Before and after Part 1

I love to see your changes Annella, have you changed your mind many times over the years, or are you a person that gets it right straightaway ?

Changed it many,many times ((-: Still changing it

Ahh, just like me then ;-))

i dont think we ever stop changing our gardens as we change it to our needs etc.

Remarkable transformation Annella. Congratulations.

Thanks Ponty, I'm glad I dug out the old pics, seeing how much it's changed cheered me up (-:

Very interesting blog Annella and what a wonderful job you've made of it. Your garden is absolutely stunning!

Thanks Skillen (-:

What a huge difference the shrubs have made, making your garden look bigger.The difference the 7th and 8th is quite astounding. It all looks beautiful.
I hadn't realised how shrubs could apparently increase the size. You'd think putting more in would fill it up and it would look smaller, well in theory.
Lovely blog, lovely photos Annella, of lovely garden.

Thanks Mad, it's harder to see the boundries now so looks bigger. Also the lawn is smaller now (-:

WOW Annella what a differance you have made, your garden is a credit to you.

Thanks Clarice

The Changes in your Garden r amazing Annella :) I love how uv covered the Fenceing with so much Greenery :)

You have a gorgeous garden the transformation is amazing well done :0)

WOW! You have done an amazing job with your garden! Well done!

Remarkable transformation.
Great pics. :o)

It's nice to look back and see how it's all grown into a beautiful garden. Thanks for showing us :o)

Thanks all, it took a while to scan the old pics but i.m glad i did it now (-:

I love seeing before and after pics. Wondeful garden Annella.

lovely to see your beautiful garden.

I'm so glad you managed to scan in the 'before' pictures! It's such a difference - and your garden looks beautiful. :-))

Thanks Spritz, I was surprised to see the pics, they have been hidden in a box for about 6 years (-:

Wow, what lovely pictures Annella. You have done so much.....:)))

Thank you Louis, I thought being a man you might get the wrong blog (((-: You can multi-task ( and have the odd sneaky drink )

How nice this blog Annella, and what beautiful pictures!
You really made a great transformation and achieved a fantastic result.

I know how much work may have requested this, and how much effort ... (my garden has been developed developed on land made after the building site of the house).
It 'nice to see how our efforts have paid off by these results.

... I just looked at my photos of before-after, and my arms are tired ... lol ...

Wow Annella.....what a wonderful transformation. You garden is lovely. What a lot of work has gone in to it. Well done.

what a lovely garden you have, and what a change :)
it's so nice to look back and see how the garden transforms

Thanks Amano, Gilli and Grindle. Amano you should put your before and after pics on here, I would love to see them ((-:

Lovely to see how your garden has developed - with a lot of hard work from you!

Thanks Wagger (-:

Fantastic changes Annella....you did a wonderful job! =^..^=

Thank you Healer (-:

Grand job Annella, it's great to see the differences , always good to take before and after piccys.

Mac

Fantastic transformation Annella ! You've worked miracles :~))

Wow! Wow!! And Wow again!! Fabulous garden, great design and wonderful planting....I love it :)))

Thanks Di, It took a long time to get to this and I already know what I want to change next year (((-: Lots of lovely Ideas in your pics

It's certainly a lovely garden Annella, you should be very proud of all you have achieved there. - and aren't the before and after pics great :0)

Wow, you've done so, so well. All your hard work and skill has certainly paid off.

Thank you bluespruce, looking at the old pictures made me smile and thanks Dawnsaunt ( I'm not very skillfull ) (-:

So enjoyed your garden its beautiful, you must be as proud as punch and quite rightly so.
Well done !

Thanks Valadel (-:

Gorgeous! What a lot of work you've put in, Annella!
Mac! Good to see you!!

Thanks Mad, seen someone you know?? ((-:

Lol! Macrimmon, he's changed his avatar! He used to be a castle!

Tis I .!!!! in the avatar

Lol, Mac, you get worse!

thats me on a Yacht . . . theres a story , it's Simon le Bons yacht the Drum Arnold Clark owns it now

Hmmmmmmm! Flying high!! :~)D

No not really we went to Rothsay lol

Lol! Exciting for you!! :~D

The Black Bull pub in Rothsay was brilliant lol

And no driving!!

It's Captain Crimson! in Escape from the Black of Beyond

I used to love Simon Le Bon is that really the Drum ((-:

Oh my goodness....., I'm speechless Annella ! What an outstanding transformation ! Your ability to make add plants yet make your garden look larger is no easy feat, and I just love your work ! I can see why your garden is full of wildlife and Katydids ! They love it as much as I do....;-). Most Katydids are herbivorous, consuming foliage, stems, flower petals, fruit of trees. So you have given them a slice of heaven here on earth ,and a slice of heaven it surely is, my friend !

Thank you Flcrazy (((-:

Really beutifull I love your garden

Thanks Donna :-))

Amazing difference! You would never guess that there are plain fences and lots of houses around. Well done!

Whats a Katydid??
Welcome to GoY , Volunteer!

yep annella it really is the Drum.

Hi Annella, I will be happy to show you pictures of my before-after ...
Not yet know exactly how it works this forum, I think the only way is to open another blog ... or are there other ways?

Yes, Amano - start a new blog! That's exactly what to do. :-)))

Whats happened to your boat Mac ??? :-)

Its just a different boat now Annella , I jumped ship this is the vital spark a clyde puffer from along time ago it's in fine trum!!

Modern Para Handy eh?

I'm so impressed by your great garden. Must admit though, it does make me feel a little bit inferior. I don't think my garden will ever come together like that.
Beautiful.

Beautiful work Annella.....love the paths and depth of it all nice views too...so nice to see it each day,I bet. Especially since you have done the before and afters...were you surprised?

Hi Annella - I think most members on GOY myself included enjoy seeing good before and after pictures and so many have already complimented the effect you have achieved. Your garden has made an excellent first impression on the site. The height and interest from different complimenting colours gives the garden a balanced feeling in tune with the location. In other words I liked it and felt very comfortable with it. I am most interested in the future garden plans. My attention was caught by the slope. It is difficult to judge from the photos but the rise looks about three and a half feet. The slope up looks about 13 feet from the lawn to the top but I can't really see the end for sure. Such a slope is shallower than slopes in my garden so perhaps it is not such a big issue. Nevertheless my guess is that this is the area you are focusing on for improvements and it might involve access on the slope combined with denser planting. Anyway I like to think of something different to say and if possible some fun. If I am way off base I don't mind everyone laughing at how wrong my guess was. Really I am just intrigued what you are going to do next.

Speak 2 u 2moz :-)

Hi Catfinch, yes very surprised. I was inspired by Bluespruce to do the before and after but I had to dig out the before pics first. Looking at what had happened over 8 years was good fun :-) If you have'nt already, look at Blue Spruces blog.

Thank you Valerie, this garden has been put together over 8 years,there have been many failures!!! The pics you see are the first year i think i maybe got it nearly right :-)))))

Ponty ...What's that mean? Do it urself? :-))

Para Handy was the skipper of a Clyde Puffer in a series of books I read so many years ago that this is all I remember. :o)) I'm sure Maccrimmon can tell you more. They were fun, as I recall.

And the name of the puffer was the Vital Spark , also a tv programme many moons ago Roddy McMillan played para handy but the books were absolutely brilliant!!

I thought I recognised the name Vital Spark when you first mentioned it MacC but it didn't register. Yeah. Roddy McMillan. Now there's a name from the past!

I remember Captain Pugwash :-))))

he had some very strangely named crew

Seaman Staines ???

yup and there was another one

Master Bates, Roger the cabin boy ? Whats wrong with the crews names? I used to love that program when I was little........hehehe

me thinks you know Annella . . . . .. bad girl !

LOL. Everybody remembers these crew names (including myself) but they NEVER existed. They were a joke which became an urban myth which has brainwashed the whole nation. Fantastic. The cabin boy was Tom.

Ponty are you telling me Willy never existed?? !! :-))))

hey Annela

Gulp . .. . non of them were called errr William

Possibly, Annella but certainly not the famous three named above!

I've had to look it up on Wickipedia, how could i have heard about those names, was it my parents?

I wouldn't know if it was your parents Annella. I'd have to ask your age and then you'd have to kill me! The Urban Myth has been around for so many years. It is quite amazing that everyone "remembers" those non-existent names, probably because they were "very naughty". :o))

Juat caught up with this blog Annella and all I can say is....Wow! what an amazing difference:-)

Fab pictures. What a transformation. Do you have it exactly how you like it or is there a project in the offing....:o)

Rather late finding this, what a difference you have made to your garden with clever planning and planting, amazing I love how it is on different levels, adds so much more interest to a garden. What more can you do to this beautiful garden I ask myself?

I'm so pleased this came up again, it really is inspirational and has made me want to don my wellies and tackle the garden...well make a start anyway. Thanks Dd for arriving late:-)))

No problems......

Wow what a transformation, beautiful garden, just how i would like mine!!

Thanks Daylily :-)))

That's just amazing! The best thing of all.....after all that planting and growing, the garden looks BIGGER!!! Tremendous results! love the old pics, shame there isn't one of your son 'after'!! They do tend to be a bit camera shy though don't they! :))

Now that one has really grown Karen!!! He was so cute when I took that pic, now he wears size 10s :-)))

Yes, mine too! 6'1" and size 12s!! Built like a rugby giant he is....make some lucky girl a wonderful partner one day maybe.......:)))

Brilliant Photos and Blog! There is hope for mine yet! Maybe in 9 years time Lol :)

I've just enjoyed looking at this again Ann. It's amazing how bigger it looks now...even though it's much fuller! I suppose it is bigger because it has lots of vertical interest. it's an amazing transformation and like Sparklysocks it gives me real hope for my own efforts at hiding the neighbours!!

Hello Karen and thank you, Sparkly I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time to look + it won't take nine years, mine was good in two :-))))

what a transformation ~ its just incredible. when you look at the garden as you first had it ~ can you already see how it will be?
you have done a wonderful job, its a beautiful garden.

Thanks Sticki, It's funny to think when I took the early pics I would never have imagined showing them on GOY. Every year there are small changes, more this year because of the winter damage so none of them were really planned but I quite like them now. I enjoyed seeing the blog again, thanks for taking a look :o))

second look for me too, absolutely stunning!

Thanks Daylily

what a good thing you took the original pictures ~ the changes are what fascinate me. im not so good at seeing possibilities as you are.

Sticki my main aim was to cover the fences and gain some privacy the rest has just evolved. Even my OH has changed perhaps I should have put a before and after on of that Lol!

that made me laugh ~ do you have the formula for that???
evolving is obviously good in your garden; not so good here.

The formula= He was re-planted with a younger version when wilt set in Lol!

annella ~ you are on very good form ~ very funny!!

oh wow! I hadn't realised how small the garden actually is - it looks huge with the shrubs hiding everything beyond the fences. What a phenomenal piece of work and imagiantion and creativity.

A garden is always changing, evolving - one constantly gets new ideas, finds new things to do or new ways to do old things, and so the garden reflects the gardener - and as with life in general, daily changes are so small that one doesn't notice them until one can find a way to comapre then and now.

do you have any thoughts for future? features, water (depends how old your children are) or such?

I've looked throught he photos at least three times, and, oh, I envy you! - but in the nicest possible way.

Annella, loved looking at this again...I've decided you've been having us on...it's a totally different garden! You can't fool me:-)

Now that's a good idea Ba! I think I shall go and find a lovely garden somewhere.....

:-))

Same garden Ba, different man!

Aaaah is that the secret:-)

totally awestruck, what a piece of design and what a fantastic job you made of it.
i really thought your garden was enormous, and way out in the country.
i will fav. this blog and get lots of inspiration from it, if you don't mind.
love the before and afters, you get much more idea of the blood sweat and tears that've gone into it.
thanks for putting it on, i'm going back in again...

Thank you Resi, that's a big compliment :o))

Annella, you did a glorious job!

second or fifth time I've come back to these pics, and am still totally awed by them.