The Garden in July
My landscaper is running behind due to the hot weather, so my gardening work has been put back to the middle of August. It means that I now have more time to decide on the shape of the flower beds. The is a Very Good Thing as I only have a vague idea of what I want, and of course, I keep changing my mind. This is how the left hand side of the garden, looking out from the conservatory, currently looks ... As well as raising the levels and getting the flower beds in a suitable condition for the flowers and shrubs I plan to grow, I also want the garden to be as easy to maintain in the future as possible. This means that the lawns are going. At the very least there will be a continuing need to keep them mowed and looking tidy, and that's not something I can manage myself. I don't need a large grassed area to be able to sit outside as I have the patio for that, and I no longer find it easy to walk on grass anyway so as far as I'm concerned a lawn is to be avoided. The location o...
