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Winter hedging.

I do love a hedge, I must admit! However, hedging can be quite boring through winter, I guess. Unless it’s evergreen, it’s...

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kate123

11 Jan, 2022
Kate123

Diversity of GOY members marvelous gardens- Part1

Little bit of nostalgia. I thought I will do this blog of early entries to GOY website which caught my eye at one time or...

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klahanie_

19 Dec, 2021
Klahanie_

Low maintenance border - spotted as I drove past.

Driving through one of the villages yesterday, I spotted this low maintenance border, on the edge of a driveway. Loved the...

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kate123

30 Nov, 2021
Kate123

Some more random photos!

I haven't made a very good plan of succession this year ... plenty of plants looking GREEN, which should be flowering in...

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sheilabub

28 May, 2021
Sheilabub

Reshaping the Lawn/Borders

Hi all just thought I would do a blog about what we are up to in the garden at the moment. The lawn was desperate for re-shaping...

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daylily

5 May, 2021
Daylily

Garden in May

A walk round the estate before the wind and rain.

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Owdboggy

2 May, 2021
Owdboggy

Inspired combination.

I went for a walk to collect some twiggy sticks which had fallen off the trees in our avenue after the strong winds last...

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siris

27 Mar, 2021
Siris

Herbaceous border in June

Some shots of my border in June Digitalis thapsi Amsonia tabernaemontana Thalictrum aquilegifolium Kniphofia 'John...

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pcw

6 Jul, 2019
Pcw

The garden early June

I am really pleased how the majority of the garden is doing. Back in March/ April the front border looked like this: It...

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seaburngirl

11 Jun, 2019
Seaburngirl

Herbaceous border in may

Some border plants Clematis chisianensis

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pcw

10 Jun, 2019
Pcw

Rejuvenation of a new border.

We have wanted to do this for a long time......over the last 20 years the front border has been so time consuming and we...

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meadowland

18 Aug, 2018
Meadowland

Revamping a Border (Part 2)

Back in May, I described how I replanted a border in the garden in readiness for our Open Garden in mid August. After lots...

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AndrewR

18 Aug, 2018
Andrewr

Revamping a Border (Part 1)

This year, 'Devonia' will be open under the National Garden Scheme on 19th August. Naturally, I would like everything to...

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AndrewR

4 Jun, 2018
Andrewr

Starting the September clean up.

I have started doing some proper tidying up of the borders. As it was going to be a hot day I decided to do one of the shade...

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seaburngirl

13 Sep, 2016
Seaburngirl

Sometimes It Works

How often do we have an idea for the garden that comes off? I have been growing a mock orange, philadelphus purpurescens...

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AndrewR

18 Jun, 2015
Andrewr

Front Border mingle..

Just to show you how it is looking at the moment..I must say,i am happy with what is in flower now,and still Fuchsias and...

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bloomer

25 Jun, 2014
Bloomer

Iris germanica - leading me down the garden path

Pictured from left to right- Iris Boss Tweed, Prince Charming, (Laurel Park, Raj Brooke,Role Model, Sultans Palace and...

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siris

22 May, 2014
Siris

Newly Cut and All Ship Shape.

A lovely sunny day , so what better way to spend it than cutting lawns and tidying the borders, hard work but a labour of...

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PANSYPOTTER

16 Apr, 2014
Pansypotter

Herbaceous borders at Parham, Sussex

Visited Parham Gardens near Storrington, Sussex and took a few pictures of their series of well-stocked herbaceous borders...

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inverglen

29 Jul, 2012
Inverglen

Lady's Mantle Anyone....

For those of you who have seen my walk round the garden blog,you will know about all the lavenders in my path borders.. ...

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rose1949

4 Sep, 2011
Rose1949

Help from the experts.

When my Juniper died so suddenly, I decided to make use of my RHS membership, and I cut off three samples from one of the...

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spritzhenry

12 Aug, 2011
Spritzhenry

Mum's Front Border

Well Mum's front border has certainly come on over the past month. What our original 'gardener' planted up with nothing but...

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dioritt

18 Jun, 2010
Dioritt

Work in progress

I came home from work yesterday to find that Jim had started work on increasing one of the borders. I`d hinted at it for...

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labdancer51

23 Mar, 2010
Labdancer51

A Heather Border

This is how My Heather Border looked in Jan 2008 when i started it !!! & this is 2 day Changed has`nt it...

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jacque

20 Nov, 2009
Jacque

A Year In The Life Of A Border

One of the things we aspire to in the garden is something that looks good for as long as possible-from early spring through...

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AndrewR

15 Nov, 2009
Andrewr

New border -Part 2

Our new front border has made some progress since my last blog. The painted log edging has been erected....weed suppressing...

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amblealice

1 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

It's been a while - new border in back garden

Well, it's been a while since I wrote down how my garden was progressing, I have been really busy gardening and I got myself...

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AndreaRichter

30 Sep, 2009
Andrearichter

New Borders - Part 1

Have been very busy over the last few weeks while we have been enjoying some fab. autumn weather. The rose bed is gone,...

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amblealice

30 Sep, 2009
Amblealice

My Tidyer Borders

Iv Been Prunning ,Digging,Weeding,Moving Items & Planting Some Borders Over a Few Days all ready 4 some Spring Colour...

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jacque

29 Sep, 2009
Jacque

raised border walls

what should i build with? i was going to go with wood, layered planks with 2x2 stakes in the corners making them about two...

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kat_pink

22 Sep, 2009
Kat_pink

Through Henry's eyes....

Henry thinks that my garden belongs to him. He goes out every morning and walks purposefully all round it, to make sure that...

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spritzhenry

19 Aug, 2009
Spritzhenry

August Is Here And Despite The Horrendously Strong Winds We've Had, The Late Perennials Are Doing Their Stuff! A Few Photos Of My Front Garden Borders On August 1st.

Hello All, I've not been Around GOY much recently (busy with work and running my son around , so always exhausted, it seems)....

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paulthegardener

1 Aug, 2009
Paulthegardener

Now thats what I call a border.........

These beautiful borders belong to Stoneleigh Abbey in Warwickshire. The roses were stunning, most of them were the old...

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Dottydaisy2

12 Jul, 2009
Dottydaisy2

Progress on Front garden

Well, I guess everyone was set back a bit by the snow in February-our corner of the Cotswolds had quite a lot for quite a...

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fairweathergrower

29 Mar, 2009
Fairweathergrower

New Tropical Border in Back Garden...

I think I mentioned i was making a new Tropical Border this year, I started a couple of weeks ago by painting the Nasty blue...

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youngdaisydee

15 Mar, 2009
Youngdaisydee

The Story of a border - update.

Back in September last year, we had an Escallonia hedge riddled with brambles across the back of our small back garden. It...

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spritzhenry

18 May, 2008
Spritzhenry

The Story of a new border - continued.

Back in September, we started to create a new border in our back garden, and I wrote a blog about it. I thought that I'd...

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spritzhenry

16 Oct, 2007
Spritzhenry

The Story of a New Border

When we moved here nearly three years ago, there was an Escallonia hedge between the back garden and the farm field. Unfortunately,...

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spritzhenry

30 Sep, 2007
Spritzhenry