Gfantic- love the first pic and the last two in particular- what variety is the Iris? Very similar to Night Owl which is my big fave. I have a few which I rescued from last house but they're all crammed in a pot and not likely to flower till I get them split up. It's really realy purple/black.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardeningfantic, I love your garden. Birdy's peonies are such a fabulous colour, think I've said both those comments before, but it's still true!
As for Deano's veg garden it's so tidy and beautiful. Mine's a mess. Here's mine, more advanced, but it is France - even though this spring has been fairly awful.
I use permeable fabric to keep the weeds down, can't cope with the veg and the flowers otherwise and weeds here are very vigorous! Did you know it takes 5 weeks for groundsel to get from seed to full-flowering maturity? And groundsel isn't a particularly difficult weed.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Deano, your veg area is really delightful and I can see how much work you've put into its design, build and tending. My veg plot is not even half as nice
Gardenfantic, every year get's better at your place I can see how its maturing and how on earth do you keep those lawn edges so perfect?
Busy-Lizzie, as always, your garden makes me wish I lived in France...oh wait..I wish I did before then. I will retire there one day...
Keep up the great postings on this thread everyone...I'm loving them all! xx
thank you everyone for the comments.. it is nice to have your hard work appreciated.
birdy.. the iris is a very large bearded iris.. stands 5ft tall and each stem as 8 buds on it.. i do not know the name.. as was given to me... it is a very dark black purple with yellow tongue... and the flower head is very large (cant make it out in pic) put compared to my otehr bearded irises it is large..
the features are there as i like them when the plants have died down.. and the circles are to take away from the bordem of straight up and down garden.. over time i want to be able to wlk round them all and see what is lurking round next bend.
yes the lawn will not be missed by o/h as he hates cuting round the beds.. and gets to close at times i can tell ya.. also i think the gravel and bark will make it easier to look after as the beds grow in size
wintersong.. the edges.. well a long time with the edging shears.. and even longer going roudn picking up all the trimmings to.. before they root.
busy lizzie.. i love your garden me ideal it seems very tranquil and restful.. which is what it is all about... sitting and enjoying it after a hard slog that day.
this was my woodland garden when i started it last year..
i am amazed at how fast everything has come on.. as said hte grass will be bark by this time next year.. as it is mud during winter normally.. so much easie to get out there and do work on it.
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Gfantic- love the first pic and the last two in particular- what variety is the Iris? Very similar to Night Owl which is my big fave. I have a few which I rescued from last house but they're all crammed in a pot and not likely to flower till I get them split up. It's really realy purple/black.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardeningfantic, I love your garden. Birdy's peonies are such a fabulous colour, think I've said both those comments before, but it's still true!
As for Deano's veg garden it's so tidy and beautiful. Mine's a mess. Here's mine, more advanced, but it is France - even though this spring has been fairly awful.
I use permeable fabric to keep the weeds down, can't cope with the veg and the flowers otherwise and weeds here are very vigorous! Did you know it takes 5 weeks for groundsel to get from seed to full-flowering maturity? And groundsel isn't a particularly difficult weed.
Gardeningfanitic you have a beautiful garden. Love the treestump.
Birdy that is a great colour.
Lizzie you seem to have so much veg growing.
I really love seeing everyones pics
GF, what a great garden
All the pics are lovely.
GF! gorgeous garden!
Lizzie! I would dare not try compete on your gardening front! Your garden is out of this world! And huge! If only I didn't have to work for a living!
But Deano, your garden is so beautifully kept and tidy. How do you have time if you are working? I'm retired and my veggie garden is a bit of a mess.
Deano, your veg area is really delightful and I can see how much work you've put into its design, build and tending. My veg plot is not even half as nice
Gardenfantic, every year get's better at your place
I can see how its maturing and how on earth do you keep those lawn edges so perfect?
Busy-Lizzie, as always, your garden makes me wish I lived in France...oh wait..I wish I did before then. I will retire there one day...
Keep up the great postings on this thread everyone...I'm loving them all! xx
thank you everyone for the comments.. it is nice to have your hard work appreciated.
birdy.. the iris is a very large bearded iris.. stands 5ft tall and each stem as 8 buds on it.. i do not know the name.. as was given to me... it is a very dark black purple with yellow tongue... and the flower head is very large (cant make it out in pic) put compared to my otehr bearded irises it is large..
the features are there as i like them when the plants have died down.. and the circles are to take away from the bordem of straight up and down garden.. over time i want to be able to wlk round them all and see what is lurking round next bend.
yes the lawn will not be missed by o/h as he hates cuting round the beds.. and gets to close at times i can tell ya.. also i think the gravel and bark will make it easier to look after as the beds grow in size
wintersong.. the edges.. well a long time with the edging shears.. and even longer going roudn picking up all the trimmings to.. before they root.
busy lizzie.. i love your garden me ideal it seems very tranquil and restful.. which is what it is all about... sitting and enjoying it after a hard slog that day.
fairy.. it is a bearded iris .. that is all i know and it is stunning such deep purple/black with a yellow tongue.. amazing.
this was my woodland garden when i started it last year..
i am amazed at how fast everything has come on.. as said hte grass will be bark by this time next year.. as it is mud during winter normally.. so much easie to get out there and do work on it.