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Comments (46)Bearing in mind that you have young children, the focus of the garden in my opinion should be on them. A small patio/dining/relaxing area for adults near the house, and perhaps also at the end of the garden would be lovely. I would also have most of the garden redone in grass (real grass!) with room to play. And I would keep the fence... its the most practical having children near a river, even if they're not babies anymore. I would probably break up the unusual shape of the garden with a few pots, planters and borders 'sticking' out into the garden so the eye is drawn away from the sharp, narrow end. I agree with what was said above though about just living with the space for a bit and seeing how you use it....See MoreNeed help deciding on paint colour to prettify garden
Comments (9)Light colours always help to make a garden pretty so maybe try a pastel colour. I'm personally in love with a sort of light mint colour, this works really well with white (but any pastel will) cornflour is nice too for gardens as it is more of a contrast to the leaves. Growing a climber up some trellis on the wall might be an idea too, honeysuckle smells very sweet and attracts butterflies but any climber again will work. I have attached the mint colour I meant just for clarity, a word of caution would be that it can look a little clinical so to be used in moderation....See Moresteep rock faced garden help needed !
Comments (6)Probably be a lot of work but I think stone steps cut into the rock would look amazing! I would also plant lots of ferns and rockery type plants to make a feature of the rock face and bring it into the garden....See Morenovice gardener - help needed
Comments (9)I’m afraid to say it but I think your conifer is done for. Could be a number of things that caused it so I think more investigation is needed. I’m no expert (always learning gardener) but it could be a pest that’s caused it, judging by the black sooty mould on the eunonymous I think confirms this although they could all be separate incidents. The pest that attacked the conifer might have laid eggs elsewhere and the honeydew left by the aphids attracts the spores that produce the sooty mould. Washing the mould off the eunonymous is fairly easy with Luke warm water and a cloth and a little need oil should help, just be aware that the mould could return. As said it looks like it has new growth so try the wash first then remove affected leaves or prune if necessary. Having said this I could be utterly wrong and the problem is in the soil. Either a disease, honey fungus maybe? or just adverse soil conditions, weather conditions? Who knows. Have you tried the gardeners world forum? They might be able to answer your dilemma better than I can. Meanwhile this should give you a little more info: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=132...See More- 7 years ago
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7 years agoYour garden is a similar shape and size to mine. I got rid of my grass which had turned into a slimey mess due to the dogs! I laid sandstone paving instead, but it isn’t cheap. My first thought is removing the grass then creating beds for plants on either side with a wide path down the middle, maybe gravel with paving laid as stepping stones. Gravel is dead cheap. It could be serpentine or straight, plants will soon soften the edges. My garden is rectangular but the plants spill over and blur the edges. Is the first picture the latest one as it has plants in it? Like the arch. Then I would get some shrubs like Weigela, Cotinus, Viburnum, Hydrangeas etc as the bones, then underplant with Alchemillas, Geraniums, Hemerocallis, Campanulas, Aubretia, Erigeron etc. Then in the autumn plant some bulbs like daffodils. Here’s pics of mine last year, one in the summer and one in the rain!
Two examples of gravel/paving paths:
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- 7 years agoSorry here's a piccie from today. The arch fell down on the horrific winds we had a few months ago! Thank you for all your advice with what plants to put in :)
Mary Mary