...Gardening.
We have finally got ourselves in gear and started to get the garden sorted this summer. After moving in 2 weeks before our firstborn arrived (six and a half years ago) we've done lots and always wanted to put our own stamp on the garden and finally found the mojo to start.
One thing that needed doing was this small bed next to the house that did have a standard rose in that hadn't been looked after and was straggly and unruly. I have done my best to prune it back into some shape and get some body to it but finally accepted defeat and decided to do something else.
I didn't take pics of the rose or digging out the roots but after that I dumped a load of compost in there then decided to move the Hebe, so we went from this...
To this... Hebe Magic Summer in the front, 2 * Lavender in the middle and a white flowering Clematis to give some height against the wall. Clematis should give a height and spread of 10ft and with some training should fill that wall between lounge and study doors and go nicely up the wall. I do like a good bit of wall coverage to take some of the hard edges off a building.
And this is where I re-sited the Hebe, in a bed that I have lots of new planting in from last week. Lots of perennials of varying heights and spreads to ultimately fill that space with colour and visual interest. Bee and butterfly friendly plants in the main too as we always have a lot of both (lovely big bumble bees) in normal circumstances so I want to further encourage that.
Cheers
Mark