Best thing I can say right now is 'a work in progress'. Got my GH built, got most of the raised bed veg plot done, lawn is coming along, borders nearly sifted and ready. Fence has been replaced, need a big bespoke shed built, need to build some cold frames, need to rip out about 30 yards of privet and replace with pyrocanthus, (which needs to be grown from cuttings)
Our garden is 30 ft long, but 100ft wide (due to the shape of our house) so everything is visible from the house. It's a family garden where we all work and play, but it's really my passion. I'm trying to create a potager feel with some raised beds, lots of climbers and herbaceous perennials. Lots of bird boxes, feeders and I have plans for an insect house too.
My pride and joy though is my western red cedar greenhouse - if I was allowed to, I'd probably just move in!
Pyracanthus can grow 2 feet each year in my garden now established. Needs a good pruning each year. Keep on top of it or it will be thuggish to control.
I love pyracantha WW and I'm considering it for my hedge. Expensive to do as not normally available bare root.Thinking through my options. Doing cuttings will probably be too slow for me.
Lindsay --the greenhouse sounds a great idea - a 'woman' cave!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Pyracantha.looks beautiful when it is covered in berries,but it is awful to prune,those thorns are brutish.It grows rapidly,so as Woodgreen says you need to keep on top of it.
I got so fed up with being stabbed I took mine out (Not Easy)
I've only just found this thread too. As I live in SW France there is more land available and my garden is too big! There wasn't a garden when we came here in 1990, but we started to make one and it grew! Heavy going at first, clay and limestone in patches with rocks under the surface.
I'm a plantaholic so kept having to make new beds. At first there were lots of small plants planted in 'ones' like a pincushion! But now it's all filled out and has more order to it. There is over an acre, but the main flower garden bit behind the house, which is fenced against the deer is 38m x 24m. I have roses and deer love roses!There is also a veg garden, about 20m x 10m.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Best thing I can say right now is 'a work in progress'. Got my GH built, got most of the raised bed veg plot done, lawn is coming along, borders nearly sifted and ready. Fence has been replaced, need a big bespoke shed built, need to build some cold frames, need to rip out about 30 yards of privet and replace with pyrocanthus, (which needs to be grown from cuttings)
Yeah lots to do, as I said, 'work in progress'.
Not much to do then Brummie...
How long do you think it would take the pyra cuttings to get to a decent size?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Our garden is 30 ft long, but 100ft wide (due to the shape of our house) so everything is visible from the house. It's a family garden where we all work and play, but it's really my passion. I'm trying to create a potager feel with some raised beds, lots of climbers and herbaceous perennials. Lots of bird boxes, feeders and I have plans for an insect house too.
My pride and joy though is my western red cedar greenhouse - if I was allowed to, I'd probably just move in!
Pyracanthus can grow 2 feet each year in my garden now established. Needs a good pruning each year. Keep on top of it or it will be thuggish to control.
I love pyracantha WW and I'm considering it for my hedge. Expensive to do as not normally available bare root.Thinking through my options. Doing cuttings will probably be too slow for me.
Lindsay --the greenhouse sounds a great idea - a 'woman' cave!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Pyracantha.looks beautiful when it is covered in berries,but it is awful to prune,those thorns are brutish.It grows rapidly,so as Woodgreen says you need to keep on top of it.
I got so fed up with being stabbed I took mine out (Not Easy)
All these wonderful descriptions- I really want to see pics please.
I've only just found this thread too. As I live in SW France there is more land available and my garden is too big! There wasn't a garden when we came here in 1990, but we started to make one and it grew! Heavy going at first, clay and limestone in patches with rocks under the surface.
I'm a plantaholic so kept having to make new beds. At first there were lots of small plants planted in 'ones' like a pincushion! But now it's all filled out and has more order to it. There is over an acre, but the main flower garden bit behind the house, which is fenced against the deer is 38m x 24m. I have roses and deer love roses!There is also a veg garden, about 20m x 10m.