Garden Plannning
I have to be patient! I had a meeting with my financial advisor yesterday, agreed the way forward, and now have to sit back and wait to see if the funding is approved. I have enough to do to keep me busy in the meantime, with the decluttering and everyday life things, but it not the sort of busyness I want.
I still have to decide on the garden. The hard landscaping has to be completed before any planting happens as the sleepers that form the retaining wall by the stream are rotten and have to be replaced. This involves getting a small digger into the garden to scoop out the soil by the retaining wall and dumping it on the garden while the sleepers are replaced, and then refilling the hole with said soil. This will affect part of the lawn and all of the gravelled area so, it'll effectively be a clean slate when the planting starts.
At the other end of the garden, by the bungalow, the patio will be sorted out. It's currently difficult for me to negotiate, with broken and uneven slabs as well as an area of what looks like indoor tiles that are a death trap when they get wet. I think the replacement patio will make a huge difference to the look and feel of the garden. There will be new fencing as well, although I haven't yet decided what to put at the end of the garden. I really wanted to have a glass panel but at £7,500 it's a non-starter so I have to find something else that will look good but still be open enough to see through it. Hopefully, this will all be completed by the end of September.
As for the plants, I first have to decide how much of the lawn to keep. It's not in great condition even without the soil being dumped on it, so however much I do keep will need some loving care (by M the gardener, not me!). The question is, do I want big flower beds and just grass paths, or do I want to retain a substantial amount of lawn and reduce the size/number of flower beds. I actually can't decide, so I think the answer is that it will evolve once we get started.
I'm making a list of the plants I'd like, but that's for another post!
Your garden looks to be a pretty good size. It looks lovely already. Mine is a mess. Sigh. I keep meaning to do something with it and then end up getting distracted.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's much bigger than I'm used to. There's about half as much again behind where I stood to take the photo. I actually have a front garden as well with this property. Mine would be a mess if it was left to me! M, the gardener keeps it up together for me. xx
DeleteGarden looks lovely with the little purple flowers but lots of changes you want to make with take time. Patience is a challenge in my book.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carole. Yes, I am planning lots of changes to make it 'mine'. I doubt there will be much actual planting until next year now, except for the spring bulbs if I'm lucky. xx
DeleteYour garden will be beautiful once you have it all landscaped the way you want it to be. Looking forward to seeing how it changes as you make the improvements and plant your flowers.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to get started, but the hard landscaping can't be done until later this year as the landscaper is so busy. The planting has to wait until after that's all done, but at least I have all my pots for some colour in the garden this year. xx
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