| Remember the garden diary I told you about? Well, I also like to write my plans for our garden. It is amazing how over time, I actually see my original plans come to fruition (pun intended!) Sometimes, this happens without me even being consciously aware of achieving this. May I encourage you to have some type of plan ~ something that you would love for your garden? Even if the prospect of accomplishing it seems far away and too hard to achieve. You may be pleasantly surprised. Here is my plan. Enjoy! AIM: Evergreen, perennials, Colours: blue, cream, mauve, white, purple, silver, green. SHADE GARDEN: Ferns and woodland plants PLAY ROOM: lawn, hardy plants, cubby house with garden, evergreen shrubs, heather and conifer screen? WASHING LINE: Screen around washing line. FRUIT TREE WOODS: Fruit trees, companion plants and bulbs. Winding pathway around central apricot tree. VEGETABLE PATCH: Arbor or fence and gate to veggie patch. Raised, framed beds, screen to protect berry bushes and other vegetable crops. Sawdust paths. CHICKENS: Fence line surrounded by sunflowers in season, otherwise creeper over chicken run. Corn patch planned for front of chicken run. FLOWER GARDEN: Evergreen screen or lattice screen, separating playroom from flower garden. Climbing roses over arbor leading to flower garden. Scented plants surrounding garden seat. Covered baskets for fruit picking. RAISED FRUIT AND HERB BEDS: Raised fruit and herb bed, edged. Looks onto flower garden in front. Mass planting of companion plants around fruit trees. BARBECUE/DECK: Hanging plants, plants in pots on deck as well as surrounding deck. Herbs, and kitchen garden in large pots. Terracotta chimney pots for culinary herbs. Garden around deck planted with woody herbs and scented herbs. Jasmine covered deck. RHODODENDRONS AND AZALEA BED: Semi circular garden around ash tree, planted with rhodies and azaleas. Bulbs for shade also. Whole semi circle garden surrounded by rocks. ROSE GARDEN: Planted around septic tank. Companion plants between roses. FRONT SHRUB GARDEN: Conifers for screening as well as other evergreen shrubs, edged with low-lying plants in foreground. FRONT SHADE GARDEN: Garden seat? FRONT OF FENCE: Wattle trees and wild flowers. |