mort
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So about a year ago I got fed up with the front lawn. It wasn't really a lawn to tell the truth because of all the weeds growing through it. Someone in the house is obsessed with feeding the birds but it only seems to attract wood pigeons and they are messy critters, this meant most of the corn was flung all over the place and sprouted everywhere.
I had enough and up came the grass and I planned to make it more interesting. Interesting for me is water so a wildlife pond was decided plus enriched environment for the birds and associated beasties.
I don't have a before so just imagine a horrible square of lawn with a couple of semi mature borders behind and to the side. In front was nothing really but that's all changed.
This is an overview of the space a week or so ago (when the sun was last out, after the heavy wind so its a bit bashed but before the constant deluge we've had this week).
and this is the pond, believe it or not. Its grown like this in over a year and stretches between the two acers and to the slate in the forground. 75% of the plants in the garden and pond are self propagated, a few divisions but most cuttings or from seed.
This is the closest I have to a full pond shot. The grasses have really took off but it looked amazing this spring with the raged robbing, sisyrinchium, water hawthorne and forget me nots in full bloom.
I've got lots of plants on the grow out for next year and am planning a foxglove wall along the back to block out the neighbours. The house is covered in a climbing hydrangea and for a couple of weeks a year the bumble bees make it sound like its a motorway (must give the blue tits who nest there a real headache). I've seen plenty of damselflies as well already so pretty chuffed.
I had enough and up came the grass and I planned to make it more interesting. Interesting for me is water so a wildlife pond was decided plus enriched environment for the birds and associated beasties.
I don't have a before so just imagine a horrible square of lawn with a couple of semi mature borders behind and to the side. In front was nothing really but that's all changed.
This is an overview of the space a week or so ago (when the sun was last out, after the heavy wind so its a bit bashed but before the constant deluge we've had this week).
and this is the pond, believe it or not. Its grown like this in over a year and stretches between the two acers and to the slate in the forground. 75% of the plants in the garden and pond are self propagated, a few divisions but most cuttings or from seed.
This is the closest I have to a full pond shot. The grasses have really took off but it looked amazing this spring with the raged robbing, sisyrinchium, water hawthorne and forget me nots in full bloom.
I've got lots of plants on the grow out for next year and am planning a foxglove wall along the back to block out the neighbours. The house is covered in a climbing hydrangea and for a couple of weeks a year the bumble bees make it sound like its a motorway (must give the blue tits who nest there a real headache). I've seen plenty of damselflies as well already so pretty chuffed.
