To my absolute delight we have a pretty serious garden at our new house which I am hoping to improve, extend and make even more beautiful over time. We also ended up purchasing the block next door which is a big, ugly mound of dirt at the moment - a perfect blank canvas. One thing I definitely want to put in is a Kitchen Garden or a Jardin Potager as the French call them and I also want to add more flowering plants so that I can cut flowers for the house and for Black & Spiro too.
With lots of ideas swirling and no idea where to start, I have decided to create a garden file and if it's okay with you I am going to post a few more garden inspiration bits here on the blog too.
My Uncle Robbie is going to help me put all of this into action as he is a retired Landscape Architect. He actually just did our front garden beds at Black & Spiro and although my instructions were very vague; "I just want them to look like a field of pretty flowers", he nailed it.
So, watch out for lots of pretty garden pictures and maybe I might even pose a few questions to you along the way as gardening is a whole new ball game for me!!
With lots of ideas swirling and no idea where to start, I have decided to create a garden file and if it's okay with you I am going to post a few more garden inspiration bits here on the blog too.
My Uncle Robbie is going to help me put all of this into action as he is a retired Landscape Architect. He actually just did our front garden beds at Black & Spiro and although my instructions were very vague; "I just want them to look like a field of pretty flowers", he nailed it.
So, watch out for lots of pretty garden pictures and maybe I might even pose a few questions to you along the way as gardening is a whole new ball game for me!!
23 comments:
Your garden is very nice. xx
It's such a luxury to have a garden these days. You're so lucky! I look forward to seeing how it develops....
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My garden is my oasis. It gives me peace!
happy planting!
pve
As a wise man (Pope) said circa 17th century, "Men come to build sooner than to garden finely as if gardening were the finer art."
You will have a fabulous garden, your mission statement has already begun & you bring your arsenal of talent from other realms into your new garden.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Well it is cetainly alright with me Anna! In fact I look forward to seeing the photos. If I had half of your design talent I would be a happy woman
A blank canvas - how wonderful! I'd be so excited. If it's of interest I find that small square beds in a potager look pretty and are easy to handle.
We look forward to pictures of work in progress!
Sharon
My French Country Home
Thanks Tara, I am very excited about this new project as it is something very new for me and something I feel I can really get some relaxation and enjoyment out of!!
Thanks for the tip Sharon! I need as many tips as I can get. I'll be putting that into my file.
Thanks for the tip Sharon! I need as many tips as I can get. I'll be putting that into my file.
Patricia, that's what I am hoping -it might give me some stress relief!! I was out in the garden today and just watering made me relax!
xx
Anna
I am excited to see your garden inspiration - I am new to it too and hope to learn and be inspired along with you.
hi anna,
i think it's a brilliant idea. for me there is no distinction between the inside and outside. they are one and the same. good luck and i cannot wait to see what you do.
~janet
Dear Anna,
Gardening is so good for the soul and teaches patience. It's not great for the nail's though...People start off being so fussy and saying "I'll only have a blue and white flower scheme" or "I hate geraniums" but after a while you just sort of accept what works and are grateful that things aren't eaten and don't die. I garden in Old Testament conditions-snakes, bush turkeys, possums, drought, insufficient sun, grasshoppers, cane toads, rats, a plague of locusts (made the last 1 up). Hope your garden has less varmints than mine. See you on Thursday night. FF x
Awesome, have so much fun making your garden cozy and beautiful!
Your blog is so inspiring, love it!
I am so glad to hear about your garden and I can wait to see the garden pictures. I am having the same dilemma with my garden, In December last year we purchase a big block of land with a jungle in it...and we have spend every weekend cleaning it...now is time to do our dream garden ...I can wait to get some inspiration from your Blog. Happy planting and I am sure your garden will be stunning!!
xxxYanira
Love that swing!
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I am always on the lookout for great garden ideas!!! I'll be checking back.
Elizabeth
I will definitely take those tips on board FF!
Perhaps one of my OEKE's to cover you whilst you ponder the planting process??? Congrats on everything over recent weeks - BIG congrats (-:
Dear Anna,
how lovely to lose your self in the garden.
When the world fails to satisfy there is ALWAYS the garden.
Now I almost wish we'd kept that hanging cane chair from our house in the 70s! I love being in the garden and whenever I've pottered a bit, I wonder why I don't spend more time out there. Your new journey will be most enjoyable to watch, Anna. {Still laughing at Faux Fuchsia's "I garden in Old Testament conditions..."}
Enjoy your garden view!
Hi, Anna,
I've been following your lovely blog for ages but not commented. Very happy to say that recently I started a new job just down the road from your premises at New Farm. Was having a lunch-time walk and noticed your lovely new garden at the entrance. He did indeed "nail it". Very very pretty! I didn't come inside, but loved what I could see through the windows.
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