My Garden

Beyond the gate is an overgrown area that goes back about 4 metres x the width of garden and I hope to eventually clear it and turn it into a vegetable area. There is no access into the garden via the gate. The trampoline is there from previous tenants it will be off to the scrap man this week as the kids don't use it anymore. There are passion flowers either side of the gate which I am hoping to train up and along the top of the fence either side.
I'm hoping to start digging the borders tomorrow as the ground may be softer due to the rain :( I shall try for curvy lol but I'm not the greatest with a fork and spade so lord knows how they will turn out.

 

This is only part of the garden we have a patio area that I shall also be tackling soon but as the dogs are on this part flowers and plants are a nono for now as they like to dig, chew and cock their legs up anything I put there lol

 

Passion flowers beside gate:

 

You could freegle the trampoline...... it would get snapped up in no time!! Make your borders gently curving. If you try and do straight ones any wonkyness will be noticeable. Large sweeping curves aren't a problem when you mow. I agree that you need something more substantial for your climbers to go up and the sooner the better, before they grow too much. You could use chicken wire or some trellis panels. Try asking for stuff on Freegle if money is tight. It's amazing what you can get for free off of there!!

 

I have some trellis in mothers shed that she said i could have so i will pick that up and attach it. They were so tiny a few weeks ago that trellis wouldn't have been any should I attach the net to the trellis?

 

No need to attach the net to the trellis Stacym....the plants will soon grab hold but you could help them along by gently tying them in untill they can fend for themselves

 

No just tie the stems to the trellis with some twine or twist ties. Not very tightly, just to help them find their way. Fan them out a bit as there will be side shoots and you don't want a big untidy clump in one spot. When you plant the clematis bury them a couple of inches deeper than they are in the pot. One of the FEW plants that you do this with!

 

Ya what loli said......... LOL!

 

Yes, I''d say get the roots into the ground before the plants are too well established against the trellis; they need the space for the roots to grow but you could damage them as well as being much more difficult to plant on if they're already tied in. You don't have to dig much wider than the plant pot itself initially. It's going to be lovely next year.

 

WOOHOO My first clematis has flowered I didn't think any of them would flower this year I was like a little girl at christmas when I noticed it this week I haven't been up the garden much due to the weather so had completely missed that it had a bud it also has 2 more buds and 2 of the others have buds aswell

 

Lots of good advice here, I will only add that when you plant the Clematis and even if it's planted already put a small shrub or evergreen perennial in front as Clematis prefer their roots in shade not in full sun (unlike the rest of the plant) .

 

Good tip ; also with the Clematis I would plant them deeper than they are in the pot, this will encourage extra roots from the stems beneath the soil and send up more shoots. It also gives the plant a better chance of getting over something Clematis wilt if you were ever unfortunate enough to get this, but not something to worry about at this stage.

Your garden is great, keep us up to date with how its going.......happy gardening

 

Well I have finally managed to get 4 clematis' in the ground this morn as the rain has decided to stay away lol. Hopefully I can really get stuck in this week as the weather is supposed to be nice and I won't be getting interrupted by the school run Thanx for the tips until I get round to getting some shrubs would a few stones around the root do the job to keep it in the shade.

What evergreen shrubs would you suggest I don't want huge ones

 

I have removed the net and attached them straight to the trellis now