Hi! Food grower turned flower gardener

[alp]

LOL! I will ask my son as he thinks this laptop belongs to him as well... It will take me ages to back up my laptop .. Son does it all through the night.

Wish I could just dump it out of the wiindow and get a new and reset one just like that . LOL!

 

[alp]

Nice useful garden. You could draw out the whole garden and label the various aspects.. Which spots has the longest hours of sunshine? And write down the plants that you like and note their heights. Have some evergreen shrubs which are compact and which add interest all year round .. colours, flowers, fragrance and berries and all those. I am sure you will have an exciting time going round gc ..

 

[Linky]

You all lost me at, "allotment grower"

Ah yes, I forgot there are a lot of American posters on here! My other forum ( for allotment growers) is mainly UK based. I think they are like your community gardens but purely designed for people to grow food and maybe a bit of sitting around when worn out from all the digging Not pretty like gardens but functional! Mine was 50m by 10m and I paid the equivalent of $25 rent per year which included the use of water from taps. For those who live in towns /cities they are very popular and often have long waiting lists

 

[Verdun]

Hiya Linky.....warm welcome
I grow veg and fruit but also passionate about the ornamental side of gardening too.
You can certainly brighten up your garden with well chosen plants for all year round colour.
For a bit of inspiration take a look at Christopher Lloyd's books like the Adventurous Gardener and the Well Tempered Gardener. He talks poetically, knowledgeably and amusingly about gardens and plants in a way that really helps to enjoy gardening.
Enjoy your new garden

 

[alp]

I feel like having one now. So cheap .. @Linky I hope you're keeping your allotment.. It's peanut for such a big piece of land.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

Welcome @Linky . As you start to ponder your new area, take time, explore options, don't always buy from the heart, and select carefully.

 

[Linky]

I feel like having one now. So cheap .. @Linky I hope you're keeping your allotment.. It's peanut for such a big piece of land.

I wish I could have - a lot of blood sweat and tears went into turning it from a nettle infested jungle to something productive! However we are now over an hour away so it just wasn't feasible.

I think I know what I want to do with our garden but need to sleep on it a bit longer to make sure I don't change my mind in the meantime. If I ask my husband he just shrugs and says I can do what I want

 

[zigs]

Welcome to the forums

 

[Sheal]

Welcome Linky.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

50 m = 150 feet. that is pretty good size.

 

[Linky]

Yes

50 m = 150 feet. that is pretty good size.

yes, I was lucky to have a bigger one as I was on the edge of woodland/scrub so could keep extending if I wanted. It was bigger than my garden is. This gives you an idea of what it looked like at the start of a season. Not pretty but very functional