Then and Now, how your garden has developed
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Shrubbery
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stunning Kristen! I'd adore one day to be able to take a "long walk" in my back gardenKristen wrote:Panorama from garage roof of main garden:
Mar 2006
Aug 2008 - planted shrubbery on right side of tennis court
Mar 2009 - planted herbaceous left side of tennis court
Jun 2011 - Removed tennis court, and middle tree, planted hedges for "long walk" vista
Jun 2013 - Long Walk hedge maturing
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Herbaceous
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The Long Walk
Sorry - very pretentious name
Apr 2009 - Mowed a line down the middle of the plot
Oct 2010 - Decided that more "off to the right" would be better, mowed where hedges would be to get a feel for "width" etc.
Mar 2011 - Hornbeam planted
Aug 2013 - growing really well
Sorry - very pretentious name
Apr 2009 - Mowed a line down the middle of the plot
Oct 2010 - Decided that more "off to the right" would be better, mowed where hedges would be to get a feel for "width" etc.
Mar 2011 - Hornbeam planted
Aug 2013 - growing really well
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Holly Maze
Mar 2013 - Site for labyrinth path
Oct 2013 - Planting started
Mar 2013 - Site for labyrinth path
Oct 2013 - Planting started
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Sorry for hogging the thread. Hopefully of interest to folk as to speed (or not!) of growth etc.
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Home grown buttered-toast and Water melon I presume?
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Hey Kristen, the topic title was Garden not Country Parks
Some great changes going on in gardens
Some great changes going on in gardens
Leigh
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Really impressive changes guys. Some great pics.
Great thread btw
When I get the PC out I will post some before and after shots of the garden I've just left.
The new garden won't be touched yet as I'm too snowed under indoors but hopefully I can add something later on.
Great thread btw
When I get the PC out I will post some before and after shots of the garden I've just left.
The new garden won't be touched yet as I'm too snowed under indoors but hopefully I can add something later on.
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you should let your basjoo clump up a bit codryman
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Kristen wrote:Home grown buttered-toast and Water melon I presume?
Grown on the tropical slopes Kristen, and harvested that very morning
Mr List wrote:you should let your basjoo clump up a bit codryman
Its has more of a clump towards the end of the season if I forget to manage the pups, but prefer the single large stemmed look, so actively lop the pups back a couple of times throughout peak season
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This is my before and after. Im really looking forward to this years growth!!!
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Re: Then and Now, how your garden has developed
Some great improvements Guys
Some really serious planting there Kristen, but as has already been said it's more like a park
I found height was the most difficult thing to achieve, so fast growing native trees were used like Purple Hazel, and self sown Elderberry.
Some really serious planting there Kristen, but as has already been said it's more like a park
I found height was the most difficult thing to achieve, so fast growing native trees were used like Purple Hazel, and self sown Elderberry.
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