My Garden

Tilly, what a lovely way to become interested in gardening! As for your dreams, I can only empathise with you. I often wake up in the middle of dreaming about the garden! Is it 'normal' ....well, what is 'normal'? If there is such a thing as a normal person I haven't met one yet and if I did I expect I'd find them dull!

Your garden is looking great! It looks very private and nicely proportioned. The arch makes a nice entrance to the lawn and the gravel looks lovely, like an outdoor room.

I can see from the top pic. that there has been lots of planting done recently....should look fantastic next year when it's had the chance to get more established.

I think this could be the start of something that becomes an important part of your life! Congratulations on joining the 'mad but beautiful set'! :))

Your garden is taking shape nicely, Tilly....you've got the bug as your blog says. You'll find lots of advice here on GOY and it will be fun to watch your plans develop.

It seems we don't take in a lot of information when we are younger (as you say when your grandad was a keen gardener) and it's nice that you've picked up on his interests...maybe in the genes!

Welcome to GOY and enjoy :)

Well done Tilly you have made a good start, look forward to seeing more pictures. Welcome to GoY

Good luck with your garden. Maybe your husband and dad will become like you and start to enjoy the garden soon. - Or maybe it's best they keep out of the way so that you gan get on with it in peace lol

Anyway it's great that you have written a blog. I find it nerve wracking myself lol, although I have written quite a few.
Welcome to GoY, and Keep up the good work :o)

welcome from me too Tilly,your garden looks great and what a nice thought about your grandma..:o)

welcome to Goy...a lovely garden you have Tilly & great blog too...

Lovely garden Tilly,and welcome to GoY.If you eat,read,and dream about gardening,you are completely normal,and especially now you have joined us..it's what we all do.Lol....well,some of us are a teeny bit nutty,but harmless..you will soon see what I mean...!! enjoy...:o)

Welcome, your garden is looking good. I enjoyed your blog.

Welcome to GOY Tilly. I love your garden and the lovely plants you have planted, ts lovely and colourful. Well Done Tilly!!!

Welcome to G.o,Y. Tilly, your garden is lovely.

Welcome to GoY. Tilly, think everyone on here is a garden dreamer, it does become quite an obsession, but that must be good to have that kind of dream. We plan, scheme, dream, plant, weed and water and help nature by keeping a garden going, so give yourself a pat on the back and keep up the good work. Happy garden dreams.

Welcome Tilly :o)

Lovely garden Tilley :-)))

thanks to all of you who were kind enough to welcome me and comment on my garden and my blog. It was very much appreciated.

Havn't been on GoY for 3 days, must have been busy......so welcome. You've been very busy in your garden since April. It's a lovely garden and a very maneagable size. Sometimes when you first move into a house you have other priorities. I see on your second blog you bought a lot of bulbs and I hope you have a lovely display in the spring. It's very difficult for me to pass a garden centre without turning in

Welcome to GoY, Tilly. Loved your blog and can totally understand your new found obsession, mine started at around the same time and has become all encompassing for me too. You have a really pretty garden, I'm looking forward to seeing over the coming seasons.

Lovely blog, Tilly, welcome to GoY from me too. You'll learn a lot from this site and have a laugh along the way ! : o ))

Sounds completely normal to me, anyway - when I first got the bug, I had 2 small children - I recall being irritated at having to stop gardening to get their lunch. Not to mention that I was still in my nightie, having gone straight out there as soon as I'd had a cup of tea and fed them breakfast... And then I'd spend the evenings reading plant encyclopaedias...

Welcome Tilly. I feel exactly the same way. I would love to have more time and money to spend on my garden. Yours looks really lovely considering you have only really been working on it for 8 months. Look forward to seeing it grow and mature

Welcome Tilly, your garden is looking lovely. You've been bitten by the bug and there's no turning back :-))) enjoy !

Welcome Tilly, you ask "Is that normal" of cause not, but then who wants to be normal when you can be addicted to gardening.

We're all addicted, Tilly - nothing wrong with that!

Love your garden - I'll go and read the next blog now. :-)))

lol we are normal it the non garderners who arnt ,think we all pretty much like you obsessed lol , garden looks great and well stocked allready. wellcome from me too . looking 4 ward to the nxt ;0))))

My son's just as obsessive - but its about mobile phone programming, not gardening - otherwise he reminds me of me, working away still in his night clothes at 4 pm in the afternoon...

Hi Tilly ... your garden looks lovely ... what a fab area to sit out in too!
Welcome from me & look forward to seeing your Grandma's gift well spent! :o))

haha i go out in my jamies and start tweeking lol and before you know ................. times gone on lol

Hi and welcome Tilly. This is a great site and everyone makes you very welcome.

Normal is..getting up and taking you first cuppa around the garden..in nightwear naturally..and at 10am and 11am..can be worse if you are retired!
Normal is..buying and raising far too many plants, books on plants, seed trays, gardening tools and that "must have" wheelbarrow!
Normal is..having a car that has automatic pilot to every garden centre in sight
Normal is..falling in love with every plant that shows its nose on this site..some incredible pics that say "buy me, buy me"!

Welcome to normality lass and join this merry band!

well hello Tilly =)) so the bug has gotcha LOL - isn't it wonderful!! - thanks for showing off your 'happy place' and keep it coming - cheers - Cate =)

lol tetra i lafed wen i read that .......so true lol we are a merry very normal bunch haha

Most definitely a happy/merry bunch NORMALLY on here, hope it stays that way. I am pleased to find out I am NORMAL, yeh!! That's a first lol.

Well Tetrarch all i can say is that i must be normal then! :0)

Made me laugh to Tetrarch, nice to know I'm normal too, I've even walked straight into the paperboy after an early morning 'ramble' round the garden in my dressing gown and singing away to myself too :-)

Sorry lovely garden Tilly and welcome from me too :-)