How to be a gardener
June 2nd, 2003
OK, here’s the deal: Our new back garden is a blank canvas and it needs a little life adding to it. I want to grow something up the back wall and the side wall. As you will see, the side wall has a view of the houses opposite, I’d like to block this view out. Also, the back wall needs something to tone down the view of the house behind. Not being a great gardener, I’m looking for ideas and inspiration. Over to you…
Tags: Life
Honeysuckle and Jasmine climbers seem to be popular. Good idea? Yay or nay?
June 3rd, 2003 at 9:07 am
Dude, I think you need to have a picture attached to this blog to give people a good idea of what is needed. Honeysuckle can have a very dark green leaf and can look straggly I think. Clematis is a nice one though.
June 3rd, 2003 at 9:20 am
BTW I know you have linked to the pictures, I mean one posted in the blog, ie on the home page so we can look at the picture as we comment.
June 3rd, 2003 at 10:04 am
OK! I really don’t have green fingers and currently any plants I do have are infested with green fly! I have 3 honesuckle pots and they are going great guns – quite a dark green leaf yes – but great sweet-smelling firey orange flowers and lots of them. Maybe some tall plants, not neceassrily climbing, like foxgloves?
I am not so sure I am best placed to advise you Guy – I am just a sucker for whatever looks nice in Columbia Road market!
June 3rd, 2003 at 11:16 am
Splendid advice Lou! I shall investigate those plants a little further.
Shay, I shall put the pictures with the post. User feedback, as ever, is really appreciated.
June 3rd, 2003 at 11:24 am