a little piece of me and wear i live
By noseypotter
41 comments
the best parts ofcourse
this is just outside my patio in what will be my pagoda.its 12 feet from wear i watch tv and theres a l;ittle male wren building a nest right up in the rafters.its like having a world of wildlife in my garden . how good can it get .
a few angles of the pagoda and my pond and elephant chimnea
the quarter circle seat i made out of breeze blocks and a bit of render . i also used them mesh corners builders use indoors for that sharp edge on corners indoors strangly enough.the weeping cherry was one of my best buys at £10 about 10 years ago . the elephant chimnea again was made out of old metal i welded together and cemented over . the other sculptures are rubbish wrapped in wire then cemented over even the concrete fence of circles.the smaller things i made out of pottery and moulds of that pottery . the hippy woman i called rosey and she keeps an eye on my garden and dog run.i keep the dogs of my garden but try and keep the dog run interesting with the raised planter and ace varigated tree.
this is my front garden thats well and truley overgrown including a 6 foot pond and a swing frame framing a 5` hollow concrete head .the tongue of the head goes into the pond to help the little beasties get out or in and its hollow so they have somewear to hide or hybernate .i glass painted the front door as the council wouldnt change my door so i did .
that is a cherry tree that grows yellow cherries if given a chance trained round the swing frame . i got the head to go green bye mixing a shovel of normal compost to 2 shovels of sand and one of cement on the last layer . its only been made about 3 years and the garden was empty .
the 2 acers cost me £7 about 2 years ago . the hand is a copy of my hand and a handy stepping stone lol .
the bucket and the membrane are the way that i keep the bamboo wear i want it
the last pictures are bits of my garden and lovley famous town . i hope you enjoy them and anything you dont understand or want to ask about just ask away .take care bye for now .
- 9 May, 2010
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wow a comment before i finished my blog lol thank you so much hollyeves .
9 May, 2010
your welcome.....: O ))
9 May, 2010
if you were ever a big dads army fan you will recognise some of the last pictures .
9 May, 2010
havnt seen that for years is this where it was filmed.... its funny your blog was published before the rest of you rpics were put on.....
9 May, 2010
OMG nosey your garden is jammed packed, is there room for you and family to move lol it looks like a haven for all kinds of wildlife!!! I love the sculpture of the ladies face. Its beautiful. Your so clever. You could get a film crew to make a horror movie in your garden with all those hands. Do you open your garden to the public? Its a masterpiece. Well done you !!! How big is your garden????????
9 May, 2010
Forgot to ask . In picture no2 is that a hedgehog home??? My daughters just said there are sparrows drinking out of my pond. So leaving it to mother nature is paying off, like you said!!!
9 May, 2010
Fa bulous pics Nosey, beautiful town you live in the canal is lovely, and your garden, well what a picture!!! well done you!
9 May, 2010
well this is different,had to go back and look at the photo's over and over again a lot of plants there ,good pics anyway.
9 May, 2010
brilliant np. :o)
9 May, 2010
Oh! Np its all so weird & wonderful, all those brilliant sculptures i think they
all look great amongst the lovely plants you have, your Acers are stunning!
Also love your Bamboo, a lot of your plants seem to be shade loving, which
are my favourites....lovely & interesting blog, thank you for showing us your home & garden i really enjoyed it...your town is so pretty, all so different...
9 May, 2010
great pics NP as usual,lovely place too.. i remember many moons ago on the broads with my mate in Beckles.. i think thats how its spelt..we went up & down the broads getting towed by other boats ..we were naughty and said we had broke down so kept getting a tow ..we didnt spend any money on fuel all week..feel bad about it now though but it was a laugh at the time,,boat didnt have any locks on the doors so we both slept with a knife under our pillows..happy days ..lol
9 May, 2010
that isnt so strange holley i had to publish and edit so i knew what pictures id put up lol .one intire episode was fimed in that bell tower of our guilhall and dads army used to stay and eat at the bell hotel which is the building eigth from the end . i used to do the washing up there when i was 14-15 and served the dads army stars quite often lol .i have an open garden for charity in june every year for a local hospice and im doing it again this year .i know this years mayer to so that will be my third mayer lol.my back garden is aprox 40` x 20` and my front garden is aprox 20` x 15` and well overcrowded but i dont get weeds and as you say great i get lots of wildlife.
picture no2 is my back garden taken from inside my future pagoda showing wear the wrens nest is from no1 picture i dont realy understand great . the elephant is a chimnea about 7 feet tall with the trunk being the bit wear the smoke goes .
thank you sewing it is a lovley town with lots of history . obviously i took pictures of the best bit . i dont like to fly or realy leave my home long so ive made my garden into my escape and my holiday area. if you cant take mohamid to the mountain ...............
glad you liked it to kayla and seaburn and ofcourse freesia i hope it mite inspire you or you just mite learn something who knows as long as you all enjoyed it.take care bye for now .
9 May, 2010
I so rarely like sculpture but these I love - your garden is delightful.
9 May, 2010
Love the wren nest...surprise surprise ! An inspiring and beautiful blog.......x
9 May, 2010
you bad bad person joanella lol you only had a laugh yes it is called beckles .the diesel is dirt cheep as its the red stuff only a pound a gallon then not much now compared to cars and as boat engines only rev at about 3 revolutions per hour its not like they use a lot .theres a lot worse things people do than that . if thats the worst thing you did your quite an angel excuse my spelling lol .my mums boat was on the fens .it was a 4 +2 birth which means at a push you could sleep 6 people but was only realy comfertable for 4 people . i used to do a bit of night fishing for eals as my nan loved them . anyway like a caravan you kind of made the sleeping quarters out of the living room and kitchen including the kitchen table .in the middle of this was the toilet cubicle about 8" x 8" and about 4 foot tall .i was getting a bit desperate at about 4am in the summer . we were in the middle of nowear so i thaught i know ill have a quick wee over the side it wont hurt .as i was doing what comes naturaly i noticed out of my periferal vission something moving . the shock on my face when i looked round in the middle of the fens and sore about 6 japanese tourists with big lenses snapping away i couldnt believe it . i just wonder what they went home and said about our english ways and customs lol . anyway thanx again take care bye for now lol .
9 May, 2010
Loved everything about your blog very interesting.
10 May, 2010
that mus thave been exciting for you.....serving tea to the dads army crew....
10 May, 2010
ha ha NP good job it wasnt the police boat,you will never know where their photos turned up..your mums boat was bigger than the one we had i think it only slept 2 not big enough to swing a mouse lol
you take care too :o)
10 May, 2010
apart from captain mainwearing a real grumpy horrible man just like the part he played holley lol .
my mums boat was just as roomless just longer lol joan as they all have to fit through the locks lol .
10 May, 2010
I'm pleased you have a wrens nest Leigh , it's great to have a nest of any kind in the garden ... your garden is looking good very healthy and green , I like that walk down by the river it's a very pretty place .. see you soon x
11 May, 2010
hello thanx amy yes my little wren is still there . i hope your well love and tony ofcourse . i have my open garden on the 13th june next month hint hint lol . ive already made about 40 quid selling raffle tickets for the local hospice .we will have to go to urban jungle soon amy when tony can go as he would like to see it there . if anyone lives close to norwich norfolk i highly recomend a vissit if you like plants that are a bit different .i want to see how my lord of the trees has greened up after this couple of years . i rang up and its supposed to be looking good . i would buy plants but my gardens heaving lol . unless i can find a plant that doesnt mind complete shade and everything i wash down from my dog run with 5 dogs using it .the cherry tree there loves it but it is part of the thing causing the shade and i guess the water etc is well filterd bye the time the cherry gets it lol.
11 May, 2010
I will be sending you a PM with some dates leigh ... your Lord of the trees was looking good the last time we called in there .. x
11 May, 2010
cool i cant weight to see you and it and in the mean time remember im going to have what looks like quite a big litter of cabbage patch pups ie sausages babies on the 14th of this month .
11 May, 2010
The 14th was one of the dates so I had better scrub that one out ..:o))... you will be busy doing your mid- wifery bit ....LOL...
11 May, 2010
yes that mite be a shrewd move amy and anywear real close to that date i guess .she should be settled after about a week . after about 3-4 weeks im going to be real busy keeping them cleaned out .i hope your well see you soon amy xx .
11 May, 2010
I have PM you with some dates Leigh but I think they might be to soon after the baby sausages , you will have to let me know if you would rather leave it another month !! x
11 May, 2010
Nice blog Leigh, glad the wren's still there! Amy, have you seen the latest masterpiece yet?
11 May, 2010
Amazing sculptures, are you the artist? Your garden is a masterpiece :o)
12 May, 2010
yes i am the designer and the artist i didnt do lots of the lifting as i have a bad back grandmage .
yes the wren is in his den lol
im a poet and i didnt no it .
amy check your private messages please .
closer to her giving birth is better than later as after the chipolaters are born for the first week or so sausage will be doing all the messy bit ok .
take care bye for now xx.
12 May, 2010
I live not from from N&N where about is urban jungle ??
14 May, 2010
if you type in urban jungle of norwich mushybanna it gives you a map . its not a million miles away from the norfolk showground as it goes .if you do go ive done a sculpture of what i call the lord of the trees down near there stunning plants and carpark .i dont suppose you would say i recomended it to you if you do go could y ou pleasemuch apreciated if you do . my name is leigh or if you like that bloke who built your tree sculpture . thank you so much . take care bye fow xx .
14 May, 2010
Amazing pictures NP, I love the hand :-)))
14 May, 2010
No worries I don't mind at all ..
14 May, 2010
thanx annella thats actualy my hand or a copy of it lol .
mushy i realy apreciate that a lot .thank you so much xx .
14 May, 2010
What an amazing garden you have Np certainly very different to mine , just love all your Sculptures and the way you have sited them amonst your plants! hope you have a very successful Open Day and post lots of photos for us to see;0)
14 May, 2010
you have given me some brill ideas,hope you dont mind me copying some of them,mint as the teen says,chris
14 May, 2010
well ive already raised over 30 quid in raffle tickets and given the people who run the opn garden thing some of there prizes so its bean kind of successful already without opening it . i will let you know and i believe im getting my 3rd mare in my garden this year lol and ive only been doing it 3 years .i wonder if theres a prize for most mayers in one garden lol .anyway i shall keep you posted dont worry .
as for ladybug knock yourself out and if you need some guidance dont hesitate to ask ok .
14 May, 2010
Awesome, wonderful, interesting and inspiring, I think that just about sums up the glimpse of your home that you`ve shared with us.
15 May, 2010
Fantastic blog...love your garden and the old buildings...wish we had that here in NZ.
16 May, 2010
thanx stroller and dont worry judz ill share any photos with you . infact if you look at my blogs i probably have lol xx.
16 May, 2010
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how lovely to mhave the wren nest so near...... love all your wonderful sculptures...
9 May, 2010