The gardeners have finished for the time being. They have to come back to grind up he roots of the o regrown brambles & rake & reseed the three round centre flower beds.
It’s looking quite bare & we can see through the hedge at the bottom to the road beyond.
We are going to put a wood panel fence up & plant trees to shield us from the road.
We are happy with it as long as we can get them back before Spring to finish off when the weather is better for planting.
Harry rehanging the bird feeders.
Three good things:
1. Still no snow!
2. Lots of photos from NZ of the grandchildren.
3. We found five footballs & a smaller ball among the debris in the garden. Must belong to the neighbours grandchildren when they were young.
Nice view from the end now though Pat. Your neighbours will be glad you e cleared brambles - we are pretty much on top of ours now after 25 years because the neighbours have finally cleared their side!
Well I do like a nice garden but don’t want any work...shrubs, trees & mire shrubs I think....we don’t want to be a slave to the garden more than Harry’s lawn mowing will be.
@beryl Well they are coming back to fill in the three round beds & put them back to grass then we will plant trees etc. Not really having it landscaped as such...I would you mind those two young men on Garden rescue to transform it but it’s not going to happen.
@judithg The neighbours are very pleased the brambles are going...they are very invasive....I think they might be a bit shocked at the scale of the clearance but I’m sure when Spring comes it will look different.
This is a soothing shot...and I imagine it gives you great satisfaction to be able to envisage the garden's transformation and look forward to the pleasure of it. Chapeau! French for Well Done!
@s4sayer Thank you Margo.....we bought this property just for the garden alone....Harry always said he couldn’t live with what he called a ‘pocket handkerchief’ garden. We are used to fields so this is perfect for us in our older age. Next thing the house.
Its amazing what you get used to in spite of living in countryside territory for a long time. Wise planting, I think. You can also get contractors in to mow the lawns as we have! I presume the road is to your south?
Well I do like a nice garden but don’t want any work...shrubs, trees & mire shrubs I think....we don’t want to be a slave to the garden more than Harry’s lawn mowing will be.