Oh, Andy, how exciting and what great joy is ahead of you. All that grass could go and then you would not have to worry about any old lawnmower. The view is superb. You have room for prairie planting, a wildlife pond and bog plants, tough trees like holly and ivy to help the holly blue butterfly. You could be self sufficient in fruit and veg. very soon. And just think of the lovely loam those stacks of turf would make as you stack them up. This threat is getting more and more exciting. I do am thrilled the picture glitch has been sorted.
Singy- i only moved in here 3 months ago and discovered this clematis languishing at the foot of a fence in grass and sitting in a hole full of water. I was hoping it was a montana but as time went on I realised it wasn't. Think it was possibly planted last year and still had the little 'plug' it had been grown in- would never have survived where it was. If you even have a small plant - ie a previous year's cutting - pot it on and let it grow a bit and with a bit of luck you'll get a flower this year. Assuming it's a summer/autumn flowering variety of course!
Andy- Garden's looking good! I got 2 clematis in the bargain corner of GC at weekend - they had a Dr. Ruppel as well so nearly bought 3! got Etoile Violette and Daniel Deronda. Planted Mr. Deronda last night and he looks very happy- as am I.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Wintersong I love your garden more each time I see new pics.
Andy love the pots, that's a lot in the greenhouse. My Dr Rupple doesn't seem any where near flowering.
Lovely clematis Fairygirl. Only the clematis planted at the front of the house is flowering and it is impeded by a winter jasmin which has outgrown the trelis and is folding down..
Must say everyone the photo's are great from all your garden's which shows the amount of time,effort and money that everyone puts into there garden well done keep the photo's coming love looking at them.
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Oh, Andy, how exciting and what great joy is ahead of you. All that grass could go and then you would not have to worry about any old lawnmower. The view is superb. You have room for prairie planting, a wildlife pond and bog plants, tough trees like holly and ivy to help the holly blue butterfly. You could be self sufficient in fruit and veg. very soon. And just think of the lovely loam those stacks of turf would make as you stack them up. This threat is getting more and more exciting. I do am thrilled the picture glitch has been sorted.
Love the garden Andy, you have so much scope there to do what you want. I think a wildlife pond is a great idea Marion and the holly and ivy.
This is my first flower on my Pinus Mungo Mops
Clematis has opened- hurray - it's a bit lighter than I would like, but it's free! Looks a little bluer in this pic than it really is:
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
very nice Fairygirl, do they flower in the first year? i bought a couple to put in the trellis box i made.
Same as you FG my Dr Rupple clematis first flower opened yesterday.
Here's 2 of the pots i bought at the show on Sunday
Greenhouse full of plants all going away this weekend.
Sign girls at work bought me for my garden.
Andy the S, DON'T look at the Heuchera site! Bob the G, smack yourself on the wrist please; I've just bought 3 heucheras
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Singy- i only moved in here 3 months ago and discovered this clematis languishing at the foot of a fence in grass and sitting in a hole full of water. I was hoping it was a montana but as time went on I realised it wasn't. Think it was possibly planted last year and still had the little 'plug' it had been grown in- would never have survived where it was. If you even have a small plant - ie a previous year's cutting - pot it on and let it grow a bit and with a bit of luck you'll get a flower this year. Assuming it's a summer/autumn flowering variety of course!
Andy- Garden's looking good! I got 2 clematis in the bargain corner of GC at weekend - they had a Dr. Ruppel as well so nearly bought 3! got Etoile Violette and Daniel Deronda. Planted Mr. Deronda last night and he looks very happy- as am I.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Wintersong I love your garden more each time I see new pics.
Andy love the pots, that's a lot in the greenhouse. My Dr Rupple doesn't seem any where near flowering.
Lovely clematis Fairygirl. Only the clematis planted at the front of the house is flowering and it is impeded by a winter jasmin which has outgrown the trelis and is folding down..
Must say everyone the photo's are great from all your garden's which shows the amount of time,effort and money that everyone puts into there garden well done keep the photo's coming love looking at them.