The one bit I have done was dig over the raised bed and put some perennials in.. Lavender I know.. the rest are named but can't remember!!! Should have written them down really!!
I am interested in the future in growing and nurturing seeds, I like the idea of starting from scratch.... I'm investing in a shed, with which I hope to get power to as well...
Andy, I just got my copy of the Gardener's World magazine, and in the bag was a little booklet called the Small Garden Handbook, which has lots of pictures in it and ideas, and it demonstrates just how rich and exciting you can make an urban garden, and I thought of this thread. If you don't subscribe to the magazine, and had to buy it in the shop, I don't know if you would get the guide, but it is inspiring if you can get your hands on it. If I had to say the one difference between the pics and your garden, it is the verticals - get some height up the sides and make your space more 3-D. I know Croydon well - I was brought up in Warlingham - don't know if you know where that is, but Croydon was our main shopping place/hub!!
Andy, I think your shrub with red flowers could be a camellia. If it is, then you probably have acid soil. The one that looks as though it has spotted leaves could be aucuba, the spotted laurel. Not quite near enough to say with certainty. Both grow in shade.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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The one bit I have done was dig over the raised bed and put some perennials in.. Lavender I know.. the rest are named but can't remember!!! Should have written them down really!!
Thanks for all the advice so far!!
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I'm in south London, Sutton/Croydon border
Just ordered a soil testing kit...
I am interested in the future in growing and nurturing seeds, I like the idea of starting from scratch.... I'm investing in a shed, with which I hope to get power to as well...
Also would like to know if there is a kind of calendar as to jobs to do and things to plant or dig up etc in the garden?
Sorry I am talking too much!!!
Andy, I just got my copy of the Gardener's World magazine, and in the bag was a little booklet called the Small Garden Handbook, which has lots of pictures in it and ideas, and it demonstrates just how rich and exciting you can make an urban garden, and I thought of this thread. If you don't subscribe to the magazine, and had to buy it in the shop, I don't know if you would get the guide, but it is inspiring if you can get your hands on it. If I had to say the one difference between the pics and your garden, it is the verticals - get some height up the sides and make your space more 3-D. I know Croydon well - I was brought up in Warlingham - don't know if you know where that is, but Croydon was our main shopping place/hub!!
Hi Busy Bee,
Yeah I know Warlingham!! Not to far away!!
We lived in Leas Road, opposite the common (not to be confused with the Green) I now live in the middle of nowhere!
Andy, I think your shrub with red flowers could be a camellia. If it is, then you probably have acid soil. The one that looks as though it has spotted leaves could be aucuba, the spotted laurel. Not quite near enough to say with certainty. Both grow in shade.