"The Haven" (4)

What a super blog David. You have really worked hard there, and the photos are fantastic. I love that pale pink Astilbee in the first one, but they are all lovely.

Well Done , Bet that took a lot of effort and hard work but you'll be able to enjoy it all now !

I'm pleased to see you are taming this garden David, I imagine many hours of hard work have gone into this, the photos probably only show us a little of your work ! I love the Astilbes, the Hosta is a gorgeous one and such a huge Lavender ! I wish you well in clearing the stream banking, will it be planted up with some 'goodies' rather than the 'nasties' it has at the moment ?

Goodness, you've put some serious work in there, David, and what a difference it has made. Brilliant, you should be very proud of your efforts :)

Many Thanks, everyone!

"Master of the House" said that it took hime a whole 2 and a half days, just to cut the grass and do the strimming (there is also the farm track out front to tend to - strimming the grass and weeds, keeping the hawthorn hedges trimmed, etc. Thankfully,with serious tackling, this is now down to one morning a week. He is happy, now, to cut the lawn areas, which is a great help to me. I strim the lane in an hour, once a week, and the hedges have only needed 2 clips since may. this now allows me to concentrate on better things.

Will show and tell more about the stream banking after my spell there on Tuesday, Shirley, but thinking that, as it has some tall, deciduous trees, it would make a wonderful "snowdrop walk" in late winter, for a start. "Lady of the House" is with me on that one, lol!!

A Snowdrop walk sound idyllic to me, followed by lots of Narcissus but I don't want to give you any extra work ... lol !

:-)) Shirley. The Mrs told me that she once planted lots of narcissus bulbs, but that OH kept spraying the banking with weedkiller. There was only one clump, with 5 flowers, left, when I first saw this place. We have won him round, though, and the spraying has stopped, for good! I pointed out how detrimental his actions were on the wildlife and wildflowers, etc. :-))

Right then, give The Master a bulb-planter and HUNDREDS of bulbs for his penance .. lol

Or........ fix a plank out over the stream, and threaten to make him walk it, if he ever dares do so again!!! :-D)

Is the Piratical theme going to your head a little too much ? : o )))

Hope not!!! Aye, I sailed into other territorial waters, with this comment. :-)))

Fabulous garden you've tamed there David love the planting combos too.
A snowdrop walk by the stream is a lovely idea
Super blog and pictures as ever :o)

Wow, David - it's coming on soooo well. I just hope that 'they' appreciate your hard work. :-))

David your garden looks lovely really is coming along fine, like Grace think she is brill.

Lovely blog David you have made it lovely well done, some of my primroses are blooming again, must be the weather concusing them.

Can see you are have so much fun in your other garden and love the idea of a snowdrop walk fantastic work David.

I`m working backwards David, its catchup time again,lol. It seems you have tamed the Master as well as the garden, Keep up the hard work, it all looks smashing.........

Many Thanks, folks, for the supportive comments. :-))

Funny how we always seem to work backwards, Lincslass, isn't it? :-))

looking lovely david, pretty pics to ;o))

Thank You, Sandra. ;-))

im with u on the catch up Lincs....
i had to go back to the start...its a great read. just like a mini series on the tele...lol
David have u seen 'such a perfect day' blog? there is a pic in there right up your street...

Lol, Sandra, re mini-series. Actually, I'm looking forward (for once) to the snow pics from here, if I can get up the track, that is.

Need help to find that blog, as am also way behind here. Tried the serach box, but didn't find it. Can you remember who posted it, so that I can visit it?

dottydaisy...

Thank You, Sandra - I've found it now!! :-)))

Someone has been working very hard to make this a superb garden, well done.

Many Thanks, Dd! :-))

Your welcome David....