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Our Garden Before & After

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  • Soubrette wrote: »
    I totally agree, I'm fed up of seeing shows and articles which claim they are going to help me maximise space in my small garden and then start work on a 20 foot by 60foot garden.

    My garden is probably 15ft by 10ft :( It's sloping too :(:(

    Well done Pink - I'm going to pinch some ideas too :p

    Sou

    I agree, it is as if most gardening writers don't think that anyone with a small garden is interested in gardening.

    Good work OP.
    No longer half of Optimisticpair


  • LilySue
    LilySue Posts: 343 Forumite
    Inspirational! Hope we get lots of good weather this Summer for you to enjoy it in:)
  • pink_numbers
    pink_numbers Posts: 917 Forumite
    Thank you all so much for your extremely kind comments! Both OH and myself are astonished at receiving so many positive comments, and feel so encouraged!

    I agree with those people about Garden programs and "small gardens" would love to see more realistic sized gardens on those shows and really teach us how to maximise our space, not just "oh put a raised bed or tubs." There must be so much more we could all do!

    Our garden wasn't entirely planned as it looks now. We started off from wanted to take the old raised beds out (as it was no use to anyone), then we decided to build the raised beds. We were happy with that for a while, but realised that the back wall gets the most sun, so really needed to maximise the walls more. I'm not quite sure when or how the blue paint came into it, but the deckboard shelves and the paint job were done at the same time. After that was done, all I could see was this row of the silver pots going all the way across the back wall, so a quick trip to Ikea was done!

    We're still looking for ways to increase our planting space, although we're aware that the garden is now pretty full! Any ideas will be so welcomed!

    ETA: Davesnave, LOVE the sunflower, thank you :D
  • savemoney
    savemoney Posts: 18,125 Forumite
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    We had a small backyard before we moved 3 years ago, we had no garden just lots of pots

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    Unfortunately dont have Ikea near us never been to a store as yet
  • savemoney
    savemoney Posts: 18,125 Forumite
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    Just goes to show what you can do. I watch GW and I do think sometimes they are way of the mark of what most people have. Not all of us have massive gardens
  • pink_numbers
    pink_numbers Posts: 917 Forumite
    savemoney - your back garden is wonderful! We talked about getting white walls instead of the blue, but wasn't sure how it would look... now I know they look gorgeous! All the lovely flowers too. That's something that we're short of, flowers, as we were so focused on growing food. Maybe next year I will plant more pretty things :)
  • savemoney
    savemoney Posts: 18,125 Forumite
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    Thanks pink numbers

    Its my old house I just started with a few post and each year grow bigger I had lots of pots in front too but very little space just a very small forecourt

    I moved house now with a garden but still mall garden but again keep getting more pots/plants hate throwing plants I gown from seed and always grow more than I need in case anything happens
  • savemoney
    savemoney Posts: 18,125 Forumite
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  • mossy
    mossy Posts: 1,263 Forumite
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    :T WOW, what an amazing yard!! :T
    Saving for Disney again, oops why book one Disney holiday when you can book two!
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  • Rummer
    Rummer Posts: 6,550 Forumite
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    I am so impressed at your use of space! It would be great to see how others have developed compact gardens!
    Taking responsibility one penny at a time!
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