Right, found the camera, there is something this needs but not sure what, I have loads of plants to put in so it will be packed. My garden looks a bit grim this time of year so apologies. There will be ferns aplenty.
I can't have this bed any wider as it will get in the way of the summerhouse door, I could make it a bit longer but it would lose it's nice curve. The ned is longer than it looks in the photo due to the angle. I could bring the straight bit in the middle out a bit, maybe a foot or two as it's quite narrow.
Yes, I'd widen the whole bed as much as possible, making it one bug curve, so that piece of lawn is almost like a semi-circle - even do the same on the right and make the far piece of lawn circular and then a semi-circle at this end linked to each other like three-quarters of a fat figure of eight.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lou - just a thought. Would you consider removing the bit of border at the s'house and making a little area in front of it (gravel/paving) for a seat /bench? You could then make a bigger curved bed coming round to meet your tree at bottom of the pic.
That solves the problem of the door opening too.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Yes, it looks a bit more odd in the photo, it is bigger than that - it's the photo angle. Trouble is I physically cannot make it any wider as I wouldn't be able to open the summerhouse door, I can make it longer and expand the semi circular bed around the tree a bit and make the narrow bed a bit wider but that's about it.
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Lou, don't forget Hostas.
Sounds like it'll be a great transformation Lou. Always really satisfying when you do something like that
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thank you, will definitely be pics once I've put the plants in.
Right, found the camera, there is something this needs but not sure what, I have loads of plants to put in so it will be packed. My garden looks a bit grim this time of year so apologies. There will be ferns aplenty.
I can't have this bed any wider as it will get in the way of the summerhouse door, I could make it a bit longer but it would lose it's nice curve. The ned is longer than it looks in the photo due to the angle. I could bring the straight bit in the middle out a bit, maybe a foot or two as it's quite narrow.
Yes, I'd widen the whole bed as much as possible, making it one bug curve, so that piece of lawn is almost like a semi-circle - even do the same on the right and make the far piece of lawn circular and then a semi-circle at this end linked to each other like three-quarters of a fat figure of eight.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lou - just a thought. Would you consider removing the bit of border at the s'house and making a little area in front of it (gravel/paving) for a seat /bench? You could then make a bigger curved bed coming round to meet your tree at bottom of the pic.
That solves the problem of the door opening too.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It looks a little odd, 2 curved areas, with a straight bit in between. I like what Verdun suggests.
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Yes, it looks a bit more odd in the photo, it is bigger than that - it's the photo angle. Trouble is I physically cannot make it any wider as I wouldn't be able to open the summerhouse door, I can make it longer and expand the semi circular bed around the tree a bit and make the narrow bed a bit wider but that's about it.