MODERN LANDSCAPE by TROSSET

The reconstructed garden at Kenilworth, originally built by Robert Dudley (Earl of Leicester) for Elizabeth I. The original aviary was filled with all manner of exotic birds, but in today's eco-conscious world they're mainly finches.

Reducing the soil level for the hard standing.

What? Baby asparagus looks like baby Cthulhus.

This must be why Rob likes them so much. It's like eating PURE EVIL.

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some things are even started to flower...

May progress in the garden. Ref: D1331-181

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Foto Nami-nami retseptikogu jaoks.

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From our meadow

Look at that determination! (I'm so glad I didn't get drafted to use the tiller, ha!)

...oh, now this is like really bad fanfic.

New view - neighbours tree coming down

I took the opportunity to re-do the step from the drive into the garden. Previously the builders had done it so messily. Here I have used some facing bricks to neaten it up.

OMG we're getting into plants..

Must be getting old.

JARDINES MEDITERRANEOS by TROSSET

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making a pond in the old bore hole....

all we need to do now is to wait for the sand to settle and then in go the water lilies.

the plants in the red bath behind are bearded iris - browny colour from memory - they've lived for the last 9 years at my mum's place in the big white bath (now hidden around the side of the house to the right of this pic)

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for how it got to this point...

Now for the tomato seeds, we alternated home collected cherry tomato seed and bought seed for a dwarf red tomato... by this time the kids had prety much lost interest, we started before lunch and now it is mid afternoon...

Sleeper in and soil filled in behind. (IMG_7463-2)

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New view - neighbours tree coming down

Shovels are good for multiple things.

Digging dirt.

Chopping roots.

Whocking Rob in the head with.

Hodsock Priory near Blyth has a snowdrop tour every year. In spite of its name it was never a priory. And the gateway is the only authentic bit dating before the Victorian era.

Greeting Planter

Rushing to finish the planting as each bed gets completed

Mahonia

My mahonia are growing, preparing for winter flowering

Voila! And even the sun came out.

So somehow, I managed to neglect that garden enough so that it no longer resembles the original state I found it. The giant manhood has gone though which I manged to do while cheered on by both sets of neighbours. Anyway three years have passed since I moved in and I have 2 weeks off work to get cracking...

Classical design maze cut into the turf at Wing in Rutland. It is believed to date from medieval times. No-one is sure what purpose they served but it is possibe that they coud have been used a prayer routes for reigious penitents who went round them on their knees.