Annet

Member since: Nov 07 | Years gardening: 4 Organic gardener Folia Helper

Hi,

I started my gardening career on a third-floor balcony. I had herbs/lettuce/tomatoes and some fruit in pots, with a just a tiny spot in between for me to sit and enjoy the sun :)
Today I’ve got my own backyard (yeah!) and am using it to grow as many edibles as possible. I have also applied for an allotment, and am hoping to get one before it’s time to start sowing and planting next spring.
I have been on myfolia for a few weeks now, and am absolutely hooked. It is changing (improving!) all the time, and I love being a part of it and exchanging ideas with other gardeners.

Gardens

'Veggie' Raised Bed & Pond garden

Zone 8 This is the main bed, which surrounds the pond. Little by little I've nibbled away at the grass, to create more space for veggies, herbs & flowers....
- 33 plants
- 245 journals
- 10 faves
- 11 comments
Backyard Container Garden garden

Zone 8 These are the various containers spread out all over the backyard.
- 11 plants
- 114 journals
- 2 faves
- 0 comments
Balcony garden

I've got a balcony near the kitchen (facing the backyard), which gets a bit of sun in the morning, and then there's another small balcony facing th...
- 1 plants
- 9 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
Dahab Desert garden

Zone 8 So, I've plunged into my Egyptian life. We've rented ourselves a house - he (the Egyptian boyfriend) had rented and sublet the place before, so he ...
- 9 plants
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
Indoor sowings & plants garden

This is where the fun starts, the anticipation of spring and summer! This is where I sow culinary herbs and non-hardy plants like tomatoes and pepp...
- 1 plants
- 45 journals
- 1 faves
- 0 comments
Mark en Zwaan's Container garden

Zone 8 I seem to be gardening all over the place now - I still have my stuff going at my old place, I had some indoor sowings, which I have transplanted t...
- 9 plants
- 0 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
On the fence garden

Zone 8 I created this strip along the garden wall, by popping out a few paving stones, and adding some potting soil to the sand mix that was in there. Dur...
- 5 plants
- 54 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
Picture Album garden

Zone 8 This garden is slightly different from my others, in that it's not a 'real' garden with plants. In this Picture Album Garden I would like to collec...
- 3 plants
- 0 journals
- 1 faves
- 0 comments
Shady Herb & Shrub garden

Zone 8 This is probably my most shady garden, so far the sage, wild strawberries, hydrangea, lilac and other shrubs have done well here. In autumn I get l...
- 14 plants
- 44 journals
- 1 faves
- 0 comments
[Archived] Cold Frame garden

Zone 8 I bought this on ebay a few months ago. It used to be on the deck of an old-fashioned barge, it even smelled of 'boat' a little :) Anyway, I sanded...
- 4 plants
- 5 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
[Archived] Frontyard garden

Zone 8 At first I didn't really think about adding this one, since it's not entirely mine. We live in a three-story apartment building, and technically, o...
- 8 plants
- 13 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
[Archived] Piccardthof Allotment garden

Zone 8 Maybe it's a bit premature, because I only just heard that I'm getting an allotment, but as far as I'm concerned it's a done deal :) It's 50 m2 lar...
- 2 plants
- 4 journals
- 0 faves
- 3 comments