A View From Above

Here's mine
Right side

Left side


The Arch leads to steps which lead to another area lower down, not as big as this, and into a small wood the big horse chestnut in the middle of the picture marks the furthest left hand corner of our garden, the gazebo near the greenhouse leads to a large pond and decking area, quite secluded and sunny, good for a bit of sunbathing
Looking at this there's far too much grass, what do you think another couple of foot on that daylily bed

 

Yes shiney a mixture of dahlias, salvias, begonias and marigolds !

 

That's a lovely layout Simbad

 

All looking good guys ; Simbad I love the look of all the wild hedegrows/trees behind your garden, I bet that brings in plenty of wildlife

 

fab looking gardens guys!!!! i love seeing other peoples.
its lovely to see gardens that are looked after. the amount of peeps who have gardens and just let them go is astounding. its beyond me why???

 

mowgley, love ya water feature. something on my to do list this year, but struggling where to put one.

 

It would be good for next year's GC challenge

 

Some Before (2006) and After pictures

Main Garden:



Centre Court and The long Walk

The Front Hedge:



Copper Beech and Yew Topiary (well ... "will be topiary" )

Back Garden:



Pergola, Ponds (top left), and beyond them nestling in the trees is the Exotic Garden.

 

Thanks John ... lots still to do of course

 

Thanks JWK every spring that bed gets a bit more cut from it lol, no 31 so true, done most of the others to
The stripes are hubby he's a bit obsessive lol , he's just had a knee op so it'll be down to me for a while I'm not so good at straight lines

It is brilliant for wildife Bilbo so many different birds in the garden, hedgehogs, foxes, green and spotted woodpeckers last year,owls hooting at night, squirrels,bats, the less welcome heron , we had a stoat one year too,thats just the creatures we've seen, I don't use any pest control in the garden(accept for blackspot spray on the roses) the birds do it all for me, just this morning there was a blue tit perched on the rose beside the kitchen window mouth full of caterpillars , it really does need some attention though its so tall hubby says he's going to have a go at hedge laying next year when he retires, that'll keep him busy for a while .

Thanks Harry hubby's the planner and I'm the planter