And pinching ideas - at least that's what I do. I cannot believe the increase in tempo now the temperature has gone up. Photos and stories galore. just shows what a bit of fresh air can do! The aerial photograph is great. There is a good video of my front garden on Google Earth! They just happened to be passing with the camera rhe year I won a Silver in Bristol in bloom for my front garden1
Here goes.. work very much in progress, and in newcastle we're a bit behind still got apple blossem hehe.
This is the view down the garden, it's a fair slope, and very exposed on the top of the valley.
I've dug out beds inbetween the buttresses as the back of the house, this is a north west wall, so pretty shady, until about 4/5pm that is, you can see the famous lime heuchera under the bleeding hearts. It's fairly damp so also have geraniums and astilbes in there.
My pride and joy hehe
Small veg/herb plot, would like another couple of beds.. next job..
This is the south end of the garden so full sun all day, i've gone for a hot border, so have icelandic poppies, sunflowers, crocosmia, knopifia, to name but a few. As well as some winter colour with a couple of dogwoods, that can cope with the exposed nature until stuff gets established, such as my full length cotoniester hedge to the left side.
Generally i'm going for true cottage garden, i have flowers mixed in with fruit like blueberries, gooseberries, raspberries, etc. I've planted various fruit trees, cherries, plums, pears and apples. And i'm trying to establish some nice climbers for the pergoda.
Oh and i applogise for the grass.. the lawnmower conked out half way through doing it yesterday!
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Hi All,
Im new around here, loving the pics, i will post some when i go back home this weekend for your judgement on my newbie garden and veg plot.
Welcome Singy
It's not really judgement...it's collective appreciation
And pinching ideas - at least that's what I do. I cannot believe the increase in tempo now the temperature has gone up. Photos and stories galore. just shows what a bit of fresh air can do! The aerial photograph is great. There is a good video of my front garden on Google Earth! They just happened to be passing with the camera rhe year I won a Silver in Bristol in bloom for my front garden1
Hello Singy, welcome.
I just love these alliums
HappyM, yes, wonderful Heuchera, must get one, Andy the Scientist; I think I could easily became rather obsessed with Heucheras
Artjak the Allium looks perfect
Alliums are so lovely, bright jewels in the border.
Hehe it's a shot from google maps
Here goes.. work very much in progress, and in newcastle we're a bit behind still got apple blossem hehe.
This is the view down the garden, it's a fair slope, and very exposed on the top of the valley.
I've dug out beds inbetween the buttresses as the back of the house, this is a north west wall, so pretty shady, until about 4/5pm that is, you can see the famous lime heuchera under the bleeding hearts. It's fairly damp so also have geraniums and astilbes in there.
My pride and joy hehe
Small veg/herb plot, would like another couple of beds.. next job..
This is the south end of the garden so full sun all day, i've gone for a hot border, so have icelandic poppies, sunflowers, crocosmia, knopifia, to name but a few. As well as some winter colour with a couple of dogwoods, that can cope with the exposed nature until stuff gets established, such as my full length cotoniester hedge to the left side.
Generally i'm going for true cottage garden, i have flowers mixed in with fruit like blueberries, gooseberries, raspberries, etc. I've planted various fruit trees, cherries, plums, pears and apples. And i'm trying to establish some nice climbers for the pergoda.
Oh and i applogise for the grass.. the lawnmower conked out half way through doing it yesterday!