DOTTYDAISY2 SPRING BLOG 1 (at long last!!)

you have such a beautiful garden, artistry in plants!

love the pics dotty especialy the budha,been thinking about getting a budha for our garden...

Wonderful garden DD, so colourful & pretty :-)

Wow Dotty, your garden gets better and better. It looks really lovely, love the view accross the lawn, and your new Japanese garden looks good as well.

Its a lovely garden Dd, full of treasures

Hi Dotty.. your garden looks neat and pretty.
I very much like the path with the plants lining each side.

What a fantastic garden you have Dottydaisy, love your plants!

I think you have a lovely garden, enjoyed your blog

Put my garden to shame - yours is beautiful!!! first photo is amazing - I love all the pictures - I especially love pics 2 and 3 with the pretty grasses and gravel !:)))))))))))))))))))))

Beautiful !

Lovely Dotty it is a very pretty garden love the Japanese garden.

I love the changes you have made to your garden, Dotty ... some subtle differences since our visit last year ... and it's looking so fresh after the showers ... :o)

You've been very busy as per usual Dotty. All looking wonderful as ever. Sorry to read about your wildlife problem. Your new hawthorn will be stunning.

Your garden is just lovely, DD. Lots and lots of happy hours of work and planning have gone into this well loved garden, I can tell. You have created lovely little 'side-rooms' to enjoy, too. Buddha looks at home in his garden.

Takes my breath away........

You've a stunning garden DD!!

Perfection! Are those Anemanthele lessoniana (aka Stipa arundinacea) in the Japanese patch?? Beautiful grasses Dotty, and lovely pics.

You have amazing design ideas DD. love the rooms and arches, your new seat looks perfect there, i love the neatness and choice of plants, the japanese garden looks just gorgeous, is that a black bamboo between the buddah and rocks? mine looks terrible, floppy and loppy lol, do you have any tips on keeping it healthy etc?
Looking forward to seeing your new blog and i hope you have sorted your wildlife problems out...

Such a pretty garden, I've seen lots of ideas for mine :)

Ditto :)))))))

Absolutely stunning garden, DD2, a real pleasure to see.

Having trouble replying to all of you, not sure it is me or GOY.......so a massive thanks to all of you for your lovely comments, will pm those of you who asked me questions, and hope that works!!

Shocked and Stunned from Bournemouth TRULY AMAZING LOVE IT DD2:)

Nana thanks, pleased you like it. I really must stress this is a joint effort, my OH works as hard as I do, we are both passionate gardeners, and I could not do it without him.

GOLD MEDAL FROM ME!!

AND ME! What a lovely garden! I could spend hours in it - and I expect you do to, DD, in order to make it that lovely! Well done!

Your garden is beautiful. Love the Amelanchier :o)

oooooo it's fabulous! I neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed gravel!

Lovely photos Dotty, it all looks beautiful

Lovely garden Dotty can tell you both love it,light and shade make it look really special.What are the 3 tree's?

Your garden is always a joy to see Dd, one can see its well loved and cared for, I wish I was near enough to visit on your open days, its a credit to you both..

Lincs thank you we do love it and that is why we open it so we can share it, and just hope some of our ideas help others.....
Poppy they are Hawthorn (Crataegus Paul's Scarlet) they will be kept in a tulip shape, hoping for lots of blossom this year, fingers crossed.
Annella thanks, still more work to do yet.....Jill thanks and to Hywel, we are very pleased with the Amelanchier it is doing well.
Costa and Nariz pleased you like the photos, we do spend a lot of time on it, but as I have said before a labour of love.

That's what I call a lovely garden!

Kowhai many thanks.....

Wow Dotty, your garden is absolutely amazing!!! Such an inspiration.....Love your garden design and planting schemes, love your buddha/japanese area.... simply fab.... :)))))

Hi Beverley that is very kind of you, glad you like it.

I do wish I was near enough to attend your open day, there looks lots to explore, and all so beautifully set out.

Thanks Stroller, we try to provide as much interest as possible so that our visitors wont be disappointed. (You can see it all on here, cheaper than using petrol lol) have added the second part now......

A beautiful garden you have there, DD! :-))

I love the lavender path Angela and the Pauls scarlet will make a lovely splash of colour at the side . it really is a beautful garden :o))

Ooh your gardens looking gorgeous Dd, love the idea of the three new Hawthorns, they'll be beautiful in flower...and the new Japanese garden...it's always a joy to see...:))

Balcony thanks for your comments, have put a photo on for you re the cloud pruning......
Amy just hoping they will all flower this year, we had to move them because they did not like their last position in the garden...
Janey thanks so pleased you like the new ideas, never sure if things are going to work, but so far......

What a beautiful garden you have! Thank you for sharing it with us.. and for the ideas I may borrow from it! ;)

stuning garden d.d ............... dont look bad at all !! gawuss

Shenuk your welcome, that is why we open to give other people ideas, how to cope with a small garden.
Cris thanks, have not put pics on of the new border also the tropical border those will be in another blog and the side garden still at the design stage.......

Stunning!!

What gravel is that in the picture with the bird bath ?

You have a super garden! there is so much to see and everything looks so neat. The Camellia pictures are lovely - do you have trouble with them going brown?

Beautiful garden. x

Segovia thanks, the gravel is Cotswold cream, we use it in many parts of the garden I like the different textures in it.
Malvern thanks very much the Camellias have suffered this year due to the late frosts, but as a rule no.
Jem thank you.....

catching up Dotty so going backward here lol, i love the little japenese touches in your garden, i may pinch that idea and do a small area myself :o))

Feel free, you dont need a big area either San, get a buddha or a head, and away you go........