Work in progress

Hi Martin,

Where do you get these ideas from ?
Those steps look brilliant

 

Looks fantastic @martin-f

 

Hi Anthony many thanks, I just try and do something a little different to what ive seen before, look at all designs than choose something i haven't seen i guess.

Many thanks Fern.

 

Your garden looks fab - a lot of hard work and effort gone into it. Wish I was that clever and creative. Well done

 

Many thanks, I only had intension of getting a lawn down at first, I cant stop now lol,

Ok steps nearly finished they just need a dry mix putting in to the joints.

 

Loving those steps
All your hard work is bringing a good number of forum members a lot of pleasure; I can only begin to imagine how much joy you and your family are getting from it!

 

Hi Anthony I dropped the level today, there was only a few bulbs needed moving, the rest of this border needs raising,

I can just bury everything else deeper apart from the pansies I am moving them backwards as I go along the other bulbs will just have a few more inch to reach the surface and my clematis roots will be deeper as they should be in the first place, many thanks for your advise.

Many thanks M, only me and the wife at home visiting family love it the wife would sooner watch tv I wish she had more interest at the end of the day I just carry on and enjoy it myself .

 

Finished this area just posting it up to look back at in the future.

 

Hi, started work on the very small paved area and path today, only the vertical slabs are fixed,

In front of the six slabs will be two rows of slabs running across the front this will eliminate the trip hazard and another six on the opposite side matching this side. the pergolas will be over the small paved areas.

 

Hi Anthony, ive gone for these for this year they arrived today, wife and oldest granddaughter have sown them up,

Its says on the packet 20 seeds I ordered three lots anyhow there's far more than 20 per packet 80 in and still a packet to go .

 

0000000000000000000000000001581000000000000000000000000000015810Hi Martin,

Good choice

I'm growing Nasturtiums this year as well, first time in over 20 years I've had a go.

Mine are "Salmon Baby " , planning to do a wall basket with just these in it.

 

Hi Anthony, they look nice i will bear them in mind for next year , have you sown yours yet ?according to my packet i should be ok getting them in now as i have done.

 

I sowed mine indoors about a month ago and they're just about ready to go out. I put 4 in a 3" pot ( 5 pots ), so when I put them in i can put them in little clumps without disturbing them. They should fill my half basket nicely

 

Many thanks Anthony, I can put the petunias in first and these will come later, it says plant direct March/May but ive put them in the summer house so it should bring them on a bit quicker, blimey i sound like i know what I am on about .

 

I think you will surprise yourself just how much, and how quickly, you learn things on here and from experience. I am amazed at just how much my knowledge and experience have grown since I first joined almost 4 years ago now!

Anyway, nasturtiums: I planted some Empress of India, plus another variety I've forgotten the name of, in a tub with some sunflower seeds back in the beginning of April (ish). Outside, no protection aside from some baked, crushed egg shells as a mulch and slug protection. This is how they looked on April 23rd (St George's Day)



Not hugely impressive, but, the weather was still being a bit iffy.
No current picture, but, they are now bigger, stronger and a promise of something beautiful to come.
Nasturtiums aren't fussy blighters, at all really. They thrive in poorer soils (too tasty and all they do is put on a lot of leaf growth and little flower). @clueless1 is possibly one of our more experienced when it comes to these hardy little annuals. I learned a lot about them from his posts