Plantings (33)
Progress Journal (245)
Wish List (37)
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. This fall I’ll probably attack the final patch of lawn, so that I can plant stuff in it next spring.
I love the way this bed looks now, there’s so much colour and so many different textures and leaves, and pretty much all of it is edible!
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Plantings
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Wild leek
Allium ampeloprasum
Sown on 16 Nov 08 OERPREI 734265 ALLIUM ampeloprasum (Eng: Wil...
- 3 journals
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Winter Purslane
Claytonia perfoliata
Sown on 08 Sep 08
- 4 journals
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Marjoram
Origanum majorana
Sown on 27 Jul 08 Another great deal, I got 4 plants for 2 euros ...
- 2 journals
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'small pink onion'
Sown on 27 Jul 08 Not quite sure what type of onion this is. The ...
- 1 journals
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Lavender cuttings
Lavandula angustifolia
Sown on 17 Jul 08 I propagated to types of lavender, both of the ...
- 3 journals
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Viola 'Black Crystal'
Viola x wittrockiana
Sown on 04 Jul 08
- 4 journals
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Water hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes
Purchased on 17 May 08 I bought this for its attractive flowers, and b...
- 1 journals
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Artichoke
Cynara scolymus
Sown on 10 Apr 08 I bought a couple of these at the garden centre...
- 5 journals
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Freesia
Freesia uniflora
Sown on 01 Apr 08
- 3 journals
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Garlic Chives
Allium tuberosum
Sown on 27 Mar 08
- 3 journals
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Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis
Sown on 13 Mar 08 Sown in 4 plastic cups in the indoor propagator...
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Carpet Thyme
Thymus serpyllum
Sown on 01 Mar 08 I planted these along the edge of the new herb ...
- 2 journals
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Sage
Salvia officinalis
Sown on 01 Mar 08 These are now in the new herb border
- 1 journals
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Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Sown on 19 Feb 08
- 2 journals
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Apple tree 'James Grieve'
Malus domestica
Sown on 16 Jan 08 My very own apple tree!
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Curryplant
Helichrysum italicum
Sown on 05 Jan 08 This was in a three-for-two herb special :) I j...
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Lemon thyme
Thymus pulegioides
Sown on 05 Jan 08 This was in the same three-for-two herb deal as...
- 1 journals
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Checkered Lily
Fritillaria meleagris
Sown in Oct 2007 I saw someone on BBC's Gardener's World plant t...
- 6 journals
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Hebe
Hebe
Sown in Sep 2007 This flowered late into autumn. It seems to be ...
- 4 journals
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Autumn Sage
Salvia greggii
Sown on 15 Aug 07 I bought this from a local market, it flowered ...
- 3 journals
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Sweet williams 'Black'
Dianthus barbatus var. nigrescens
Sown on 15 Aug 07 I'll admit this is a bit of an experiment, sowi...
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Greek Oregano'
Origanum vulgare
Sown on 02 May 07 I've got lots of edibles in the garden. I grew ...
- 3 journals
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Globe Artichoke
Cynara scolymus
Sown on 15 Apr 07 I bought these at the Groningen 'flower markt' ...
- 8 journals
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German Chamomile
Matricaria recutita
Sown in Apr 2007 This came back, to my surprise. And it came bac...
- 2 journals
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Water Lily
Nymphaea
Sown in 2007 I bought this in the summer of 2007, and though...
- 3 journals
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Wild rocket
Eruca sativa
Sown on 15 Apr 06 This is really nice stuff, but it does spread l...
- 3 journals
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Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa
Sown in Apr 2006
- 5 journals
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Peach tree
Prunus persica
Sown on 15 Mar 06 I bought this one at a graden center when we fi...
- 12 journals
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Glory of the snow
Chionodoxa luciliae
I didn't know what it was at first, but the BBC...
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Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
There were some chives in the garden when we mo...
- 6 journals
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Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Another plant that is nice and hardy, just like...
- 1 journals
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Bay laurel
Laurus nobilus
I bought this from a garden center, and planted...
- 1 journals
- 1 faves
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Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
I inherited one from our house's previous owner...
- 5 journals
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Comments
LindaMae wrote:
Love the plan – I’m going to have to get myself some time and play with these toys. Is the blueberry in a pot? How’s it doing? I am thinking I’d like one of those.
Posted on 08 Dec 07 (about 1 years ago)
Annet wrote:
Hi, thanks!
Yes, the blueberry is in a pot. It’s been doing very well, up until this year, when it didn’t bear any fruit. I think I pruned it too heavily last winter.. Well, I won’t touch it this year, and hope for some more fruit this summer. They are incredibly tasty :) You’ll find a picture of it in the Backyard container garden, that’s where all my potted plants are.
Posted on 09 Dec 07 (about 1 years ago)
Annet wrote:
One more thing about blueberries…they need an acidic soil, and this is where containers come in handy, because you can stick in them acidic soil, or give them acidic plant feed (this is usually sold as soil/feed for rhondondendrons. So, now that I’ve given this advice, I’ll go and measure the pH in the blueberry container, and try my own advice ;)
Posted on 09 Dec 07 (about 1 years ago)
Trisha wrote:
Great map idea – love the penguin!
Posted on 13 Dec 07 (about 1 years ago)
SFKelly wrote:
Nice map! I also love the penguin. ;-) What does the purslane taste like?
Posted on 15 Dec 07 (about 1 years ago)
Annet wrote:
Thanks! We all love the penguin :) The purslane is very mild, it’s a nice ‘neutral’ salad leaf
Posted on 15 Dec 07 (about 1 years ago)
cloakedartichoke wrote:
Hi! I wasn’t sure how to reply to the comment you wrote to me, so I decided to reply on your page. You have so many gardens though, it was hard to choose which one to use! How strange though, just yesterday at the gardening center, I bought packets of marigold and nasturtium. I just read ‘The $64 Tomato’ and the author recommended it for salads and such. And, heck, if they can keep the pests away too, then great!
Posted on 09 Mar 08 (about 1 years ago)
Shala wrote:
Thanks for coming to my garden and checking it out. I didn’t have much added when you came by though so keep checking back. I am slowly getting all of our plants entered into my profile. LOVE your garden plans. This is our first year of gardening and next year we are going to do some plans like that!
Posted on 20 Apr 08 (about 1 years ago)
mondomuse wrote:
I love the richness and diversity in this garden. So many useful, fragrant and tasty offerings. All of this surrounding a pond. Very lovely.
Posted on 27 Jun 08 (about 1 years ago)
Annet wrote:
Thanks so much, that’s so nice to hear!
I’ve included a ‘view from the top’ in my gallery. Not quite as glamorous as some of the close-ups, but it gives you an idea of the layout.
Posted on 27 Jun 08 (about 1 years ago)
TheLibra wrote:
Your garden is beautiful. Waterlillies! Wow! I only wish I could grow those. The “roots” may be cut and stewed with ham and herbs to create an incredibly good soup. Cut them in slices, and they’ll look like wagon wheels. That’s the part you want to wash and cook in a soup. I’ll try to find the recipe if I can. My tribe uses it for a traditional Native American Indian meal (just noticed your location, in case the term wasn’t familiar, y’all may know them as Aboriginal Americans). Good luck on the allotment. I hear in Britain they’ve got a real problem with all the good allotments being paved over for Olympic grounds and people are being given swamp instead. We don’t get allotments in America, that I know of, but there are community gardens in places.
Posted on 16 Jul 08 (about 1 years ago)