It was something of a disappointment to realise - when we recovered from the shock of moving in such uncertain times - that we had bought a house with a garden that was quite featureless at the back, and a hedge clipper's dream at the front. This blog will document the transition, of the rear garden at least, into a beautiful cottage garden, lovely to look at and delightful to smell. I hope. It's been several years since I had my hands in the soil so I'm having to retrieve the knowledge as I go along.
I've never been a fan of the 'neat and tidy', so two identical lawns with shallow borders for bedding plants, bulbs and neatly clipped shrubs did nothing to excite. I don't like gardens that look hoovered. So my task is to fluff it up (for want of a better phrase) and make it pretty. Armed with a wish list of plants I trotted off to B&Qs 20% off sale and returned with a boot full of potential.
Tom, the chap who is to come once a week to do the hard work of maintenance has ideas of his own and tries to please, but I have to ensure I get in first, no multi-coloured bedding for me, or heathers or anything I don't want!
Tomorrow I shall record what it is like now ... and hopefully here by next year it will be seen to be very different.
About Me
- Margot
- I am a former senior lecturer in graphic design at Huddersfield University in the UK. I am conducting research into 'collecting' and am interested to see if creating a personal digital archive of items has any worth. Is a blog the way to do this? I'm particularly thinking of people who have to let items go, maybe if they are downsizing, maybe the elderly who can no longer stay in their own homes. This is my own collection of items from the back of the drawer, in creating this I hope to generate some insights into methods and potential benefits.