MIKE & JAN's GARDEN

new garden 2011     old garden      
 Hello - welcome to our blog & ramblings of our new garden project from June 2011 

 

The original Garden as at 3rd June when we moved in..........

 

 

 

17 June 11 - we removed old bushes to create a 17' by 5' veg patch

and put up a 8' by 4' cedar lean to greenhouse .....

 

 

 

 9th July 11- cleared away east facing back fence jungle ............................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

peas, cabbage, runner beans, celery, beetroot, carrots rocket, lettuce and raddish - not bad for 1st year

 

 

... fresh picked carrots...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.... and peppers in the greenhouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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we are having a conservatory built  Nov / Dec 2011 so the

garden redesign work is suspended until the work has finished........... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  2nd December 2011 - all finished -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW FOR THE FUN PART OF DESIGNING THE GARDEN FOR 2012....................

 

 here's my design,  now for the planting plan and out with the RHS good plant guide....

 

 

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original garden photos early 2011 below -