Big Front Garden Upgrades & Planting Roses.

Part one is the work  I have been doing on the front garden, and originally many, many years ago we added "the farm fence". This came from John's family farm in Casino as I like this rustic look.

Then we added vegetable beds, which were made from old roofing and lasted quite a few years till we upgraded the whole front again and turned it into the picture below, with garden beds cut into the lawn as well.

Eventually these gardens were all raised and neatened up to look like this.

Taken in 2019

 

The fences, now as I get older though, have been difficult for me to negotiate getting behind them, being not as fit anymore. One long one, was broken in half, so in the end I asked John to remove them except for the board in which the Elkhorn fern was attached to, so that was made shorter.

This is all that is left now of the fence.

The corner itself  I am still working on, and thinking of adding tall flowers like cosmos, although I have added a marguerite daisy bush.

Still working on this corner, I  did cut all the roses back,  the peace climbing rose is struggling and may come out.

 So I have ended up with way more space with no fence and planted another 5 roses, lol what else. 2 different yellow, a Peace non climbing, 2 shaded ones red to light but both different.

The very end of this section I cut back and dug out old stuff. The roses that looked like they were dying have now come good with a severe prune one red and the other Blue Moon. I am now planning to plant heaps of annuals on this entire side, which are growing in pots and will soon be ready to plant out, depends on the overnight cold. Maybe in a week of two.

I have a lavender to plant in front of the roses RHS once I dig the ground up.

Overall  view to date.

 Joining the end of the final roses is my new Blueberry and strawberry farm. This had all the herbs in it, which have now been moved to pots. I transplanted a blueberry from the back and bought 3 new ones that actually grow in this area. The old one has blueberries on it. All in pots with special acid mixture they like. Can net this area against birds and lizards who also love blueberries.

This will be mulched which the strawberries get bigger hiding the pots.

 Finally the last bed next to the blueberries.

This is the final corner, and plants are growing well.

This is not the only area I have been working on, although it has been very cold in the mornings, I usually start later in the day, its a case of do a little, but do it often. We have been busy though, as I want to finish hopefully by mid August.

 Red Nasturium.

Till Next Time.