All these hellebore pctures make sme realise that I must aim to have some in the garden for next year. At the moment I have one, bought a couple of weeks ago. Those double ones look stunning
I started my garden over 20 years ago so the before pics aren't on my lap top, but here is a bed I did, started 2011. Had to remove a conifer and dig in lots of compost and manure. In one with bulbs coming up the edge looks messy but has been sown with grass.
The conifer is behind the sundial.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
after, as far as I got before it rained!! Now I have a stinking cold, and because the soil is so high in clay, it'll turn into a mud bath if I walk on it to put the raised beds up. Guess I'll be trying to start some of my veg off in the GH.
Some lovely gardens here, I'm very envious, I'm concentrating on the food production side firstly in my garden, I'll slowly be shaping the rest throughout the year.
what a great space brummie ben i know it will look fantastic when its done the trellis fence did you make it,i reckon the neigbors will be looking through the holes to see what you are doing,fantastic
Yeah I made the trellis fence, well I put the posts in and screwed the panels on! They may well be peaking through the holes right now, but on this side I have stapled thin wire fencing (to give the plants something to grip) and planted 3 clematis. On the other side are 4 climbing roses which will be trained across over the trellis. All three clematis are quite substantial plants (5+ years old) so when they get their feet in they should go great guns. They are all type 2 as well so once I have the main framework ove the trellis, it'll simply be a case of pruning back to the trellis every year.
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All these hellebore pctures make sme realise that I must aim to have some in the garden for next year. At the moment I have one, bought a couple of weeks ago. Those double ones look stunning
Sam posted these last night
What a difference. Looking so so much better
I started my garden over 20 years ago so the before pics aren't on my lap top, but here is a bed I did, started 2011. Had to remove a conifer and dig in lots of compost and manure. In one with bulbs coming up the edge looks messy but has been sown with grass.
The conifer is behind the sundial.
Fab, busy Lizzie. Your garden looks glorious and I'm envious of all that space and the lovely surroundings.
before..
after, as far as I got before it rained!! Now I have a stinking cold, and because the soil is so high in clay, it'll turn into a mud bath if I walk on it to put the raised beds up. Guess I'll be trying to start some of my veg off in the GH.
Some lovely gardens here, I'm very envious, I'm concentrating on the food production side firstly in my garden, I'll slowly be shaping the rest throughout the year.
great garden busy lizzie,what a beautiful place well done
what a great space brummie ben i know it will look fantastic when its done the trellis fence did you make it,i reckon the neigbors will be looking through the holes to see what you are doing,fantastic
Yeah I made the trellis fence, well I put the posts in and screwed the panels on! They may well be peaking through the holes right now, but on this side I have stapled thin wire fencing (to give the plants something to grip) and planted 3 clematis. On the other side are 4 climbing roses which will be trained across over the trellis. All three clematis are quite substantial plants (5+ years old) so when they get their feet in they should go great guns. They are all type 2 as well so once I have the main framework ove the trellis, it'll simply be a case of pruning back to the trellis every year.
please show us all as it developes,i am so jealous well done i say.