We chopped back the Beech Trees so that we could extend the height of the chicken wire, it will probably take a few years to come back but it really needed to be done. We still have the top to do but that's for another day as all the hedges around the garden need trimming back too.
This border was very overgrown and the existing Roses were just smothered with bluebells (most without any flowers) and crocosmia. Mum and I cleaned this border and made it a bit narrower and I attempted to make a drystone wall using most of the rocks from around the garden.
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| Working our way up |
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The start of the Drystone Wall
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| Have done my shoulder in moving these :( |
We cleaned the border and took out some of the Crocosmia and Bluebells. We found some Ferns and Irises struggling to be seen. There's also some Aquilegia, Foxgloves, Hollyhocks, Solomon's Seal and a Gladioli. We planted 5 small Pyracantha (with orange berries for the birds), 3 Apple Blossom, Lillies, Alliums, some Perennials and Roses. We also planted some Elephant's ears to fill the border with evergreen ground cover.
The Roses that I ordered from J Parkers were pitiful and I was really disappointed I won't be ordering from them again.
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| Look how tiny my Roses are! Little Sticks! |
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| Something Lives in this Hole under the Fern |
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| Before |
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... and After
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