flowers for hanging baskets tomorrow
I am trying to grow as much as possible in pots or containers because I have no room for a veg patch. I will gratefully accept any tips or advice!
Here on Canada's wet coast aquilegias grow wild--the orange/yellow kind. I pull some, and let the others be-I also have a few cultivated kinds that sometimes self-seed. I garden surrounded by forest, and with a view of the ocean. I am on a steep slope, with little soil, just gravelly sandy stuff, so most of my gardening is done in containers. I have extensive decks and many pots. Much of my acre is wild-ish, and it is often surprising to see what comes up. In the summer, available water is limited.
I have no lawn-just a flat area by the drive that I strim in the spring.
Wow!! Wow! This place sounds like heaven, please tell me Inkadog that your avatar is not your view from your house? . I might be just a tad bit jealous!. It sounds very tranquil, free and a happy place! Im gardening in the outer hebrides, we are pretty wild up here, wind being our biggest challenge ( pardon me)!!!.
@Hollie-Hock, oh to have 260ft of garden! I am jealous of the adventure but not the budget My two tips are: I beg, borrow or steal if I have to and I always buy ferns in multiple because they are too devilish for me to propagate. Every thing else is a single that gets hacked to near-death to make babies
Keep us posted with your revamp! I love cottage garden style but am too much of a control freak to let things happen spontaneously. I do allow self seeding of some plants such as Sedum, Alchemilla Mollis, Aquilegias (mostly of the time) Alliums always! and some surprises over the years...including one I potted up and neglected for two years before identifying as a Wisteria which I am now training into a standard with the curly stem! I've read it won't flower for 20yrs but hey ho, the standard and foliage will be a treat! Recently, I discovered a rose seedling in with my poppies which I shall pot up with anticipation although I don't know how long they take to flower.
Look forward to updates from all gardens mentioned! Please keep me entertained with plant life! It's always a delight.
fuchsia mag. porphyrio coming up behind hakonecloa aurea with iris tectorum alba alyssum alpinum has self sown but phygelius capensis is infiltrating-the weather is bringing everything along fast, it would be good if everything would pause for a moment and let zephyrine drouhin catch up.
I love Inka's garden and she has promised to let me live on her verandah
I live at the Sussex seaside and am never sure how big my garden is because I have never measured it. It is a bit wider than my house. The front is open plan so I have taken over the bit on the other side of my driveway. The housing association don't appear to mind that I keep it mowed and have planted a number of shrubs on it.
It was all lawn when I moved here 11 years ago but I have slowly been digging up more and more of it. There is a veg plot at the end and lots of pots all over the place. I grow a lot of cottage garden type plants and like dividing stuff up and taking cuttings to get more free plants. My patio is a bit difficult to negotiate because I have lots of pots (currently mainly strawberries) and various things have self seeded in the gaps between the paving stones (chamomile, tangerine dream poppies, lemon balm and pulmonaria). I have two apple trees in the back garden and roses in the front garden. My soil is very light and sandy so I bung lots of home made compost on it at every opportunity.
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Here on Canada's wet coast aquilegias grow wild--the orange/yellow kind. I pull some, and let the others be-I also have a few cultivated kinds that sometimes self-seed. I garden surrounded by forest, and with a view of the ocean. I am on a steep slope, with little soil, just gravelly sandy stuff, so most of my gardening is done in containers. I have extensive decks and many pots. Much of my acre is wild-ish, and it is often surprising to see what comes up. In the summer, available water is limited.
I have no lawn-just a flat area by the drive that I strim in the spring.
I'm new to this site and new to gardening.
My garden is south facing and about 6 x 18m in SW Wales. There is a small patio area at the top, then two more levels as the ground falls away. I have a small greenhouse and a small shed (hubby's), and most of the garden is taken up with lawn and a swing and trampoline.
This year I have decided to try some veg. I have started tomatoes, various lettuce, cucumber in the greenhouse and my cauliflower broad beens and carrots come in everynight for the time being. The peas look strong enough to stay out all night and my potatoes are in bags. My caulis and cabbages all failed after I transplanted them into bigger pots, so I planted more... fingers crossed!
I seem to have forgotten about the pretty stuff, so it is off to the garden centre for flowers for hanging baskets tomorrow
I am trying to grow as much as possible in pots or containers because I have no room for a veg patch. I will gratefully accept any tips or advice!
Hi Steff nice to hear about your garden, I am struggling with veg, keep having to ask for advice which is how I found these guys
Wintersong, your garden is much more mature than mine.
Wow!! Wow! This place sounds like heaven, please tell me Inkadog that your avatar is not your view from your house?
. I might be just a tad bit jealous!
. It sounds very tranquil, free and a happy place! Im gardening in the outer hebrides, we are pretty wild up here, wind being our biggest challenge ( pardon me)!!!
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@Hollie-Hock, oh to have 260ft of garden! I am jealous of the adventure but not the budget
My two tips are: I beg, borrow or steal if I have to and I always buy ferns in multiple because they are too devilish for me to propagate. Every thing else is a single that gets hacked to near-death to make babies 
Keep us posted with your revamp! I love cottage garden style but am too much of a control freak to let things happen spontaneously. I do allow self seeding of some plants such as Sedum, Alchemilla Mollis, Aquilegias (mostly of the time) Alliums always! and some surprises over the years...including one I potted up and neglected for two years before identifying as a Wisteria which I am now training into a standard with the curly stem! I've read it won't flower for 20yrs but hey ho, the standard and foliage will be a treat! Recently, I discovered a rose seedling in with my poppies which I shall pot up with anticipation although I don't know how long they take to flower.
Look forward to updates from all gardens mentioned! Please keep me entertained with plant life! It's always a delight.
fuchsia mag. porphyrio coming up behind hakonecloa aurea with iris tectorum alba alyssum alpinum has self sown but phygelius capensis is infiltrating-the weather is bringing everything along fast, it would be good if everything would pause for a moment and let zephyrine drouhin catch up.
Did he have some Sweet Olive seeds?
I love Inka's garden and she has promised to let me live on her verandah
I live at the Sussex seaside and am never sure how big my garden is because I have never measured it. It is a bit wider than my house. The front is open plan so I have taken over the bit on the other side of my driveway. The housing association don't appear to mind that I keep it mowed and have planted a number of shrubs on it.
It was all lawn when I moved here 11 years ago but I have slowly been digging up more and more of it. There is a veg plot at the end and lots of pots all over the place. I grow a lot of cottage garden type plants and like dividing stuff up and taking cuttings to get more free plants. My patio is a bit difficult to negotiate because I have lots of pots (currently mainly strawberries) and various things have self seeded in the gaps between the paving stones (chamomile, tangerine dream poppies, lemon balm and pulmonaria). I have two apple trees in the back garden and roses in the front garden. My soil is very light and sandy so I bung lots of home made compost on it at every opportunity.