Aerial views - by popular demand

You have a lovely garden Scottish, you have done wonders there. Thanks for sharing :-)

Wonderful what you have done Angie .

Well done on all your hard work.

You have indulged me for a start,Scottish ! I have loved reading how your garden began,to it's present day..and your aerial shots are great..I think it's lovely to see your garden as a whole..much easier to visualise than seperate photo's..you have worked so hard and achieved so much in two years,it's a credit to you..all we need now is someone to take pic of you in your chair..if you can get Harry to shift ! Lol..Thanks for sharing:o)

Surreylad - thank you, didn't realise just how much I had done til I wrote this blog.
Kath - cheers, it's all been worth it!
Bloomer - thank you, each time I get up Harry jumps at the chance for a seat. Behind the shed is a small plastic chair that he usually sleeps on all day. He's such a gentle cat, unlike mine or his brother! I'm glad to have indulged you :)

I've thoroughly enjoyed looking at your aerial views, what a wonderful garden you have! All looks great to me and you've achieved wonders in a very short time!

yes agree with all...

wonderful...

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Don't know how you did it in the time - even had time to throw some plants out already! I'm no good at that, feel sorry for them. The physocarpus is great - did you prune it to get that nice bushy shape? Mine's going straight up so maybe it ought to have its wings clipped a bit. Your border isn't a mish mash at all, its a lovely mixture.

Oh Wow!! you've no need to be embarrassed Scottish it looks great and its a bigun, lot of hard work gone into your garden and in only a few years you've transformed it, you should feel proud of yourself.
I like your mish mash border, my perrenial beds are all like that, if there is a gap I'll fill it up, come to think of it my borders are the same, lol...
Beware of pruning the Buddhlia, I pruned mine hard last year and now both are three times the size, they love a good haircut apparently, lol....
Thankyou Scottish, I too have enjoyed the views of your garden....

Congratulations ! It just shows beginners with a blank canvas the tremendous amount of interest that can be created using the right plants in the right places.

Interesting to read about how your lovely garden came to be.....I'm still reeling from a house of 9 people!
The garden has survived and blossomed beautifully x

Scottish, your garden is an inspiration to me. Yours is much the same shape as mine, even down to wanting to add a seating area in the sunshine at the end of the garden.

It's really beautiful and makes me want to get off the comp and get myself outside again! :-)

You have certainly put some work in there looks great well done.

Why are you embarrassed about showing your garden ... I love it, especially those round stepping stones. You've done well to get it like that in such a short time.
It will always be a work in progress. That's how gardens are - never finished ... and I don't think we'd want them to be finished would we, or we'd be bored lol ...
You need not be afraid to show more views of your garden now - It's a pleasure to see it :o)

Louisa - thank you. Pleased you enjoyed :)
Jane - glad you like what you see!
Steragram - I haven't pruned the overall height of the Physocarpus but I did prune out a few stems from the centre that were growing the wrong way. I've a gold coloured one that I moved in spring and it wasn't a great shape - I chopped it back and it's bushing up now, maybe yours would benefit. Thank you for your lovely comments :) I've been brutal with plants this year. No more time wasters ;)
Lincs, thanks for the tip re the buddleja - I have pruned this one right back every year and yes I think they do like it, its got taller this year! Glad you enjoyed :)
Dianebulley - thank you, it's been a learning curve but since I accepted the fact that plants will only thrive if they are happy, it's been more enjoyable. It would be the first piece of advice I would give anyone just starting out. I know I learnt the hard way!!
Jent, odd you should mention a pond. I had that conversation yesterday with my mum. It would be an ideal spot - some sun and some shade. Best of all a pleasure to look at when sunning on the deck. Thanks for the input :)
Snoop - thank you. I'm a bit OCD when it comes to weeding, that's why no plants get a chance to self seed.
BJs - thank you, I'm please with it and doing this blog has helped me appreciate what I've done.
Hywel, thank you. I think now I've taken the plunge it won't bother me now. I know it's only me who sees the bits I'm not happy with! Glad you liked :)
Meadowland - thanks for the advice. I think this may be the last I will get away with not pruning!

Blimey, knocks my aerial shots into a cocked hat, doesn't it? Pure genius! Lol.
You've performed miracles, Scottish & that's from the heart!
Of course, you realise you've started a trend that will burn out the satellite & send it hurtling to earth, causing NASA to intercept with missiles to prevent lives being lost.
Boy, that'll be some bill they send you! ;-)

Mouldy - they can come after me for the money - I don't have any :) The can't get blood from a stone and certainly not if I throw it at them first!
Thanks for the compliments, they are much appreciated :)

Just stating the obvious, Ma'am.

How on earth did I miss this? What a beautiful garden Scottish. I can't think what you mean about that little bed, it looks gorgeous to me. I just love your design, and I'm really impressed at what you've achieved on your own. I couldn't have done all that without OH to help me...no way! Thanks so much for taking these pics, it's always a joy to see a good garden from above. I can just see you on that deck sunning yourself! Enjoy it while you still have chance! We had a really stormy night last night and then viewings of the house this morning, so I had to go out and rake up all the debris that the wind had deposited all over my lawn and gravel beds! You should have seen me...mad dash! Very creative work...congratulations! :))

p.s. my favourite bit of all is the stepping stone path with the little mounds of green....I love that! :))

I have only just found this - what a gem!

It is such a well designed space and looks delightful. I too love thoses stepping stones, what a pretty area they create.

You have worked wonders there and long may it continue.

Just found this too Angie, your garden looks lovely. I'm with you on filling every patch of bare soil and it's so much easier to keep the weeds out then. Where did you buy the circular slabs? They are very effective :o)

Your comments are much appreciated - stepping stones are from Dobbies Annie. Come in different sizes.

This is wonderful Scottish. You have so many good ideas and lovely plants.

Thanks Sheila - I think once the shrubs are covering the fences, I'll be a lot more at ease with it. Patience, patience!!! :)

Hi Angie, I been digging around on GOY in the "nooks and crannies". What a great blog .... you made a lot of progress up to 2013 and it looks even better now. Here's to a good summer.

Did you decide what to put in the little bed in front of the patio area? Looking at it again now I wondered if a single low shrub might be nice, perhaps a Choisia or one of the low Philadelphus?