johnr
Member since: Oct 08 | Last seen: May 13 | Years gardening: 30
Gardens
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Zone 8 Area for alpines that we developed in 2006 after having the terrace built as a way of blending terrace into rest of the garden. Soil moved from ot...
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Zone 8 We have a front garden which slopes down towards the house quite steeply and is terraced with wooden palings. It has a privet hedge at the top div...
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Zone 8 Small conservatory added to house in 2009. Use this to grown tender and indoor plants that need some heat. Has problems in that temperature can r...
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Zone 8 Spent the 2012 Easter weekend laying out a new herb garden under the kitchen window and to the side of the front door. This bed had herbs in when ...
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Zone 8 Herbaceous Border we prepared and planted in 2009. Still trying to develop the right mix of plants to get good colour and flowering across the who...
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Zone 8 Garden built on bank between terrace and main lawn. Has alpine garden and path at top then steeply slopes down to lawn area. We decided to make t...
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Zone 8 Terrace built in 2005. Range of containers mostly shrubs, but also an annual container for changes in planting.
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Zone 8 Awkward sloping area between edge of terrace and down to greenhouse. Part is heavily shaded by hawthorn hedge and birch tree. Divided by rustic s...
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Zone 8 Five raised beds used for growing vegetables on a crop rotation system. Plan to put in another two large raised beds in place of lawn over the nex...
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Zone 8 Difficult area at front of house near to front lawn and path. Overshadowed by front privet hedge and neighbour’s trees. Trying to grow shad...
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