All glorious gardens.(I have looked at your on another thread, Lilylouise, and you are a much better gardener than me. Yours is one of those perfectly cared for gardens.) I hope we see lots more.
I am a bit of a crammer too and squeeze plants in,also I have- I am told- far too many containers but keep picking up bargains and making up more-last week I was on a mission too find a replacement shrub-didn't buy one- but bought reduced summer bedding of about 80 plants for the princley sum of 52p-this has got to stop
Another vote for a crammer gardener here too which invariably happens with someone who is plant mad but has tp make do with a 6mx6m urban plot!
My perfect garden would have a little stream running through the back, an area which I could turn into a wildflower meadow, another area dedicated to growing fruit trees (especially damson and bramleys) for all those cakes and crumbles I would be baking), and I'd do my best to encourage loads of wildlife like hedgehogs and frogs too.
But I love the garden I have - it's small, but there is a bit of everything (except the stream!) and have even managed 2 acers, a crab apple and a few potted trees.
I love the overgrown look. My garden is full of shrubs, trees and perrenials with a few bedding plants squeezed in. Plants that self seed are a must and I have verbena bonariensis popping up everywhere, I love them. I also have lots and lots of pots, on the patio, down the steps and all around my potting shed. I won a lovely basket of fruit last year in a raffle and have potted the basket up with fuschia, geranium and million bells. It looks lovely. Neatness and tidy rows of bedding do nothing for me, and the birds seem to love my garden as much as I do.
I'm a cram everything in gal too, though in my dreams I'd love a big walled garden with wide borders and fruit and veg mixed in with the flowers, a huge greenhouse and potting shed.
i am mostly cottage gardener.. but some times my need to be clean and tidy and smart sharpe lines takes over.. but not for long i love my plants cramme din so no weeding to do and colour all year round if i can get it....
trying to load up some new pics of garden but the usual problem of camera and computer not talking to each other again is going on.. will wait for them to get off it and try again later
i love looking at other peoples gardens.. not only are they gorgeous to look at but they also give me ideas.. for mine! lilylouise your garden is a show of love and dedication and cant wait for this years video.. makes sure you start a thread with it so i dont miss it
Fabulous photos everyone. had to smile at the feverfew comment, Diggingdoris...see below!
I'd love a stream too..we did have a wildlife pond, andf it was lovely, but it had to go to make room for the chicken run. Not as pretty, but the eggs are lovely!
Roses around the spud patch..oh, and the sunflowers (barely visible yet) are for my dear departed friend Sharon who loved them, came to gardening late in life and only had one season before the Big C got her.
As for buying plants..both myself and my other half work in garden centres. It's so hard to resist new plants that come in, especially whenyou get a staff discount.
I'm a newcomer to adding comments but have the GW email and have dipped into reading the forum. I have spent more time recently because I can't get into the garden as much.
I have loved reading about your gardens and have sat nodding to myself and smiling. I love my garden and I too "suffer" from a weakness of being unable to walk away from bargain plants thinking I am bound to find somewhere for them.
I often wait to see what mystery seedlings are, giving them chance and moving them (or not) if they turn out to be self seeded surprises. I have a mixture of all sorts-shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals etc.
I too see a bare patch of soil and wonder what I can fill it with. I have bought things many a time and wandered round pot in hand to see where I can squeeze it in.
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All glorious gardens.(I have looked at your on another thread, Lilylouise, and you are a much better gardener than me. Yours is one of those perfectly cared for gardens.) I hope we see lots more.
I am a bit of a crammer too and squeeze plants in,also I have- I am told- far too many containers but keep picking up bargains and making up more-last week I was on a mission too find a replacement shrub-didn't buy one- but bought reduced summer bedding of about 80 plants for the princley sum of 52p-this has got to stop
Another vote for a crammer gardener here too
which invariably happens with someone who is plant mad but has tp make do with a 6mx6m urban plot!
My perfect garden would have a little stream running through the back, an area which I could turn into a wildflower meadow, another area dedicated to growing fruit trees (especially damson and bramleys) for all those cakes and crumbles I would be baking), and I'd do my best to encourage loads of wildlife like hedgehogs and frogs too.
But I love the garden I have - it's small, but there is a bit of everything (except the stream!) and have even managed 2 acers, a crab apple and a few potted trees.
Never give up
I'm a cram everything in gal too, though in my dreams I'd love a big walled garden with wide borders and fruit and veg mixed in with the flowers, a huge greenhouse and potting shed.
i am mostly cottage gardener.. but some times my need to be clean and tidy and smart sharpe lines takes over.. but not for long
i love my plants cramme din so no weeding to do and colour all year round if i can get it....
trying to load up some new pics of garden but the usual problem of camera and computer not talking to each other again is going on.. will wait for them to get off it and try again later
i love looking at other peoples gardens.. not only are they gorgeous to look at but they also give me ideas.. for mine! lilylouise your garden is a show of love and dedication and cant wait for this years video.. makes sure you start a thread with it so i dont miss it
oh and jan cardiff - your garden looks more like a lake so bad this weather at the moment.
@sotongeoff... i hear you there i am terrible also.. i cant stop buying plants.. it really is tie my hands when i go past any for my own good
Fabulous photos everyone. had to smile at the feverfew comment, Diggingdoris...see below!
I'd love a stream too..we did have a wildlife pond, andf it was lovely, but it had to go to make room for the chicken run. Not as pretty, but the eggs are lovely!
Roses around the spud patch..oh, and the sunflowers (barely visible yet) are for my dear departed friend Sharon who loved them, came to gardening late in life and only had one season before the Big C got her.
As for buying plants..both myself and my other half work in garden centres. It's so hard to resist new plants that come in, especially whenyou get a staff discount.
I'm a newcomer to adding comments but have the GW email and have dipped into reading the forum. I have spent more time recently because I can't get into the garden as much.
I have loved reading about your gardens and have sat nodding to myself and smiling. I love my garden and I too "suffer" from a weakness of being unable to walk away from bargain plants thinking I am bound to find somewhere for them.
I often wait to see what mystery seedlings are, giving them chance and moving them (or not) if they turn out to be self seeded surprises. I have a mixture of all sorts-shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals etc.
I too see a bare patch of soil and wonder what I can fill it with. I have bought things many a time and wandered round pot in hand to see where I can squeeze it in.
Love to see all your photos too!
Fingers crossed for better weather,
Nola