Hard work would describe ours. Just under an acre and FULL. The Estate Agent came and values the house for us when we were considering moving, then went round the garden and added £20,000 for the plants.
Wow Berghill - an estate agent valued plants - and they were worth 20,000! I've never heard of anything like that before. Friends advised us not to buy this house because the garden was too big, and it would drive us mad. We wanted the house though so we bought it - and here I am now becoming a gardener!
my garden well.... it started off as well kept.. now it is more self seed adn remove it not in right place.. and just let it do its thing... i just go round and weed and dead head and split and divide when needed..
i think i am more romantic/cottage style.. but i am always changing it each year.. as my ideas and loves change..
The Agent was a gardener I must add and then he spoiled it all by saying that we would stand a better chance of selling if we had left it as a field for horses.
I know what you mean about estate agents , Blueboots.
I spent a year looking for a house with a big garden. I eventually bought a garden (well lots of lawn and plenty of potential really), with a house attached. I then spent 20 years wanting to sort out next doors. When it last came up for sale, everyone that looked at it kept talking about getting the oak tree (with preservation order) down and the garden being a building plot.
Thankfully my Toyboy sold his house and bought the house next door to mine.
It has a tenant in and now I have two gardens to look after
I find it hard enough keeping one going Fidgetbones. You must really love gardening.
Verdun, I have about 15 Koi, some huge and several goldfish. I have seen a Heron once and it frightened the life out of me. I think I'm lucky that the pond is quite deep and, so far, I haven't lost any. The fish 'dive' the minute there is a shadow.
I love all my plants Verdun. I do tend to go for 'pretty' shrubs and ground cover, usually in pinkish shades. And I love my trees. I just love my garden. Simple peeps.
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Hard work would describe ours. Just under an acre and FULL. The Estate Agent came and values the house for us when we were considering moving, then went round the garden and added £20,000 for the plants.
My garden is full of potential
Wow Berghill - an estate agent valued plants - and they were worth 20,000! I've never heard of anything like that before. Friends advised us not to buy this house because the garden was too big, and it would drive us mad. We wanted the house though so we bought it - and here I am now becoming a gardener!
my garden well....
it started off as well kept.. now it is more self seed adn remove it not in right place.. and just let it do its thing... i just go round and weed and dead head and split and divide when needed..
i think i am more romantic/cottage style.. but i am always changing it each year.. as my ideas and loves change..
The Agent was a gardener I must add and then he spoiled it all by saying that we would stand a better chance of selling if we had left it as a field for horses.
Is that a swimming pool Verdun? Just getting my towel to place on the sunlounger. Won't be long.
Forgot to add, I have a pond with koi and goldfish. Very theraputic but can be a bit of a worry at times.
Gappy romantic...until I have my way and it becomes secret shady garden
I know what you mean about estate agents , Blueboots.
I spent a year looking for a house with a big garden. I eventually bought a garden (well lots of lawn and plenty of potential really), with a house attached. I then spent 20 years wanting to sort out next doors. When it last came up for sale, everyone that looked at it kept talking about getting the oak tree (with preservation order) down and the garden being a building plot.
Thankfully my Toyboy sold his house and bought the house next door to mine.
It has a tenant in and now I have two gardens to look after
I find it hard enough keeping one going Fidgetbones. You must really love gardening.
Verdun, I have about 15 Koi, some huge and several goldfish. I have seen a Heron once and it frightened the life out of me. I think I'm lucky that the pond is quite deep and, so far, I haven't lost any. The fish 'dive' the minute there is a shadow.
I love all my plants Verdun. I do tend to go for 'pretty' shrubs and ground cover, usually in pinkish shades.
And I love my trees. I just love my garden. Simple peeps.