My big gardening project(s)

Well done...it makes me tired just reading of all your activity..ha ha! Will look forward to seeing the garden when finished.Have you started planting up the pond surround yet??

Thanks for that Paul

I haven't done much else yet no. The plants are tropical mostly, there are though some canna and a Thalia dealbata sat in the pond.

The greenhouse is unheated, I just wanted to give the fish in the pond some protection this first time and then see about warmer conditions next one.

But I can see that Thalia is just fine as it is still green around the base of the stems and there appears to be new growth as well. But I never doubted it given the 'normal' winter we've just had. From my plants in my parents' pond (pics on here) I know it can survive down to say minus 15, which is incredible for a plant originating from Florida!

I have plans to build two more greenhouses with ponds inside and also beef up the first thing I built as next winter that will be the heated home for my plant collection by and large. My tropical bed will be along the left as you go in, which is the opposite side to the greenhouse you see in the last picture

Gosh you have been a busy beaver. This will be fantastic especially if we get a nice summer.

Thanks for that Seaburngirl. I had to get this garden moving in the right direction. The open space when you look out the back is really special.

The council will not allow any building on it, so you have whole row of 100 foot gardens backing onto other say 40 foot gardens in the houses at the end of the garden. So although it doesn't face south there is nothing stopping the sun as it comes over, the houses even in winter do not stop it getting into the garden

Hoping this web address works, some of them dont.
Why cant we have it all on GOY?

Very interesting blog Alocoloman. Looking forward to seeing how it all progresses.

Hi Diane

I can tell you why, it's because unfortunately it takes quite a bit of time writing with pictures included.

I am doing it for my website, I can't simply copy and paste into here in one go, I could do piecemeal, but it will still take ages, 3 pictures at a time entered as text in the writing block.

Mine can be done picture then text and so on until I stop. My web address will work as you will be able to get to the blogs from the home page even if it doesn't take you there immediately. I have tested my website out on my home browser and it works absolutely fine. It's the plant database link for the search function, the contact page links and paypal links to set up (purely to sell any surplus plants - it is not a business still a hobby right now)

Thank you Jane I will be glad if I can actually get some decent weather to sort things more easily this year :-)

Wow Scott thats a great idea, your own little Eden House, soon as I saw your name I remembered you doing the gazebo to protect your plants, you have worked hard, I can still remember digging out for our ponds years back,( strewth) and there were three of us.
All your ideas are coming together and if we eventually get a proper summer it will get really warm in that house, you'll be steaming up the camera lenses because we will need pics, lol, shall be watching with interest so I do hope your webpage works....

Thanks for the information. Wish you lived next door
to me !

Thanks for all your kind comments,

that's well remembered Lin as it was a while back. Sure if we get a proper summer then it will get hot, that's why I have to put in contingency water circulation out via a cooler pond that will be out of the sun, to warm that and cool the greenhouse one.

I am sure the web pages will work operationally and maybe also inspire viewers.

and what can I say to that Diane?

If you did, does that mean I'd get a bit of help lol?

Anyway whereabouts are you? My garden is in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire