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Post by Admin on Dec 8, 2008 17:33:32 GMT
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Post by helofadigger on Dec 9, 2008 14:13:16 GMT
Hi all we moved into our present home in early summer of 2006 after living in our old house for 20 odd years and having a garden how we wanted we upped sticks. Our 'new' garden was too much trouble for the old gentleman that lived there before us so all the gardens front, back and side were just bumpy grass. Below are pictures of our back garden. In the following picture you can just see our garden dragon guarding a bowl of gems.  Here's the work we did this summer the pathway is getting done next year.  I wanted to try and take away the funny shape of the back garden so I added some curves.  Planted some plants  Look how well they did only a few months later!  I hope you all enjoy them Hel.xxx. |
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Post by helofadigger on Dec 9, 2008 14:18:41 GMT
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Post by helofadigger on Dec 9, 2008 14:28:19 GMT
This is my naughty area it was supposed to been decked this year but due to my husband (Bob) not being very well health-wise (he's at the end of stage 4 kidney failure) this area has had to be put of hold for the time being.  This is our side garden all done from scratch in a mad burst of energy last July.  It has a lovely tiny deck area built by Bob with just enough room for two chairs and a little table.Hel.xxx.  |
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Post by scotkat on Dec 9, 2008 15:30:25 GMT
Very nice Helen
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Post by kedigato on Dec 9, 2008 16:12:13 GMT
Wow! what a difference in such a short time, Helen! Very well done. I do like the curved flower beds, they look very natural. We have one as well, otherwise all of the others are straight - easier for mowing the lawn. Your seating areas are nice, bet you enjoy relaxing on them (in the summer of course, not now!) and looking out at all of the accomplished work. I wonder how you find time to work on your allotment on top of the garden - I reckon you both must be workaholics. ;D Sorry to hear about Bob.  Did I read somewhere that he can, and does, help in the garden and allotment? Looking forward to seeing more pics of your garden - thanks for sharing. |
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Post by DAG on Dec 10, 2008 8:30:09 GMT
Looks like you have done very well, keep up the good work! |
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Post by nazimundo on Dec 10, 2008 11:26:07 GMT
You've made a lovely job of changing the look of your garden, the curved beds look so much better than the hard angles.
Looks like I'm going to have to get on and do some changes in mine as it was sorely neglected for years due to the hours we worked, but looking at what you've achived it's given me some insperation.
Alfie
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Post by tamarine on Dec 18, 2008 21:49:01 GMT
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Helen OH WOW
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Post by helofadigger on Dec 31, 2008 9:21:27 GMT
Thank you guys you are all very kind.
Yes Kedigato Bob does help out quite a lot although he does have to told off a few times too because it does take the stuffing out of him...those boys never learn! Hel.xxx.
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Post by kedigato on Dec 31, 2008 9:43:35 GMT
...those boys never learn! Hel.xxx. True Helen, what would they do without us gals?  Lovely to see you back again. Hope all is well with you and your family. |
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Post by mikkel on Dec 31, 2008 16:23:56 GMT
What a Fantastic job you've done there? Do you know, I can just imagine either a shed across from the greenhouse with a Model Railway inside, or a 'G Gauge' layout* running around the garden as well.  *See www.wmrc.weebly.com and Dovecote for the size. |
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Post by kedigato on Dec 31, 2008 16:40:31 GMT
That's our Mikkel, with his trains on the brain ;D ;D Now I did see something on TV quite some time ago where a man did have one of these large model trains running around his garden. Can't remember where it was though. |
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Post by mikkel on Dec 31, 2008 17:14:09 GMT
That's our Mikkel, with his trains on the brain ;D ;D Now I did see something on TV quite some time ago where a man did have one of these large model trains running around his garden. Can't remember where it was though. If our garden was larger and like helofadigger's, then I would seriously consider having one running round. (I am adding another photo on railway thread.) |
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Post by helofadigger on Jan 1, 2009 14:29:04 GMT
Mikkel maybe it's something to think about if and when we have grandchildren, we have loads of train 'stuff' up in the attic that we have had for many years and we just couldn't part with them so you never know it might just happen! Hel.xxx.
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