A Sunday at Home
I know wev'e been gallivanting off on a Sunday for the last few weeks but this week the weather forecast wasn't too cracky so we decided to stay at home. This gave me the opportunity to take some photos of the garden, some of which I'm going to share with you.
If youv'e been dying to know how the decking looks like with the seats on, here it is. We couldn't put the seats out until the birds had fledged. You can see in this picture the nesting boxes on the wall. This space is quite peaceful and catches the early morning sun. It's enclosed by honeysuckle and a Francis rambling rose and some clematis all climbing up the trellis. In the gravel in front of the deck are clumps of different grasses. A bit different from the rubbish tip that the previous house-owner used it for.
At the front of the house we have a drive which is big enough for two cars side by side so there's not much room for a garden. We managed to put some heathers in and this standard Cotoneaster which is in flower at the moment. The wife says it's like a firework going off. The area is gravelled to cut down on maintenance, wev'e got enough work to do in the back!
The country cottage feel is attained in this border. There's all sorts of things going on in this place. Roses,Papavers,Foxgloves, even a young Hawthorn bush which was planted in April. There's a wildlife pond in amongst this lot with some frogs in residence. My wife got a couple of packets of wildflower seeds last year and just broadcast the lot. She's waiting to find out what comes up. Probably a Triffid!
Whilst I was out there taking the pictures, this Blackbird came to see what I was up to. This bird has been hanging around our garden for a while now, but the remarkable thing about this bird is the fact that it only has one leg.We make sure we put plenty of bird food out and this character never misses out, even with his handicap. He rewards us in the early evening with his beautiful singing voice.
The garden will look even better in a months time when all the flowers are out.
If youv'e been dying to know how the decking looks like with the seats on, here it is. We couldn't put the seats out until the birds had fledged. You can see in this picture the nesting boxes on the wall. This space is quite peaceful and catches the early morning sun. It's enclosed by honeysuckle and a Francis rambling rose and some clematis all climbing up the trellis. In the gravel in front of the deck are clumps of different grasses. A bit different from the rubbish tip that the previous house-owner used it for.
At the front of the house we have a drive which is big enough for two cars side by side so there's not much room for a garden. We managed to put some heathers in and this standard Cotoneaster which is in flower at the moment. The wife says it's like a firework going off. The area is gravelled to cut down on maintenance, wev'e got enough work to do in the back!
The country cottage feel is attained in this border. There's all sorts of things going on in this place. Roses,Papavers,Foxgloves, even a young Hawthorn bush which was planted in April. There's a wildlife pond in amongst this lot with some frogs in residence. My wife got a couple of packets of wildflower seeds last year and just broadcast the lot. She's waiting to find out what comes up. Probably a Triffid!
Whilst I was out there taking the pictures, this Blackbird came to see what I was up to. This bird has been hanging around our garden for a while now, but the remarkable thing about this bird is the fact that it only has one leg.We make sure we put plenty of bird food out and this character never misses out, even with his handicap. He rewards us in the early evening with his beautiful singing voice.The garden will look even better in a months time when all the flowers are out.
posted by Freddy at 9:16 pm
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