@figrat.. i am in process of getting rid of lawn on woodland garden side as it is mostly moss through the winter and bear in summer.. i want to cover it in bark so the hard grass roots that are left form a hard compacted base for the bark.. is that ok do ya think.
the other lawn will be replaced with gravel paths on teh sunny side of garden.. so will end with only 2 circles of lawn at the end of it all
Wow what a beautiful garden!! We built our house 9 years ago so I have had the pleasure of starting a new garden from scratch. It has been lovely seeing it grow. I have a lawn at the moment but was interested to see that you havnt. Thanks for giving me some more ideas!!
I can't believe it's not a cottage garden that's taken 50 years to establish! It's really inspired me and I will be rethinking my garden this weekend. I hope you make time to enjoy it, although I'm sure you do!
I LOVE looking at pictures of other people's gardens. I moved to mine 2 years ago and although it is large in comparison to most others in Torquay I have 3 large sycamores which have to stay - just too big to remove - and the side is shaded by evergreen oaks and it was full of evergreen shrubs. I have got flowers this year and more backbreaking work planned so I can have even more next year. A clear site would have been preferable but heigh ho. Your garden is beautiful and I am very envious.
Wow Lavender Lady, what an AMAZING garden! An absolute dream! I have many questions but will limit it to one: How does the water feature work? Did you just put water and a plant in a pot or is there more to it? I would love to have one like this too but am looking for something without a pump!
Hi MF thank you for your kind comments. The water feature does have a pump. It is on the side of the garage wall so hubby drilled a hole through the wall and fed the lead through for the pump and then he drilled a hole into the pot for the water pipe and obviously filled the holes in the bottom of the pot. It does have large pebbles in it to cover the pump and it has a few plants growing in it. It is the sound of running water that I like. You can easily do the same without a pump - a half barrel or a pot would be fine and just fill with plants. I have been thinking about doing that so I could grow water lilys.
We do drain the pot in the winter and take the pump out and clean it and put it away for the winter. I am not sure how a terracotta pot would be over the winter full of water so not wanted to chance it. You could spend the winter months looking at a few ideas and make it your spring project MF. Good luck.
Thank you Christy Rose, Muvs Dashwood and Curlybonce for your comments.
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@figrat.. i am in process of getting rid of lawn on woodland garden side as it is mostly moss through the winter and bear in summer.. i want to cover it in bark so the hard grass roots that are left form a hard compacted base for the bark.. is that ok do ya think.
the other lawn will be replaced with gravel paths on teh sunny side of garden.. so will end with only 2 circles of lawn at the end of it all
Oh Wow! what a wonderful garden Lavender Lady, such an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your pics.
You've done a really good job Lavender Lady, well done.
Hi Lavender Lady
Inspiring garden, do you happen to live in Hampshire?
Thank you for all your kind comments
Christine, I live in Suffolk.
Wow what a beautiful garden!! We built our house 9 years ago so I have had the pleasure of starting a new garden from scratch. It has been lovely seeing it grow. I have a lawn at the moment but was interested to see that you havnt. Thanks for giving me some more ideas!!
I can't believe it's not a cottage garden that's taken 50 years to establish! It's really inspired me and I will be rethinking my garden this weekend. I hope you make time to enjoy it, although I'm sure you do!
I LOVE looking at pictures of other people's gardens. I moved to mine 2 years ago and although it is large in comparison to most others in Torquay I have 3 large sycamores which have to stay - just too big to remove - and the side is shaded by evergreen oaks and it was full of evergreen shrubs. I have got flowers this year and more backbreaking work planned so I can have even more next year. A clear site would have been preferable but heigh ho. Your garden is beautiful and I am very envious.
Wow Lavender Lady, what an AMAZING garden! An absolute dream! I have many questions but will limit it to one: How does the water feature work? Did you just put water and a plant in a pot or is there more to it? I would love to have one like this too but am looking for something without a pump!
Hi MF thank you for your kind comments. The water feature does have a pump. It is on the side of the garage wall so hubby drilled a hole through the wall and fed the lead through for the pump and then he drilled a hole into the pot for the water pipe and obviously filled the holes in the bottom of the pot. It does have large pebbles in it to cover the pump and it has a few plants growing in it. It is the sound of running water that I like. You can easily do the same without a pump - a half barrel or a pot would be fine and just fill with plants. I have been thinking about doing that so I could grow water lilys.
We do drain the pot in the winter and take the pump out and clean it and put it away for the winter. I am not sure how a terracotta pot would be over the winter full of water so not wanted to chance it. You could spend the winter months looking at a few ideas and make it your spring project MF. Good luck.
Thank you Christy Rose, Muvs Dashwood and Curlybonce for your comments.