My garden in pics

jennyjelly

Kevie192 wrote: »

LOL! That's what I meant. I told you I'm a newbie. I'll go and change the name right now....

Silly me! And thanks for the tip It's really straggly - will it bush out with leaves during the summer?

It looks like it could do with a bit of TLC! This article tells you exactly what you should do to rejuvenate it. If you're a bit nervous about hacking too much off or doing it wrong and spoiling it (you won't, by the way!) type in 'pruning hydrangeas' on YouTube and there are loads of demos of the right way to do it.

I'll expect to see a pic next summer of a lovely bushy hydrangea!

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It's lovely to see everyone's pictures!

Here's some of my potatoes, strawberries, lettuce, spinach and carrots





basil and tomatoes in the cold frame





dwarf cherry, peach and blueberries





peas and runner beans starting to emerge, also rosemary




flowers




front border



That's it for now.

pammyj74

looks like you are doing really well Van

jennyjelly

Van, everything looks like it's coming on really well, all your seedlings look way in advance of anything here. My blueberries and fig are still at the leaf bud stage, not in leaf like yours. You'll be eating well this summer!

valentina

Kevie
The "crab apple" is I think chaenomoles (ornamental quince), the spiky bright green leaves are crocosmia.
Would you be able to post a bigger picture of the tree you need identifying?

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Thanks Jenny, I hope so! I have a south facing patio that gets really hot during the day.

savemoney

Here is mine just taken other days

Kay_Peel

Wow! I wouldn't mind coming home to that garden and sitting on the patio watching the plants grow. It is a credit to you. :T

Are you going to open it up to the public? Like these brave people do ......

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2410989


Thanks for sharing and inspiring me!

heynonnynonny

Very very inspiring seeing all of your lovely pictures.

Kevie192

valentina wrote: »

Kevie
The "crab apple" is I think chaenomoles (ornamental quince), the spiky bright green leaves are crocosmia.
Would you be able to post a bigger picture of the tree you need identifying?

Hiya!

You are definitely right, it is chaenomoles. I googled it and it was identical. I found a site that says I can even use the fruit for preserving so that sounds good

I'll go and take more pics of the tree right now I just love MSE, so many helpful people!

UPDATE: Pics taken and they're here. Click on 'All Sizes' to view the larger pics.

And thanks for the tip about the hydrangea... It's now only a foot tall! It was very hard to cut it down because there's some other plant climbing all over it and with tendrills hanging on for dear life. I won in the end though

Kevin x