How would you convince someone, like Nan at Gardening Gone Wild, that they just couldn’t survive another growing season without water in the garden? Oh… I’m not talking rain water which she would dearly love! I am talking water features like ponds, waterfalls or container gardens. Mm… yes, I have a tiny pond I could… Read More Water in the garden
Show Gardens are definitely a fantastic source of inspiration when it comes to using colour in our gardens. For this month’s topic, Colour in the Garden, at Gardening Gone Wild’s Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop I have decided to share some gardens/displays that have caught my eye! Colour on walls can look striking as you can… Read More Colour blasts and bursts
In Part 1 of my posting on Arbours and Pergolas, for Gardening Gone Wild’s January Design Workshop, I wanted to show some of the inspiration I used for structures in my own garden. Now, I should probably say that Part 2 is most likely to only be of interest to gardening readers. However, I would… Read More Arbours and Pergolas – Part 2
My garden is at the end of a short street. It is small but not quite as small as many of my neighbour’s gardens as it is tucked in one of the corners. My garden is ‘L’ shaped following two sides of my house and diagonally out to a corner. It has changed many times… Read More Arbours and Pergolas – Part 1