lol hog, the front is pretty easy, but I do want to dig up the borders for now, I will be asking advice when I start the front properly, although we do have a mares tail issue here.
Maybe I've missed them, but I haven't seen any apologies from those who seemed to think you were a cross between Attila the Hun and the Child Snatcher when you first asked for advice
KT53, I think that's a bit strong. Some people were a bit shocked, but no one was really unpleasant. I don't think we quite understood about the sort of garden Mr. Toast needs for his family and some of us are retired and think of prettiness which isn't practical for children. Mr. Toast is making a new garden, not covering it all in concrete!
I was one who was a bit worried at first, then I changed my mind and said "I'm afraid I wasn't very encouraging at the beginning because it sounded as though you were destroying a garden, but I must congratulate you on what you have done. You are creating a new garden suitable for your family's needs and you've worked very hard."
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I have had positive feedback, support and a laugh with the people who were at first negative, I could have turned away and run and found another forum, but like my garden I have stuck with this forum for support, ideas and help.
THANK YOU EVERYONE
PS Day 5 and still no sign of life in the garden. (I am so impatient)
Hate to tell you this Mr T but when I sowed lawn seed last year it was a good 2 weeks before there was any real sign of germination. But, to be fair, it was early summer after the longest, coldest spring in decades. Your soil should be nicely warmed through which is why this is such a good time to sow. Hopefully you'll see something soon!
All I'm saying is any blurb on packets of grass seed or the TV which says "a new lawn in 7 days" should be taken with a sackful of salt.
Good luck.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Sorry Busy-Lizzie, it was intended at least party tongue in cheek, but I've seen it happen far too often, not particularly on this site I will admit, where somebody asks for advice only to be met with ridicule, aggression or downright hostility.
Gardens are very personal and if somebody wants to rip the existing one out and start again surely that is their decision. I did exactly that last year. I had a 150' garden with 3 plants left in it. The old one simply didn't fit my needs any more.
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lol hog, the front is pretty easy, but I do want to dig up the borders for now, I will be asking advice when I start the front properly, although we do have a mares tail issue here.
whatever you do, don't start the whole mares tail / horse tail discussion AGAIN. lol
Lol I wont I have been reading about it.
It looks like you're doing a brilliant job.
Maybe I've missed them, but I haven't seen any apologies from those who seemed to think you were a cross between Attila the Hun and the Child Snatcher when you first asked for advice
KT53, I think that's a bit strong. Some people were a bit shocked, but no one was really unpleasant. I don't think we quite understood about the sort of garden Mr. Toast needs for his family and some of us are retired and think of prettiness which isn't practical for children. Mr. Toast is making a new garden, not covering it all in concrete!
I was one who was a bit worried at first, then I changed my mind and said "I'm afraid I wasn't very encouraging at the beginning because it sounded as though you were destroying a garden, but I must congratulate you on what you have done. You are creating a new garden suitable for your family's needs and you've worked very hard."
I have had positive feedback, support and a laugh with the people who were at first negative, I could have turned away and run and found another forum, but like my garden I have stuck with this forum for support, ideas and help.
THANK YOU EVERYONE
PS Day 5 and still no sign of life in the garden. (I am so impatient)
LOL, Pauline
How true is that!!
Hate to tell you this Mr T but when I sowed lawn seed last year it was a good 2 weeks before there was any real sign of germination. But, to be fair, it was early summer after the longest, coldest spring in decades. Your soil should be nicely warmed through which is why this is such a good time to sow. Hopefully you'll see something soon!
All I'm saying is any blurb on packets of grass seed or the TV which says "a new lawn in 7 days" should be taken with a sackful of salt.
Good luck.
Sorry Busy-Lizzie, it was intended at least party tongue in cheek, but I've seen it happen far too often, not particularly on this site I will admit, where somebody asks for advice only to be met with ridicule, aggression or downright hostility.
Gardens are very personal and if somebody wants to rip the existing one out and start again surely that is their decision. I did exactly that last year. I had a 150' garden with 3 plants left in it. The old one simply didn't fit my needs any more.
I have decided I do not like my new garden so I have put everything back as it was
Mr T...
I must say - you've done that remarkably quickly...can you come and give me a hand with mine now?
Hopefully your grass will show soon. Normally the best time for new grass here is July - by then it's usually a reasonable temperature and very wet!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...