the 1st half of the year in my garden . ........ o))))))

I love looking back over a year in the garden. You have done a lot of work or was it Tarzan??

lol linda ..... if he looked like tarzan in real life .i wud b swinging tro the trees wth him .... not doing the garden haha. well best i get from him is .. he digs the holes and i plant em up , but then thats the best bit haha x

You've both worked very hard to accomplish all your changes...especially getting all the hedging removed. It's a nice idea to re-use the wood at the borders to keep the soil in place.

I like your swing...you must feel like the queen surrounding your kingdom when you sit up there and overlook your garden, Cristina :)

Looking really good!

hi hun !! lol still loads to do ... needs a bit of tweking here and there , but thanks . sit up on the swing in morn wth me cupper and in me jamies lol . wen the wethers ok haha

Well done your hard work is really paying off, I love what you did with the fire pit.

Surprising how it changes over time. You've done such a lot. You have so many interesting features in your garden. It's wonderful Chris :o)

Love the details & Pics of the progress.

It is looking lovely, I like the slopes, that is about the only thing I would wish for in my garden other than a gardening genie to help with the work of course. lol

It looks great Cristina, all the hard work was worth it to see it now. I like the steps up to the top of the slope.

My you have done alot, its looking really good.

looks really lovely Cristina...then & now!

cristina what alot done this year and looking great, i love the slope and woodland walk so much, well done to you and tarzan lol

thanks very mucvh evry one it does look very dif from beging of the year . looking a bit sad now wth all the rain we haveing but try to b posative and get out there much as poss . wont tell oh his new nick name lol .... he might get a big head haha x lets see your year of gardening now !!!

Not only beautiful and interesting but you must have just about every plant there is, and I'll bet you know the names. I think gardening is all about change though it helps to have a 'Tarzan' to assist (sorry Mike) ;-))

lol ron how are you now .... bet you are pens tarzan !!! its amazing how its come on ..... am trying to learn all the names. have still a few things on my wish list . frend brought me a load of plants other day but the rain stop me going out to plant them . ;=/ x

what a transformation ~ huge and very interesting garden
i particularly love those grasses and heuchera

Still not 100% thanks Christina but improving, sadly can't do the housework yet and any gardening has to be in a supervisory capacity. Must try not to get too used to it ;-)

lol wot you like . bet penny carnt wait to get you back to normal . tell her hi from us all . we are tilling kitchen now . tho i wud rather b in garden ;o)))

Cristina, looks like all that hard work, planning, &
designing have all worked out nicely....my , you have both done so well!!! just nice to watch your garden go, through
all the Seasons now, with different changes & colours..thanks, for sharing your garden with us, it has just got to be admired by all...lovely garden & pics
Cristina...good luck with tiling your kitchen...if it looks anything like your garden, it will look just great!!!

Loved your blog and looking at your progress thoughout the year what a difference it is looking lovely

A wonderful looking garden and so much progress to admire. Well done to you and OH.

Wow, it looks very nice, and shows that hard work DOES pay off. You should be proud of the accoplisments you have made. I wush I had a garden big enough and enough money to something like that.

Cristina your garden is just beautiful, all that hard work has paid off, should we call you 'Jane' now ??? Ha Ha. Lovely pics as usual.

Fantastic, what a project, isn't it amazing what a person can accomplish. Gardeners are NOT lazy people 4 sure. We are crazy. Love your blog, interesting progress. And Tarzan grrrr!!! what a man you have Cristina Just make sure he is not too tired at nigh to also do the cooking etc.!!!!Lol!!!

freshia thanks , l,ll post a pick lol wen its dun lol. trying to keep up with the leaves now !!!.
thanks nana , hoping they mature nxt year now as lots of stuff needs to grow on a lot , but am pleased so far. ;0)))
thank you grany sue ;~)
allexs , i only buy plants wen i have a spare bit of mony.... i save up be fore doing any thing mager like decking . plants i spilt and move around allso pepole buy me presents or give me free plants which i am very gratfull for. we are very much into recycerling anything lol so try not to spend any mony if we can . and we def shop around if we have too. all our wood is free and we get top soil and well rotted muk from the farm free . is there any were you can get any near you . i dont think you need a lot of mony ... just imaganation and i am sure you have plenty of that as we all do !!! thankyou for your coments , its wot spurs me on and i have learnt so much on here xx

grandmadge lol ........... ermm jane !!! can you see me swinging tro the trees lol..... well i have got a jungle .. haha o and lots of animals !!! well in my dreams ;0p xx
adoond lol dont you worry i wont lol !!! plenty 4 him to do yet .... hes tilling the kitchen now haha ;~0)))

At least swinging through the trees beats going to the gym Cristina!!! I can see you both now 'Me Tarzen,you Jane' aaaahhhh aha aha aha aha :0)

lol madge haha yes i bet you can picture it .... very funny !!!

A lovely blog of your garden, Cristina. it wasn't boring at all I love the pictures of the progress you have made, I always like before & after pics where you can see the differences! We so quickly forget things & need to be reminded at times of what they used to be like.

you certaintly did a lot of work and it came out really nice, loved all the pics