View from my front door ...

So you have a front and back garden, like me, Terra ?

Hi Louise..
Most of my front garden is around to the right of this photo... towards the road... Nice that the front door doesn't face the road ... Is yours a similar layout ?

Beautiful front garden :)))

What a pretty front garden you have its lovely with scent too

Thanks Michaella and Sixpence ...
The scented Trachelospermum is alongside my waterbutt, so every time I collect rain water, I enjoy a long sniff :o)

TT, I think you should move closer to me in Surrey and come help me create a beautiful front garden like yours. Seriously jealous. I like the way those alpine-y things creep over the path. So pretty.

Hi Sgbabe..
Thanks... we are all packing our bags ..
... and our gardening tools .. now ;o)

Terra, my front is enclosed by hedging and tall shrubs, i'm in a private (and very quiet) road (cul-de-sac) so not much traffic noise.
I have a double fronted house so the garden's the width of it, has a central path and the whole garden's on show.
The back is equally as quiet, and all infront as you look at it - i'm making both gardens 'meander' so that everything isn't viewed at once.

It looks very neat and tidy TT , the rain has certainly made everything look green and lush . :o)

It looks really lovely x.

Thanks Amy and Clarice xxx ...

Louise... your garden design sounds lovely..
... and the QUIET ... well, that sounds PERFECT ;o)

Lovely TT - very green!

Thanks Sheila .. the rain has worked well this week :o)

Smashing Terra, it looks lovely. :o)

Thanks Sandra...
Real rain works so much better than watering with my can ... even though I use rainwater from the butt ... :o)

Looking great Terra ... now if we could just have a sunny weekend ... well I can dream! : o ))

Thats really lovely Terra

That's a lovely view you've got there TT. Nice to see that from your front door.

I hope this comment only comes out ONCE lol :o)

Thank you Shirley, Cinderella and Hywel ...

Hywel ... all okay ..
comment only came out once .. ;o) Lol.

Sunshine forecast for Sunday, I think... :o)))

Nice layout TT..........

Thanks Milky ...
It gives me a pretty route to the water butt in the corner...:o)

Beautiful display,Terra..and I agree,the gardens look wonderful after the rain..it was very welcome here for about two hours yesterday..and the water butts are full again ! :o))

Hi Bloomer .. Thanks ..
Full water butts ... sounds good to me .. :o))) xxx

Beautiful TT, to open the door and have this beautiful view. :o)

Thank you Linda ..
It is quite a private corner ...
gets afternoon shade. :o)

Looks beautiful and GREEN. Very relaxing to look at. :o)

Looks superb T.T

Thanks Linda and Paul...
Amazing how quickly everything looks so green and healthy after a few days of rainfall ... :o)

hi tt it looks stunning, very well done and a nice picture 2 :))

Thanks Mark... nice to have a pretty area right outside the front door .. :o))

Sublime.

Hi Frybo ..
Thank you ... this is area is more quiet ... ;o)

A very pretty front garden TT, with some very interesting planting. Love it.

This is the sort of construction I would like: steps down onto the lawn through a large rockery. I can only dream.... Really nice and its lovely to see those blue slate stones. These are the only ones I use on my rasied beds: the colour of the stones contrasts with all the plants and they look great when they are wet.

that is just lovely terra...

Thanks Stroller, Geraniumdad and Surreylad ...
Those blue slate stones were a present from someone who didn't want them in their garden, so I was lucky there :o)

What a splendid view....

Thank you Dotty ...
This is a more secluded area of my front garden. :o)

Looking fresh and nice TT...
Lovely to have a drop of the real stuff...we're gertting some this morning, glad to see it,... it has been oppressive the last coupe of days...

What a pretty garden you have Terra.

Thanks Crissue and Rose ...

The rain freshens up the gardens, doesn't it. :o)

Would love my garden to look like this. Hope my rock garden looks as good when it finally gets finished.

Hi Mysco .. Thank you... :o)

I'm sure your rock garden will look lovely. Nothing wrong with altering things a little as you go along. Move a plant or a rock if it doesn't look quite right, and try to have interest at all time of year ...

Terratoonie:

It looks very lush!

I love the fragrance and flowers of Trachelospermum jasminoides! (I almost want to eat the flowers because they smell so good. lol!) I have one...and it's a very widely grown vine here.

Have got my little Rock Garden up and running now TT, hope it looks as nice as yours does...:)))

Hi Delonix .. Thanks.
Yes, I also love Trachelospermum jasminoides .. I have several growing around my gardens...

You are right ..
... the scent is almost edible isn't it ... Lol. :o)

Hello Crissue ..
I'm sure your rock garden will be lovely ..
takes a little while for the plants to settle in doesn't it
:o)

It does....TT...I took a long time to choose what i wanted, as it runs on from the little garden that edges the Pond, then up to the start of the Woodland bed..so fingers x'd now...

The part we can't control is that some rockery plants spread a lot faster than others .. but it soon becomes obvious which ones are going to grow quickly ! :o)

Very true...time will tell...:)))

By the way OH was looking at your Rock Garden, liked it...then said I like the way she does her smilies...:o)))))

... especially for your OH... with a wink ....

;o))))))))))))))))))

It's very fragrant especially when it cover acres of land. It can fill the air for miles when it starts to bloom in early spring. It's heavenly! :>)

:))))) TT...

you colored the stones or natural...

The stones have natural colour ..
They look especially lovely when in the rain. :o)

Quite excited Terra, have flowers on my Saponaria, in the Rock Garden...

Funny that, Rocks always llok good after rain...

Hi Sue ...
Have you put a pic on GoY of your flowering Saponaria ?

Yes, rocks and gravel look great when wet :o)

No I haven't yet, it only had one at the time, and I didn't want to to tempt fate lol will correct that tomorrow...;))