My garden is still evolving, but for those who would like a peek at its peek 2012:
My garden is 100ft rectangle shape on sandy soil. It's easy to dig but turns into a dust bowl in the summer. Nearest the house is very mature as we planted there soon after moving in some 18yrs ago. The bottom end of the garden is yet to mature as we only really begun in earnest 3yrs ago and the middle section is probably a little of both as the Acer tree is well into its teens yet it still has massive gaps in borders yet to fill out. Time, effort and money have not always been forthcoming.
Lovely pics everyone. Mine is a young garden . Although was a slab of grass owned by neighbour before. I keep saving your garden images to look back on for ideas...who needs books
Bunny, thats what I still do and it gives me ideas for changes. Dont be too jealous though, Ive only taken photos of the good bits of my garden, there are areas of my garden that dont look so good, but I neglected to photograph those bits!
what did I say LeadFarmer? Some lovely gardens here, and thanks for sharing, for someone like me, each pic is a million words! Very nice garden Wintersong, there is a flow which makes the person keep guessing, if I can get close to that, I'll be very happy.
discodave, thanks. The first thing I did when moving into the house (and before unpacking) was get rid of the narrow borders & straight edges of the lawn. Instead I gave the lawn some curved edges which helped make the borders deper.
I did grow dahlias in pots that year, and I might try doing the same again this year.
What lovely photographs. It's great to see how other people's gardens evolve - spurs others on to try something and especially not feel obliged to have to keep the 'shape' of a garden the same as it was before you took it over. It's really cheering to see last year's photos at this time of the year when plans are formulating in your mind - gives me a real boost when the weather is holding everything back. Slightly of topic, but does anyone have any photos of penstemon in the garden last year? I planted a few very young ones which flopped all over the place and am not sure they ought to have been quite so straggly. Have looked at lots of photos on the internet but still haven't figured out what I'm going to do with mine this year - where to place them to get better results and how to keep them more upright. Sorry - rambling on. Looking at photos sparks off so many things to think about for this year!
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My garden is still evolving, but for those who would like a peek at its peek 2012:
My garden is 100ft rectangle shape on sandy soil. It's easy to dig but turns into a dust bowl in the summer. Nearest the house is very mature as we planted there soon after moving in some 18yrs ago. The bottom end of the garden is yet to mature as we only really begun in earnest 3yrs ago and the middle section is probably a little of both as the Acer tree is well into its teens yet it still has massive gaps in borders yet to fill out. Time, effort and money have not always been forthcoming.
A very nice looking garden wintersong
Bunny, thats what I still do and it gives me ideas for changes. Dont be too jealous though, Ive only taken photos of the good bits of my garden, there are areas of my garden that dont look so good, but I neglected to photograph those bits!
Lovely gardens everyone - looking forward to more pictures as the growing season really gets underway.
what did I say LeadFarmer? Some lovely gardens here, and thanks for sharing, for someone like me, each pic is a million words! Very nice garden Wintersong, there is a flow which makes the person keep guessing, if I can get close to that, I'll be very happy.
LeadFarmer, your garden looks great, I really like the shape & planting.
Busy-Lizzie & Wintersong, yours both look lovely too.
LeadFarmer, do you keep your dahlias in pots?
discodave, thanks. The first thing I did when moving into the house (and before unpacking) was get rid of the narrow borders & straight edges of the lawn. Instead I gave the lawn some curved edges which helped make the borders deper.
I did grow dahlias in pots that year, and I might try doing the same again this year.
What lovely photographs. It's great to see how other people's gardens evolve - spurs others on to try something and especially not feel obliged to have to keep the 'shape' of a garden the same as it was before you took it over. It's really cheering to see last year's photos at this time of the year when plans are formulating in your mind - gives me a real boost when the weather is holding everything back. Slightly of topic, but does anyone have any photos of penstemon in the garden last year? I planted a few very young ones which flopped all over the place and am not sure they ought to have been quite so straggly. Have looked at lots of photos on the internet but still haven't figured out what I'm going to do with mine this year - where to place them to get better results and how to keep them more upright. Sorry - rambling on. Looking at photos sparks off so many things to think about for this year!