Enjoying the Garden

This year is the first time ever that I have bothered about the garden; previous years have been left to DHs pottering ways and good luck.

Despite having a rather long garden there isn't really anywhere to plant flowers except a narrow strip of mud along the edge of the path, which lends itself only to straight lines of boring flower arrangements. So to try to get the garden looking more like an Eden and less like a slag heap  I have decided to try a container garden along with hanging arrangements nailed up along the fence. The idea being I can generate height and illusion of depth.

Last autumn for the first time ever I took the time to plant bulbs of various traditional spring flowers. The slow-burning firework display so far has been breath-taking - first the crocus, then the daffodils, the hyacinth and the tulips following on. It's been a lovely spring-like garden this year, which I'm chuffed with.

Now summer flowers have been placed lovingly in their seed trays waiting for the magic to happen, and I can't wait to see what the summer show will be like. Watch this space insha'allah...

Comments

[fouzia]

Mashallah beautiful...were did you find a container plant along?? My garden - is not a garden - my landlord thinks having the whole thing covered in cement is better suited to tenants!!! there is NO life in my concrete patch! I have jazzed up the front garden with window boxes and DH is 'designing' an islamic-inspired garden for the back...so far nothing has been purchased and designed - fouzia stay calm..

[Mu Mu Design]

the thing I have learned in my married life is that anything left up to men remains undone. Do it yourself, or drag your DH to the garden centre. I know a woman who has a concerte yard so small you would think nothing could be achieve - but with plant pots and wall hangings it is AMAZING. You know old bean tins with drainage holes works just as well as shop bought 'baskets'. But honestly, container gardning IS possible. Pots pots pots.

[Mu Mu Design]

A good read:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alan-Titchmarsh-How-Garden-Container/dp/1846073995/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271092878&sr=8-1

On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 6:18 PM, qalballah <[email protected]> wrote:

the thing I have learned in my married life is that anything left up to men remains undone. Do it yourself, or drag your DH to the garden centre. I know a woman who has a concerte yard so small you would think nothing could be achieve - but with plant pots and wall hangings it is AMAZING. You know old bean tins with drainage holes works just as well as shop bought 'baskets'. But honestly, container gardning IS possible. Pots pots pots.

[Amanda]

I'd agree with you wrt men and containers ;0)
I grow herbs, salad and veg in pots... this year trying strawberries and tomatoes in hanging baskets.

the flowers look lovley btw :0)

[Mu Mu Design]

good luck! yeah flowers make the place look loved. but still cant look at hyacinth without the words BOUQUET RESIDENCE, LADY OF THE HOUSE SPEAKING ringing in my ears...

[Rachelle Blondel]

I can almost smell those flowers quite delightful *big sniff* Looking good girl rxx

[Mu Mu Design]

ta chuck. I've gone off them a bit since someone told me they smell of cat wee :S

[Rachelle Blondel]

noooooooo not cat wee they r lovely bet it was a bloke himself always says they stink when I have them in the house rx

[Mu Mu Design]

it WAS a bloke!! must be a man thing....