The pole is going!

That looks lovely now!

I like your idea of filling the bed with annuals whilst you think about long-term plans/plants.
A summer season of living with the new layout will help you decide. You may want to put a light canopy tree in there, with the climbers running up it. Or a pergola. Or one lovely cacophony of colour and texture of herbaceous plants.
...you need time to think and ponder, as if it was a new garden. After all, it is a new vista!

 

I didn't realise they could pull it out from the road.
I envisaged large machinery driving through your garden.

 

All clever stuff isn't it,looks great Sheal That hole looks ripe for growing a giant Parsnip

 

Thank you everyone. Right now I've got a whole load of annuals sitting in my greenhouse waiting to fill the bed, but unless the weather changes they'll still be sitting there come autumn!

It's funny you should say that, I was thinking along those lines yesterday.

Unfortunately I can't do that Sian because I have the gas main running through the left side of the bed and the sewer main running through the right side.

That wouldn't have been possible without demolishing my 30ft carport, greenhouse and shed. They did say if they couldn't pull it out it would be dug out with a spade....or two.

You may well be right Loli! I'll think on that.

 

I dont think a telegraph pole would rot very fast, they are mostly or completely loaded with creosote.
Lets face it, its been dead wood for quite a few years already.

 

Just tagging for @Gay Gardener who missed this historical event.

 

Sure the process drove you round the pole @Sheal but a great result.

GG

 

The removal took minutes GG, I'm just glad there were no mishaps.

 

could be used as a caber

 

I don't think I could lift it Spruce.

 

Well if you did and you needed a bit of physio......

 

You're certainly pushing the Physio Anthony, so you are setting up in business then!

I'm beyond caber tossing and physio help. Arthur Itis has seen to that.

 

Yeah but don't tell the taxman Lol

Sorry to hear that I know what it's like, fellow sufferer here :(

 

My lips are sealed!

Sorry to hear you suffer to, Arthur's got a lot to answer for but he'd probably blame it on British weather.

 

Makes a big difference to the garden Sheal .... that would have driven me batty as it was LOL
I had occasion to cut one down, then had one given to me by a friend, and the two were used to rebuild the bridge over to the island in the Japanese Garden. Hoping they will last 60 years like yours did