New garden.

Hi All,

So I have sold my house and had an offer accepted on another, all being well should be moving in around 8 weeks.

Unfirtunatley the lady that owns the house we want has got dementia and has had to go into a home. The garden is now very overgrown, but you can tell that she was a keen gardener at some time.

However I will need to chop it all back and we want to put an area for the kids etc.

What I want to know is can I still take cuttings of plant I have already to take with me?
I want to take Shansta Daisy, mauve Bowles, Fuschias, helenium, lavender. And maybe cuttings from the miniature buddelia We also have a rise that was planted in memory of our daughter that we would like to take. Will it be ok to cut down and dig up or will this kill it? I will not do this until moving day though.

Rusty

 

Hi Rusty. Roses are tough old things in my experience so should be fine to dig up, but @wiseowl is best placed to advise.

You can certainly take cuttings from Fuchsia and Buddleia, not sure about the others. It would be worth starting the cuttings now then if they don't work you can try some more before you move You could also take some cuttings off the Rose just in case it doesn't survive, then at least you've still got some new plants off it.

 

Hi wiseowl,

It is a Gertrude Jekyll and Hyde, that is 7 years old.



Rusty

 

Hi @rustyroots . Great news regarding the house sale , I hope it's a very quick & stress free move.
I'm just wondering if you could dig up any of the plants & put them into pots?
The rose is beautiful, you've had some great advice from Wiseowl ,
I wish you luck with the move & plant cuttings, & needless to say I'm looking forward to seeing your new garden take shape.

 

I've got a Gertrude Jekyll climbing up a trellis by my garage. It's certainly the hardiest of all the Roses I have and the best bloomer and strongest scent as well. A lovely tribute to your daughter

 

Hi All,

Today I have taken cuttings from 2 different Fuschias, buddelia buzz, Eryssium baules, penstemon, and I have potted up a dozen self seeded verbena bonerisis. I have also divided some polyanthus and potted up a dozen.

Hopefully they take and I can take them with me. I have put the cuttings on the cold frame. Will this be ok? Should I also put a layer of grit on top of the compost?

Rusty.

 

Hi All,

I not posted for a while as I have no garden, however I have still been dropping in to keep updated. We sold our house and moved into the in laws as we pulled out of the original house that we had the offer accepted on, due to the sheer amount of work involved and with 2 young children we decided that it wouldn't be the best option. Anyway we have found somewhere else and picked the keys up on Thursday. The only work that needs doing is to be decorated to our (the wife's) taste.

The Garden needs a bit of work, but only because it is virtually all grass with no colour etc. however there is a greenhouse, 4 raised veg beds a couple of apple trees and a fruit cage. I will take and post some pictures later and explain what my plans are.

Rusty

 

Hi Rusty,

I'm pleased to hear that you've sold your house & found another . I hope the process wasn't too stressful. I'm sure the children have enjoyed staying with their grandparents.
Good time of year to have painting & decorating jobs to do inside, I'm sure you will crack on with that then once the spring comes you will be able to get the garden sorted .
Good luck with it all, I shall look forward to seeing some photos in due course

 

That sounds great! Good luck with it all

 

Welcome back Rusty....good to see you posting again

 

Photos of the new garden and patio

Shrubs and trees on the right are going to be removed and then this are will probably be made into kids play area with swing and possibly tree house structure.

A border will then be dug out along the fence line for flowers.

The 2 apple trees against the fence I will try and run some wires to fan them out.

The fruit cage will go to make way for chickens (I had to give my old ones away when we moved).

The greenhouse will probably be relocated to where the furthest 2 veg beds are and the beds moved further up towards where the greenhouse is ( so chuffed I have finally got so green house). I will then fence off just past the big apple tree with trellis to keep the kids away from the greenhouse and so I can let the chickens out.

 

Love it @rustyroots, you have already made some great plans, I'm sure once you get cracking it will quickly take shape . I love the curved wall on the patio area.
I wish you lots of luck & very much look forward to seeing your garden transform please keep us up to date