Pics of New Garden!

its looking very neat and tidy, some lovely plants ~ i like that leucothoe. i think the plant in the last but one photo is mombretia?

Thanks stickitoffee :) There's lots to tackle in the future but for now I'm just going to enjoy sitting out and planning it all :) Yes, I think you are right about the mystery plant, I've just been reading about it. If it is that I'll have to wait til August for it to flower to be certain. There's lots more of it in the garden :)

It is looking really nice, hope Bengy is feeling better.

Thanks Mavis, he seems a little better today but I think we'll be off to the vets again tomorrow to make sure :)

Your garden is looking Lovely Craftyemma, have you just done it or have you just moved in and inherited it? I have a shady strip down the right hand side of my garden, Sun in the morning and teatime, Totally shady in winter, I manage to grow some nice plants there.. That is a perfect spot for your greenhouse next year, How exciting. I grow fruit and veg in pots, Miniature apple/pear etc, strawberry's and tumbling toms in hanging baskets,and Potato's in sacks, they do well, Oooh and a lovely plum tree in a huge pot..love your orange lillie's, i have the same one's, still in bud! Sorry I can't ID any of your mystery plants, Happy gardening.. Dee..

Sounds like lots of plans and work for the future! It's a good sized garden, and it's great you've got a shed! You can hide a mountain of 'stuff' in there! Hope wee Benjy's on the mend!

well done Craftyemma nicely done and put together..should be a great space when youve completed your plan..hope your benji gets better soon..excellent share thank you

youngdaisydee - we moved into our new home about 5 weeks ago so it's all inherited apart from the pots and furniture :) I'm definately going to have some raised beds by the greenhouse to grow some fruit and veg. I've decided to have a 6x4 shed instead of an 8x6 with having the beds. Those lillies we well worth the money!

libet - we were told by the previous owner that the shed is only a couple of years old so it's in really good condition. We cleared it out last weekend and have it all nice and tidy... for a while :D

skipscanda1 - thank you for your comments, my plans for the garden keep changing but it's fun coming up with different ideas!

Benji update: the poor little thing seemed quite poorly this morning so we took him back to the vet who gave him an anti-inflammitory injection and some more antibiotics and some drops to give him. She said she's treating it as Lyme's Disease but isn't totally sure if he's got that. It's really knocked him for six :( Finger's crossed.

I hope Benji is improving by now....so upsetting when our pets are poorly.

You've made a good start in getting some veggies going and your plans for the greenhouse sound like just what you need. It will be fun to see how your plans develop.

Hi whistonlass :) Thank you for your comments, Benji has made a huge improvement over the last couple of days, he's almost back to his old self which is a relief.

I keep going outside and imagining what I want the garden to look like. I've finally decided to have proper grass rather than artificial as Benji doesn't actually spend that much time in the garden getting mucky so to save ourselves about £400 we've decided we'll stick to wiping/washing his paws! :D

I can't wait to get started on it but it looks like it will be next spring before we attempt anything strenuous, we've got plenty to do inside our new house first :)

Ahhhhh, you have just moved in, well, you were luck with the garden, the backbone is there and your prettying it up nicely :) Happy to hear Benji is feeling better... Dee..

Hi Dee, yes we are lucky, at least we haven't moved into to jungle or concrete city :D We hope to reuse some of the slabs and gravel so it shouldn't cost a huge amount to get it how we want it. More money to spend on plants hehe.

Benji continues to improve, we've got another trip to the vets tomorrow evening to hopefully get the all clear :)

Great to hear that Benji is well once again and also that you will put down proper grass...I think you will be much happier with that, not to mention the £400 saving!!

You'll have to exercise patience just as I had to do before being in a position to get the garden sorted. It was well worth the wait for us...and I hope you will say the same when your turn comes next spring.

In the meantime, happy decorating and settling into your new home, Emma.

hey what a neat and tidy garden!
very nice and well done!