What do you think of my garden

I have just got rid of a lot of old bushes and things and put a few new rose bushes and things in, do you have any ideas of what else we could do with it and what would look good.

Thank you in advance.

 

Hi Monk - that looks really neat and tidy - well done.

What to put in the garden is difficult because it is such a wide ranging subject and depends on what sort of things you like, how much interest in gardening you have and how much work you are prepared to do.

Suggested groups are

1) Shrubs. Will flower and hide the fences, very little maintenance (ie work) but a bit dull. Smallest expense as a single shrub will cover a large area.

2) Perennials (which would be my choice). You can have a lot more colour. This involves taking more interest in gardening as there are so many different ones. Some maintenance - but not that much. More expense as you will need quite a few plants. But you can grow them from seed cheaply - but this requires more commitment.

3) Annuals/bedding plants. This is more like instant gardening. You can have even more colour as you can remove them when they have finished and replace with late flowering plants like Dahlias etc. But this will involve more expense, especially if you are going to keep buying new plants. And also more maintenance.

4) Veg - you can grow your own. More work, but can save money on buying veg and will eat better.

You can of course have a mix of all of these. Give us an idea of your thoughts.

 

Hi Monk, your garden really looks nice and tidy! A nice general summary by PeterS there, so that should give you a little food for thought...

oh, and is that a Cordyline that has survived the winter???

 

Thank you for your reply and advice.
I have not heard of Perennials but when looking via Google your right they would look great.

I have to admit we have just planted some carrot seeds, so i am really hoping they turn out ok.

We have our first child on the way in 6 weeks so i also wanted the garden to be safe from thorns and things like that.

 

Thank you for your kind comments.
Yeah one of the Cordylines seems to have survived but another i am unsure about.

If you know anything about them can you please view my other post.
Thanks again.

 

I know nothing about gardening - just starting out myself but have 2 small children so share the 'keeping it safe' issues.

I would really suggest in a garden that size to get some lavender, thyme, rosemary, sage, chamomile etc. the smells are lovely, easy to look after and herbs are safe with children. my girls adore lavender and it is so pretty

 

Nice smart looking job, Monk.
I think once you get some plants in there to soften it a bit it will look great.
If it was mine I would want to soften the fences by growing things on them. Sweet peas would look good and give you lovely scent.
Climbing nasturtiums are very easy.
If you want something you can eat beans would give you pretty flowers and green beans.
And a few solar lights would make the garden pretty at night.

Look forward to meeting your little baby when it comes along