Very amateur gardener!

Hi Guys,

Just thought I'd say hello. I've periodically browsed the forum and thought it was time I got involved.

A very brief introduction to my garden:

I'm from Northern Ireland, I built a house about 7 years ago now and have been slowly trying to transform my once wasteland into a reasonable garden. In the grand scheme of things I've really only just started but have been chipping away a small bit at a time for the last 5 years or so. As usual time, money and occasionally lazyness being the reasons for the slow progression. I'm extremely fortunate to live on a plot about 1 1/2 acres so space is definitely not an issue however the plot was once bog land which was drained 50-60 years ago and when I cleared it out and began to build I imported a large amount of local fill to bring up the levels. The garden is made up of local field imported top soil which varies in quality but is largely water retaining and crumbly but underneath that is hard sticky clay so drainage is a huge problem being that I live on the edge of the sperrin mountain range and rain is in abundance.

To date I have done my front lawn twice, planted a mixed hedge of approx 10 different varieties of plants that are mostly local and tend to thrive in our climate, planted a few trees and shrubbery and leveled and sowed out the rear plot.

Photos below were taken in 2015 which show the rear plot before leveling and sowing. The condition of the lawn is not as good as the pictures now either as creeping buttercup and couch grasses seem to thrive in my local conditions. I have also put in a shrubbery and some trees in the lawn as well.

 

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Welcome to Gardeners Corner JD.

You've made a grand job of your home and garden. The transformation from an empty over grown plot must have been challenging particularly working with the ex-bog land.

 

Oh woops I didn't realise this was yours.. I just replied to the other thread you made! That looks gorgeous, lovely setting you have!