So because the process of having an awesome garden is slow (like years and years slow) - I thought that maybe I could share the ugly, tedious bits too - and the plans and the hopes. Unlike showing a room tour (which I'll get to soon I promise), it's much harder to jazz a garden up by rearranging some stuff and throwing in a vintage mason jar of fresh flowers. We've built our veggie garden, and we've turned a bed that was already here into the herb and perennial veggie garden. We've adapted the front garden a bit (to accomodate a plumbers thoughtlessness) and next on my list is the side garden. Here it is in all it's unworthy of blog glory:
To be fair - we do have a skip in our driveway at the moment, our car isn't exactly "attractive/cool" and there's cardboard all over the ground to kill the grass (which the sun is doing a pretty good job of anyway). In Winter we planted a cherry, nectarine, plum and 2 peaches. The massive Feijoa bush (that's the one at the front) was already there. The white Agapanthas need to stay along the front - because the whole front garden is a white flowers only garden (well it will be!).
It needs to have a lawn edge - one mowers width - so we can get in and out of the car. And then I think I want to continue the diagonal brick edging that's in the front garden. That said, edging is a pain in the ass because I have to trim it. Then I want to fill it with bulbs (Which I should be able to have flowering from June to December) and perennials - so that it doesn't look dead in late summer and autumn. I'm think of keeping lots of white in there too - but introducing pastel pink, yellow and blue's in the mix.
Right now it's bulb buying time so I've bought (from Diggers club) a big bag of 150 bulbs which includes cream Jonquils, white Daffodils, Bluebells, white and blue Anemones, cream Freesias & pink, white and yellow Ranunculas. Also another bulk order of Jonquils, a few white and pink Tulips (they're expensive though), dusty pink Tritonia, Snowflakes and pink Alliums. The question is: what perennials??? I'm thinking some white lavender may be in order, and some soft pinkish grasses.
Ps. Excuse the shoddy iphone pics. Will do better next time :)
Wow! your future garden sounds amazing! I've only just realised that if i pick off the flowers my basil will grow more. Maybe one day ill have a garden as wonderful as yours!
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