That looks like such an exciting project, all those lovely mature plants to play with. My garden was similar when I moved in but no lovely mature plants just bramble, ivy everywhere and more bramble, it was horrible but now it's completely cleared and looks lovely although all the plants are new. Took about 5 years in all as I didn't have much time off work.
Laura53 - what an exciting summer project for you. Go with the advice above and clear a bit at a time. What I'd do first though is clear a space near the house just big enough to have yourself a table and a few chairs so that on those melting hot days doing the clearing - you always have your little space in between bouts of activity to retreat to and have a cuppa and a sit or have something in an ice-bucket. I always found that when I started my little garden from scratch i.e. made it a garden - having a little place near my door where I could rest in comfort when I wanted to and just observe the chaos was a great boost and it made me feel I could tackle it more enjoyably and not have to retreat into the house whenever I felt like giving up. That way it became the positive 'my garden' and not the negative 'the' b....dy garden'. Being part of it and 'in' it was a better inspirational feeling than sitting indoors looking out and constantly saying 'oh not today I really can't face it'.
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That looks like such an exciting project, all those lovely mature plants to play with. My garden was similar when I moved in but no lovely mature plants just bramble, ivy everywhere and more bramble, it was horrible but now it's completely cleared and looks lovely although all the plants are new. Took about 5 years in all as I didn't have much time off work.
Laura53 - what an exciting summer project for you. Go with the advice above and clear a bit at a time. What I'd do first though is clear a space near the house just big enough to have yourself a table and a few chairs so that on those melting hot days doing the clearing - you always have your little space in between bouts of activity to retreat to and have a cuppa and a sit or have something in an ice-bucket. I always found that when I started my little garden from scratch i.e. made it a garden - having a little place near my door where I could rest in comfort when I wanted to and just observe the chaos was a great boost and it made me feel I could tackle it more enjoyably and not have to retreat into the house whenever I felt like giving up. That way it became the positive 'my garden' and not the negative 'the' b....dy garden'. Being part of it and 'in' it was a better inspirational feeling than sitting indoors looking out and constantly saying 'oh not today I really can't face it'.
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