I thought a garden chat and photo thread would be a good idea.
This way, we have a space to share current pictures and discuss dandelions and other plants.
This way, we have a space to share current pictures and discuss dandelions and other plants.
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hampshire25 Sep 2021 18:43Videos appear on YouTube with some delay – we receive BBC via satellite TV.
You can access the BBC iPlayer through a VPN using a server located in Great Britain – for example, with expressvpn or ipvanish, or a more stable but somewhat expensive option like cyberghost – which also works in several other countries.
You can access the BBC iPlayer through a VPN using a server located in Great Britain – for example, with expressvpn or ipvanish, or a more stable but somewhat expensive option like cyberghost – which also works in several other countries.
I got in touch with a landscaper and equipment rental contact through my sister.
Since we want to plant a bamboo hedge as a privacy screen for my parents, I contacted him to prepare and dig the trench in advance (13m (43 feet) long, 70cm (28 inches) wide, 50cm (20 inches) deep).
He stopped by briefly, and the work is scheduled to happen tomorrow already. It will take about 2 hours and cost a maximum of 100€. For that price, it wouldn’t make sense for me to start digging with a shovel. 🤨
One thing led to another:
Since we are quite unhappy with our bumpy lawn, we will most likely have the entire area leveled and reseeded in the spring.
He said it would take around 4 hours with the large excavator for about 450m² (4850 ft²) of lawn, and then we can reseed afterwards.
My sister has already worked with him a lot and is very satisfied.
Contacts like these are worth their weight in gold. 😀
By the way, for the bamboo, we chose Fargesia Ivory Ibis—15 plants in 20-liter (5.3-gallon) containers planted along 13m (43 feet).
Since we want to plant a bamboo hedge as a privacy screen for my parents, I contacted him to prepare and dig the trench in advance (13m (43 feet) long, 70cm (28 inches) wide, 50cm (20 inches) deep).
He stopped by briefly, and the work is scheduled to happen tomorrow already. It will take about 2 hours and cost a maximum of 100€. For that price, it wouldn’t make sense for me to start digging with a shovel. 🤨
One thing led to another:
Since we are quite unhappy with our bumpy lawn, we will most likely have the entire area leveled and reseeded in the spring.
He said it would take around 4 hours with the large excavator for about 450m² (4850 ft²) of lawn, and then we can reseed afterwards.
My sister has already worked with him a lot and is very satisfied.
Contacts like these are worth their weight in gold. 😀
By the way, for the bamboo, we chose Fargesia Ivory Ibis—15 plants in 20-liter (5.3-gallon) containers planted along 13m (43 feet).
Our garden isn’t truly colorful yet, but I’m really happy with the progress over the last few months. The winter was long and harsh, and back then it looked like this—no paving, no slope landscaping or stabilization, no carport, and no planting at all:
Six months later: looks pretty good, doesn’t it?
From below, it looks like this:
Three weeks ago we sowed a wildflower herb meadow mix, and now we can watch the grass grow. Technically it’s a bit late in the season, but we really wanted to get it done before the areas we carefully cleared of weeds overgrow again, erode, or become hard (south-facing slopes with clay/loam soil are a rather toxic combination when bare). We’ll be planting a few fruit trees on the free space shown in the last photo (where the manhole cover is), then we’ll wait two or three years to see how everything develops.
The entire property will be rather wild, natural, and wildlife-friendly. We have plenty of bird-friendly shrubs as well as berry bushes, ornamental crabapples, and various flowering plants for insects. The herb meadow will also grow wild and only the spots where we spend a lot of time will be regularly trimmed. We’ll see how that works out. The soil conditions aren’t ideal for this, but it doesn’t have to be a show garden.
Besides the quite challenging terrain shaping (there’s an 8m (26 ft) height difference across the property) and the minimal retaining structures, we have planted about 850 plants. We also added around 18 cubic meters (23.5 cubic yards) of bark mulch and wood chips to prevent slope erosion. Basically, all this should be overgrown and decompose eventually, but it takes time.
Yes, yes, I know—a garden is never really finished, but for now, I’m very satisfied. 😎
Six months later: looks pretty good, doesn’t it?
From below, it looks like this:
Three weeks ago we sowed a wildflower herb meadow mix, and now we can watch the grass grow. Technically it’s a bit late in the season, but we really wanted to get it done before the areas we carefully cleared of weeds overgrow again, erode, or become hard (south-facing slopes with clay/loam soil are a rather toxic combination when bare). We’ll be planting a few fruit trees on the free space shown in the last photo (where the manhole cover is), then we’ll wait two or three years to see how everything develops.
The entire property will be rather wild, natural, and wildlife-friendly. We have plenty of bird-friendly shrubs as well as berry bushes, ornamental crabapples, and various flowering plants for insects. The herb meadow will also grow wild and only the spots where we spend a lot of time will be regularly trimmed. We’ll see how that works out. The soil conditions aren’t ideal for this, but it doesn’t have to be a show garden.
Besides the quite challenging terrain shaping (there’s an 8m (26 ft) height difference across the property) and the minimal retaining structures, we have planted about 850 plants. We also added around 18 cubic meters (23.5 cubic yards) of bark mulch and wood chips to prevent slope erosion. Basically, all this should be overgrown and decompose eventually, but it takes time.
Yes, yes, I know—a garden is never really finished, but for now, I’m very satisfied. 😎
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