Annet

Annet's 'Veggie' Raised Bed & Pond garden

Garden Type: Vegetable | Sun: Partial Sun | Soil: Combination I'm Organic!

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!

Photos

Plantings

  • Wild leek Day 370

    Wild leek

    Allium ampeloprasum

    Sown on 16 Nov 08 OERPREI 734265 ALLIUM ampeloprasum (Eng: Wil...

    • 3 journals
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  • Winter Purslane

    Winter Purslane

    Claytonia perfoliata

    Sown on 08 Sep 08

    • 4 journals
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  • Marjoram

    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'

    '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

    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 'Black Crystal'

    Viola x wittrockiana

    Sown on 04 Jul 08

    • 4 journals
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  • Water hyacinth

    Water hyacinth

    Eichhornia crassipes

    Purchased on 17 May 08 I bought this for its attractive flowers, and b...

    • 1 journals
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    • Happy

  • Artichoke

    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

    Freesia uniflora

    Sown on 01 Apr 08

    • 3 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Garlic Chives

    Garlic Chives

    Allium tuberosum

    Sown on 27 Mar 08

    • 3 journals
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  • Pot marigold

    Pot marigold

    Calendula officinalis

    Sown on 13 Mar 08 Sown in 4 plastic cups in the indoor propagator...

    • 4 journals
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    • 1 comments
    • Happy

  • Carpet Thyme

    Carpet Thyme

    Thymus serpyllum

    Sown on 01 Mar 08 I planted these along the edge of the new herb ...

    • 2 journals
    • 2 faves
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  • Sage

    Sage

    Salvia officinalis

    Sown on 01 Mar 08 These are now in the new herb border

    • 1 journals
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  • Thyme

    Thyme

    Thymus vulgaris

    Sown on 19 Feb 08

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Apple tree 'James Grieve'

    Apple tree 'James Grieve'

    Malus domestica

    Sown on 16 Jan 08 My very own apple tree!

    • 4 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 5 comments

  • Curryplant

    Curryplant

    Helichrysum italicum

    Sown on 05 Jan 08 This was in a three-for-two herb special :) I j...

    • 3 journals
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    • 3 comments

  • Lemon thyme

    Lemon thyme

    Thymus pulegioides

    Sown on 05 Jan 08 This was in the same three-for-two herb deal as...

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Checkered Lily

    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

    Hebe

    Sown in Sep 2007 This flowered late into autumn. It seems to be ...

    • 4 journals
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  • Autumn Sage

    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'

    Sweet williams 'Black'

    Dianthus barbatus var. nigrescens

    Sown on 15 Aug 07 I'll admit this is a bit of an experiment, sowi...

    • 6 journals
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    • 3 comments

  • Greek Oregano'

    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

    Globe Artichoke

    Cynara scolymus

    Sown on 15 Apr 07 I bought these at the Groningen 'flower markt' ...

    • 8 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • German Chamomile

    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

    Water Lily

    Nymphaea

    Sown in 2007 I bought this in the summer of 2007, and though...

    • 3 journals
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    • Happy

  • Wild rocket

    Wild rocket

    Eruca sativa

    Sown on 15 Apr 06 This is really nice stuff, but it does spread l...

    • 3 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Strawberry

    Strawberry

    Fragaria x ananassa

    Sown in Apr 2006

    • 5 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Peach tree

    Peach tree

    Prunus persica

    Sown on 15 Mar 06 I bought this one at a graden center when we fi...

    • 12 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Glory of the snow

    Glory of the snow

    Chionodoxa luciliae

    I didn't know what it was at first, but the BBC...

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 2 comments

  • Chives

    Chives

    Allium schoenoprasum

    There were some chives in the garden when we mo...

    • 6 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Thyme

    Thyme

    Thymus vulgaris

    Another plant that is nice and hardy, just like...

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Bay laurel

    Bay laurel

    Laurus nobilus

    I bought this from a garden center, and planted...

    • 1 journals
    • 1 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Lavender

    Lavender

    Lavandula angustifolia

    I inherited one from our house's previous owner...

    • 5 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

Comments

  • LindaMae

    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

    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

    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

    Trisha wrote:

    Great map idea – love the penguin!

    Posted on 13 Dec 07 (about 1 years ago)

  • SFKelly

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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)

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