Hi from sunny Essex!

[SarahC73]

Hello everyone!

I'm Sarah and I live on Mersea Island, near Colchester. I've been gardening for about 13 years and until a couple of years ago favoured the cottage garden style . However, I have seen the light and for the last 2 years I've been creating a "tropical paradise"-still long way to go!
I've finally gotten around to joining the site, which by the way, is great. I've learned so much from everyone's posts and had loads of inspiration, .

Here's a few pics of my garden, a work in progress. 2 years ago was full of mud and builder's rubble!

[Half Hardy]

Welcome aboard Sarah.

Your garden looks fantastic,love the decking.I'm slowly building similiar style in my garden.Great collection of plants.

[CW01]

Welcome Sarah fantastic garden, your not to far away from where I live

[flounder]

Hi and welcome. Gardens looking good but.....it's very steep isn't it!

[sanatic1234]

Welcome Sarah. Nice garden.

[Yorkshire Kris]

Welcome Sarah, your garden looks great, especially when viewed the right way round. I'm going for a similar look with decking paths.

[fern Rob]

Hi Sarah,
Your tree fern looks really healthy.

[Jay71]

Hi. Your garden looks fantastic . Very very nice.

[grub]

Welcome to the asylum Sarah

[kata]

Hi Sarah, welcome to the forum,

Thats weird, pics are right way when clicked. I don't think Fern rob's pics did that.

Its a lovely garden, love the Trachicarpus.

[dino]

Welcome Sarah. Glad you saw the light

[SarahC73]

Thanks for the warm welcome and kind comments everyone!

Half hardy-thanks, my husband built the decking last year under my direction!! I'm pretty chuffed,with his efforts.

CW01- whereabouts do you live?

Flounder- yes garden is on a bit of slope! husband had a bit of a problem building decking. Had to raise it quite high to level out.

Yorkshire Kris- thanks-not very technically minded! Must just say you're videos have helped me to overwinter my musa basjoo and ensete maurelii successfully. Thanks

Fern Rob- thanks, my tree fern has a lot more fronds than last year,I'm quite pleased with its progress-but I would like longer fronds. Any tips?


Kata- Pics are right way up when clicked on!! I dunno why that's happened, as I said I'm not great with computer stuff!! . Took me ages to resize them as well!!

[GREVILLE]

Welcome to HTUK, Sarah

If you've done all that in just two years it's we who need learn from you

[cordyman]

great garden, shame you can't rotate the pics

[kata]

Sarah, mine are usually 1000 px if thats any help, then members can resize if they like to see more.

This is an old pic, 1000 x 662