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Gardens in pictures - 2009

Hi there! I've done this before (on and off :o ) but now I'm BGing, I'll be here lots more, so I'll definitely keep it up :j

These are photos of my garden from last week. Show us what yours looks like this month - you know you want to :D

Penny. x

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:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
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  • rhiwfield
    rhiwfield Posts: 2,482 Forumite
    A lot of change over last 3 -4 years!!

    Garden with new raised beds but before leylandi removed, see how potato buckets on left are almost hidden by the shade created by Leylandi

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    Leylandi gone at front garden, new rose beds built from limestone from neighbour's house extension. Only planting is new beech hedge(winter 2007) but now planted up with roses.

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    Leylandi gone at back, wildlife pond gone :( new greenhouse and decking, new (very small) hawthorn hedge!
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    New wildlife pond/garden :) with apple tree fencing
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    Lawn now, Next veg plot?
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    Ornamental beds with Queen Cox espaliered in side bed

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    Last week!!

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  • Beki
    Beki Posts: 917 Forumite
    This is my garden last week :) The veg patches are on the right.. i think you can just the a corner of one (ignore the caravans in the background.. there's a small caravan site which backs onto the back of our garden :( )

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  • Beki
    Beki Posts: 917 Forumite
    This was my garden just now! Snow again!!! Soooo pretty :D


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  • nodwah
    nodwah Posts: 1,742 Forumite
    can i just say, i truly hate all you people and your big gardens:mad: :p
    Just call me Nodwah the thread killer
  • A_Clock
    A_Clock Posts: 317 Forumite
    nodwah wrote: »
    can i just say, i truly hate all you people and your big gardens:mad: :p


    They look like parks compared to my garden! :D
  • oliveoyl
    oliveoyl Posts: 3,397 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Me too! I'm not putting a pic of mine on... I've got an inferiority complex.
    TOP MONEYSAVING TIP

    Make your own Pot Noodles using a flower pot, sawdust and some old shoe laces. Pour in boiling water, stir then allow to stand for two minutes before taking one mouthful, and throwing away. Just like the real thing!
  • oliveoyl wrote: »
    Me too! I'm not putting a pic of mine on... I've got an inferiority complex.

    :sad: go, on, please :o I've seen some lovely gardens on here, and I think whatever size, I get inspiration from everyone :D

    Penny. x
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • I have said thanks to everyone who commented on big gardens!!!!!!!! :p oh I wish my garden was big...... I'll hunt photos out of my 'what feels like a' postage stamp :rotfl:
  • oliveoyl
    oliveoyl Posts: 3,397 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    :sad: go, on, please :o I've seen some lovely gardens on here, and I think whatever size, I get inspiration from everyone :D

    Penny. x

    I couldn't even if I wanted to (which I still don't lol) at the moment because my camera batteries are kaput... anyway, I don't want you lot laughing at my scrawny broad beans thank you very much :p
    TOP MONEYSAVING TIP

    Make your own Pot Noodles using a flower pot, sawdust and some old shoe laces. Pour in boiling water, stir then allow to stand for two minutes before taking one mouthful, and throwing away. Just like the real thing!
  • rhiwfield
    rhiwfield Posts: 2,482 Forumite
    When we were redesigning our garden to make room for greenhouse/veggy plots and to get rid of the leylandii that were overpowering the garden, we took inspiration from one gardening book which advised to "borrow" garden from neighbours. In our case it worked unexpectedly well as we found that the leylandii along one border had been planted out of line with the boundary so we gained a small triangle of garden which meant we had room for decking at rear of greenhouse and which houses our rotary washing line!

    The recommended way was to use neighbours trees and views to create vistas for us while taking advantage of their screening hedges.

    Unlike those of PP and Beki, our garden isnt large but at times I just wish for a garden that doesnt need a building project to carve more growing space out of the limestone bedrock!

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