Plant Shopping

I've got 3 Big borders left to do (plus the grass verge outside) and there are not enough plants to fill them up so I've done a little internet shopping from a mail order catalogue company called 'JParkers'. Prices are really reasonable and much cheaper than going to the garden centre for the amount I will need.

16 plants

and 13 Free!

The Roses and Quince are going to go on the left hand side of the garden to deter Luna from going too near the fence. The 3 Dwarf Rhododendrons and Free Lillies will go in the pond border. Might put one of the Sky Rockets in there too for some much needed height. That leaves the Black Pussy Willow, 2 Sky Rockets and Free Rhododendron for the border in the open area of the garden that will screen off our archery range.

I spent around £56 for 16 plants so I'm not expecting them to be large specimens or have instant impact. In time they will grow and fill out but I'm secretly hoping they won't be too small.

Really looking forward to receiving these and it's given me some much needed inspiration to carry on in the garden. Better get cleaning and digging those flower beds (no easy task) and I'm still doing the border by the Little Orchard!

The Patio

And they say 'the camera never lies' ...

This picture looks lovely

This has given me such a headache. Not only is the garden sloping upwards to the left but it is not square and the angles are just weird. Lee comes along with some string and hey presto - sorted. The patio will have a step up to the left so that we can level it out. But for now most of the slabs are down until the grass dies off. We've used some of the slabs from the vegetable garden as this is going to be lawned over but first I need to save all the plants in there including a little Camellia.

I love the picture on the left - it really doesn't look like that at all! ... yet

I'm not much help to Lee when it comes to the heavy stuff so instead he has given me the job of cleaning the slabs off. I really like the moss effect.

Luna Helping

Slabs to be cut to fit

Reality

This shows the slope a bit more