I live in South Devon, but only for the last couple of years. Inherited a garden that had not been touched for 12 years, the only plants were a 20 ft Bay hedge. My old house only had a courtyard so would say I was a semi-beginner!
I live on the outskirts of Bristol not far from the N Somerset border. The garden was just grassed over when we moved in 19 years ago, with a large area of brambles at the bottom. It has been totally transformed to a garden full of shrubs and trees, a bit wild but thats how we like it. Having took voluntary redundancy at the end of last year I now have more time to spend pottering in my favourite place. Having just passed my last birthday starting with a 5, I am no youngster ( only in my head)
Hi, I am 69, my husband is nearly 73 going on 10, and garden in Lincolnshire. We have a reasonable size plot, with 2 ponds, courtyard, a small lawn, getting smaller due to enlarging borders for perennials, veg plot where we have small fruit trees, soft fruit, greenhouse and cold frame. Keeps us busy and fit. We have been gardening here since 1965 when there was just weeds and not much else. We plant as much as we can to encourage wildlife, bees etc.
I live in North East Scotland (though originally from the South East), and have just inherited a third of an acre garden with the cottage I purchased in December of last year, which hadn't been touched for a couple of years. It has previously been landscaped into a massive veg plot, and then put back to grass, so I have spent the last 4 months re-landscaping it into a modest veg plot, one massive flowerbed, smaller flowerbeds around-about, a mini-orchard, and have yet to cut my soft fruit area. I have 2 small greenhouses (metal frame and plastic cover type) and have recently bought a second-hand aluminium and glass one to put together - just how many greenhouses does one person need ? I've never had one, so am playing at seeing what I can grow in them. This is the biggest garden I've ever had, and feel very lucky that I can now play with it to my heart's content. I have 2 dogs, who love the garden also and are happy that you can throw a frizbee full whack without damaging anything !!! I'd say I'm relatively experienced in the garden, know a reasonable amount of plants, but as ever am always learning new names of plants, and wanting new things. I think my postman must think I'm bonkers as he's been delivering plants practically every week since March this year !!!!! I have lots of different birds to the garden, and deer outside my kitchen window. Haven't seen any badgers or foxes though, and will be making a hedgehog habitat in the near future. I'm planting flowerbeds everywhere I possibly can, and search constantly for insect friendly species to encourage the wildlife. My next project in the garden, after sorting my fruit patch, will be a pond. About 15' x 7' I reckon. There was already a trench dug in the far corner of the garden, goodness knows what for, but it's going to become my pond, only problem is my garden's on a slight slope, so I have to figure out what to put at the lower end to stop the water just running away. Might have to speak to the local farmer to drop a couple massive boulders there I reckon, line with carpet and then liner and away I go ! looking forward to getting frogs and toads in the garden / pond, already dug up one toad when I was cutting my veg patch (don't think he was best pleased as he squirted at me).
I am 66 years old ,Barry is 70 - we have lived here for 25 years and when we moved in all that was in the garden was a very,very old Apple tree in the middle of a square of what could loosely be called a lawn
Our garden has evolved over the years and is now quite mature - there are still many parts that need work.We could be described as obsessive gardeners but I can live with that
A few years ago we started to open our garden for the NGS - we have missed a couple of years due to me having a very serious illness but are opening again this year
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I live in South Devon, but only for the last couple of years. Inherited a garden that had not been touched for 12 years, the only plants were a 20 ft Bay hedge. My old house only had a courtyard so would say I was a semi-beginner!
Hi, I am 69, my husband is nearly 73 going on 10, and garden in Lincolnshire. We have a reasonable size plot, with 2 ponds, courtyard, a small lawn, getting smaller due to enlarging borders for perennials, veg plot where we have small fruit trees, soft fruit, greenhouse and cold frame. Keeps us busy and fit. We have been gardening here since 1965 when there was just weeds and not much else. We plant as much as we can to encourage wildlife, bees etc.
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I live in North East Scotland (though originally from the South East), and have just inherited a third of an acre garden with the cottage I purchased in December of last year, which hadn't been touched for a couple of years. It has previously been landscaped into a massive veg plot, and then put back to grass, so I have spent the last 4 months re-landscaping it into a modest veg plot, one massive flowerbed, smaller flowerbeds around-about, a mini-orchard, and have yet to cut my soft fruit area. I have 2 small greenhouses (metal frame and plastic cover type) and have recently bought a second-hand aluminium and glass one to put together - just how many greenhouses does one person need ?
I've never had one, so am playing at seeing what I can grow in them. This is the biggest garden I've ever had, and feel very lucky that I can now play with it to my heart's content. I have 2 dogs, who love the garden also and are happy that you can throw a frizbee full whack without damaging anything !!! I'd say I'm relatively experienced in the garden, know a reasonable amount of plants, but as ever am always learning new names of plants, and wanting new things. I think my postman must think I'm bonkers as he's been delivering plants practically every week since March this year !!!!! I have lots of different birds to the garden, and deer outside my kitchen window. Haven't seen any badgers or foxes though, and will be making a hedgehog habitat in the near future. I'm planting flowerbeds everywhere I possibly can, and search constantly for insect friendly species to encourage the wildlife. My next project in the garden, after sorting my fruit patch, will be a pond. About 15' x 7' I reckon. There was already a trench dug in the far corner of the garden, goodness knows what for, but it's going to become my pond, only problem is my garden's on a slight slope, so I have to figure out what to put at the lower end to stop the water just running away. Might have to speak to the local farmer to drop a couple massive boulders there I reckon, line with carpet and then liner and away I go ! 
looking forward to getting frogs and toads in the garden / pond, already dug up one toad when I was cutting my veg patch (don't think he was best pleased as he squirted at me
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I am 66 years old ,Barry is 70 - we have lived here for 25 years and when we moved in all that was in the garden was a very,very old Apple tree in the middle of a square of what could loosely be called a lawn
Our garden has evolved over the years and is now quite mature - there are still many parts that need work.We could be described as obsessive gardeners but I can live with that
A few years ago we started to open our garden for the NGS - we have missed a couple of years due to me having a very serious illness but are opening again this year
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Surely better to put all this on your profiles where everyone can find it rather than here where it will get lost as the thread descends...........
Wee jenny seems happy enough.
Im very happy, Im enjoying this. Obelixx I wanted to say that but didnt want to be pushy.