Tuck in a gazebo (especially if you have a messy tree)The messy tree, in this instance, is a lime with a protection order on it. If you have one in or overhanging your garden, you’ll know how majestic these popular street trees are, but also, depending on the variety, how much of a pain it can be having to clear up the sticky mess it will leave on your lawn, patio, flowerbeds and garden furniture. (If it overhangs your car, consider adapting the following idea for your driveway or front garden, if you have space.) The sticky stuff is, in fact, honeydew and is caused by aphids, so there’s not a lot you can do about it, but this garden, attached to a Victorian terrace, shows off a good solution.Designer Claire Burrage of Clara Bee built a large pergola with a solid roof that has a sedum bed planted on top of it and a dining area beneath it. “Now when the sap falls, it goes onto the roof and doesn’t affect the garden,” says Burrage. See more of this garden
Tuck in a gazebo (especially if you have a messy tree)The messy tree, in this instance, is a lime with a protection order on it. If you have one in or overhanging your garden, you’ll know how majestic these popular street trees are, but also, depending on the variety, how much of a pain it can be having to clear up the sticky mess it will leave on your lawn, patio, flowerbeds and garden furniture. (If it overhangs your car, consider adapting the following idea for your driveway or front garden, if you have space.) The sticky stuff is, in fact, honeydew and is caused by aphids, so there’s not a lot you can do about it, but this garden, attached to a Victorian terrace, shows off a good solution.Designer Claire Burrage of Clara Bee built a large pergola with a solid roof that has a sedum bed planted on top of it and a dining area beneath it. “Now when the sap falls, it goes onto the roof and doesn’t affect the garden,” says Burrage. See more of this garden
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