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This is our garden on June 1st evening. Went a bit overboard so a lot of pictures.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v172/Berghill/AJune06/

 

Gosh you have been busy! What a huge garden. Its really lovely but I bet that takes a fair bit of time and money to keep looking so nice. Puts my little patch in the shade.You take some nice photographs.

 

Mr Palustris that is one fabulous garden.So many great ideas.Such an adventure just looking at the pics.So green......I bet its never been so green.It must take an awful lot of looking after but such a rewarding pleasure. Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

Fantastic, palustris, not seen all the pics yet but you've got a great garden, WOW.

 

Lovley pictures, twas nice to virtually walk round your lovely garden. Thanks for sharing - it must have taken forever to upload.

 

I have just taken a walk around your beautiful garden, What a credit to you.How many acres do you garden? was that a chicken I saw in one of the shots..I have been tempted to buy a couple of chickens, would they wreck the garden.

 

Thanks folks. The garden is aout 3/4 of an acre and 11 years ago it was a field full of rubbish and weeds. Being retired we can spend as much time out there as the weather permits so the work is done by just the two of us. The cost to us has been no more than many people spend on foreign holidays and self entertainment things and now it keeps us in veg and fruit for most of the year. There are indeed hens wandering about (and a duck) and yes they do, do some dmage but they eat a lot of pests as well.

[ 03. June 2006, 12:28 PM: Message edited by: Palustris ]

 

Fantastic garden Mr P. You must get a lot of pleasure out of it and it keeps you fit at the same time. Unfortunatley I still have to work for my living, my Husband refuses to keep me, the garden and the dogs so hey ho!!!
Looking forward to retiring so I can spend more time gardening (a few years off yet) so many people retired and are dead within a short time and never get to enjoy their retirement.
Great Photos too.
Sue

 

I was unlucky/lucky to have to retire very early through illness. In terms of income continuing working would have been a lot better, but then we would not have moved here, so swings and roundabouts.

 

Palustris,that is one heck of a beautiful garden!!
The hours you surely spend in it must be wonderful...Lovely!..Well done.
I reckon it must be at least half of the West Midlands :D

 

thanks for the pleasure of sharing your beautiful garden Palustris.the pics are a joy to see.

 

ive enjoyed looking at your lovely garden well done

 

You're a credit to the gardening world, a fantastic garden and the envy of everyone on GC

 

Here! here! strongylodon and a great inspiration to all us in retirement!

Palustris: My late father also had to retire early due to ill health at the time, went on to reach 99! Like you, he didn't do it by sitting about!

:D What's your next project then? :D