Every couple of years I go all round the garden on the first of each month taking pics of each area. I take the bad bits as well as the good. I call it my 'state of the garden' tour.
I find that if you live with something for a while you cease to notice it, and are less likely to do anything about it. The photos act as a good motivator and reminder of how long that bit has been looking untidy, unloved, unpruned or just plain awful But you also see the areas you have worked on and improved, so that gives some encouragement
Totally agree B'cupdays. It's very easy to just accept something over time. Keeping a 'fresh' eye on dodgy areas is vital to get you into action!
The worst bit of mine is something I see every day when I come home from work because it's the bit where the building work's going to start - I couldn't go any further with the garden where that bit is. Hopefully - that will change in a few months when it's completed
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'm with you on photos Steve. I always wish I'd taken more 'before' shots.
Here's my 'disaster' bed. First one is right now, one below was last summer.
When we moved in it was turfed. I've filled it with plants and emptied it three times now and I still can't get it right. It always looks messy no matter how much TLC I seem to cover it with.
They look fine to me Steve. My garden is a total mess, but that's just how it is here.
Colchicum which appeared recently.
Sunflowers - self seeded from last years effort, trying to take over tomato bed.
Self-seeded Cosmos which have taken over my onion bed.
we're currently experiencing day 10 of mid 30 degrees days. According to the weather bureau, it's some sort of record. I could do without this type of record.
Steve take photographs of the bomb site! Nothing makes you feel better when looking at photographs than thinking "well at least it doesn't look like *that* anymore".
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Every couple of years I go all round the garden on the first of each month taking pics of each area. I take the bad bits as well as the good. I call it my 'state of the garden' tour.
I find that if you live with something for a while you cease to notice it, and are less likely to do anything about it. The photos act as a good motivator and reminder of how long that bit has been looking untidy, unloved, unpruned or just plain awful
But you also see the areas you have worked on and improved, so that gives some encouragement
Totally agree B'cupdays. It's very easy to just accept something over time. Keeping a 'fresh' eye on dodgy areas is vital to get you into action!
The worst bit of mine is something I see every day when I come home from work because it's the bit where the building work's going to start - I couldn't go any further with the garden where that bit is. Hopefully - that will change in a few months when it's completed
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'm with you on photos Steve. I always wish I'd taken more 'before' shots.
Here's my 'disaster' bed. First one is right now, one below was last summer.
When we moved in it was turfed. I've filled it with plants and emptied it three times now and I still can't get it right. It always looks messy no matter how much TLC I seem to cover it with.
I'd be tempted to split your clumps of snowdrops. but I think it looks / looked fine. Apart from the drunken cosmos, but we've all had them.
They look fine to me Steve. My garden is a total mess, but that's just how it is here.
Colchicum which appeared recently.
Sunflowers - self seeded from last years effort, trying to take over tomato bed.
Self-seeded Cosmos which have taken over my onion bed.
we're currently experiencing day 10 of mid 30 degrees days. According to the weather bureau, it's some sort of record. I could do without this type of record.
Pat, I think it'd take 10 days of 30C to get my grass dry enough to cut.
Steve take photographs of the bomb site! Nothing makes you feel better when looking at photographs than thinking "well at least it doesn't look like *that* anymore".
Best of luck with that Hosta.