[Big Eggy]

Hi all,

I have recently brought a new house and the garden needs a LOT of work.

Current garden



I have spent the last few months clearing all the crap left over the back by the previous owners (Scap metal, rubble, bricks, old windows, kids toys etc...)

I'm going to try and document the whole project here and would love for any input or advice.

I currently want to dig out and lay foundations for the shed in the right hand corner, using bits of old paving i have uncovered sort of crazy paving style.

This is what i'm hoping can be achived over the next couple of years:

Mock up's






A lot of work lies ahead.

Eggy

[Sheriff Bart]

I vote for no grass straight veggy beds lol

maybe a few flowers around

[Big Eggy]

Lol.. yeah i'd just have it one big plot but the wife want's a garden to enjoy..

It's been a fight to get some decient sized beds as it is.. the more detailed drawing have square beds (1.5m x 1.5m).. but i think i'm getting her to come round to the idea of 1.2 x 2.4 meter beds (and as HeavyDisipline pointed out easier on my back), also more economical as wood is sold in 2.4m strips.. and room for a MJ Plant in each bed.

Not really into flowers much.. thinking some nice big Hosta's, ferns, and anything i only have to prun each year. Annuals just seem a waste of money and extra hard work to me.

Gonna try and squeeze a little 4ftx6ft glasshouse in there too.. just need a spare £300 for the perspex one as the kids are currently Boy = 2yrs Girl = 7mths.

Eggy

[g0vnaa]

Good luck with your project man.
Who doesn`t love a beautiful garden :P

looks like you got plenty of room to play with , i'll keep my eye on this as i need idea's for my garden lol

edgey

[Sheriff Bart]

go for medicinal wildflowers
ive started more work on my medicinal/perennial wildflower bed this year, got a lot of new Echinaceas planted, yarrows, hyssops, various agastache species, feverfew, lots of good stuff out there (many perennial herbs too; sages, thymes, 8+ kinds of mint). flowers arent just purty! they can get you high

[dubwise]

dont forget about good companion plants for your beds...they can be very benneficial for keeping bad things away and improving what you've got going. can't go wrong with medicinal herbs. That nice open space on the left side would make a pretty little cornfield...good luck! it's going to be fun.

[StealthDragon]

awesome. keep us updated.

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[Big Eggy]

Thanks for advice guys!

Not managing to get much done at the moment, with the F1 on at the weekend, two kiddies keeping me busy and a birthday party to attend.

have created a little bed which we have added to the plan in the bottom right corner of the plans.

have some Verbena Borariensis that i grew from seed ready to go in.. Apparantly these can be hard pruned in autumn and they come back each year if a good mulch used to protect them over winter.



also have a Rosemary knocking around that might go nicely with them.

In the image you can see some sweet pea and sunflower seedlings.. will be moving these when the bed is complete. Have LOADS of this local stone which i find all over the garden (can't say what it is as it will give away my location as it's uniqe to the area) will be trying to recycle it were possable as once cleaned up it looks fairly nice.



Latest Mock up with possable trees/plant names and more to scale.



Eggy

Ok the vebrina is a nice plant. I will make a couple suggestions. for suny areas i recommend anuals. I would getmarigolds, blue aggeratum, your vebrina, and impatients. Pick the colors with the wifey. To compliment the anual beds i would place some vinca vine or sweet potato vine. Blue grass, or zebra grass will grow robust and wide and is recommended for accentuating corners or entrances. Perrenials i would recomend ceedom, blue salvia and strawflower these are hardy plants that will come back evry year. Any specific question feel free to ask. I can also answer any question on masonary, trees shrubs, carpentry, and ornamental ponds. ...... forgot to add for your veggie garden pick what ever the family eats, i cannot recomend a mans taste. I will say though a herb garden will look and smell wonderful. Its a little late but evry thing i reccomended can be bought at a local farm stand or home depot for under 125$.