Why i love the way i garden..

MAGIC.

Great photos of a great garden Youngdaisuydee. I love the tropical feel and the hot colours. :D

all looking beautiful YDD ,i dont think you could fit any more plants in there.....lol :o)

Beautiful, so much going on,love it.

Thanks everyone, My feelings exactly hahaha....

Truly wonderful:)

Can see how much it means to you Ydd, its fabulous, you certainly have the knack and know what looks good together. I`d get a buzz at creating that look, the photographs are gorgeous...

its a riot of colour ~ in the nicest and most beautiful way ~ well done YDD

ABsolutely fab! well done Young Daisy! :)

Thanks nana, Linclass, Stickie and Pixi for your lovely comments, appreciated...

Oh, Ydd, a garden to be proud of, pat yourself on the back for the wonderful planting scheme you've created, it's stunning! I know what you mean by the help & advice received on this site, I'm another who has learnt so much about gardening from being on here, and had a lot of laughs on the way! :o)))

Nicely done! Really like the photo with your bench seat.

Wow your garden gets better and better quite stunning. I was thinking of growing Coleus you have now convinced me yours are quite a sight. If you ever need a new career I think you be a great hit with garden planting design.

Beautiful Ydd....:>)

It really is beautiful - and your plant combinations are stunning! :-)))

Wow!~ Where to start?! I see you have a ligularia just starting to bloom. Things are wilting here with the heat and lack of rain..went down to the steam this afternoon and it's dried right up!! The ligs are beside the pond, I had to haul water from the rainbarrel to revive Othello...but was surprised to see that Desdemona has buds and a flower! I agree with you about liking the structure of plants and the foliage shape as much as the blossoms...There is so much colour in your garden too... Congrats YDD!

Fantastic Young Daisy, the structure and colour is a wow. You should feel very proud of your garden, its lovely.

Beautiful plants, beautiful garden, I love looking at your garden pics :)))

What a wonderful array of gorgeous plants you have in your garden, Daisy - I'm not surprised that you are enjoying it so much.

Isn't that just FANTASTIC! It's full to bursting Ydd! The combos of colours are stunning, and really beautiful, healthy happy plants! That agapanthus with the black stem is, well, words fail me, there you go...I'm speechless! This is going on my faves for a drool! The hot oranges and reds, yum! And next year try sowing your own coloeus! They're easy, and you'll have absolutely loads to play with! I love your garden, Ydd, it's beautiful!x

Beautiful garden, so full of colour. I love that leafy plant with the brown leaves, green edges and pink pink centre, what is it please?

Lovely, YDD! What a 'hotspot!'

Oh Dee, your garden is amazing, you certainly have the flair with architectural planting, love it. I'm into ligularia at the moment, I find them fascinating, your lobelia is great too, in fact everything is. Your hard work and planning has certainly paid off :-)

Your garden is absolutely stunning. well done.

I think it looks really good in your garden, daisy. I like the eucalyptus foliage with the dahlia in the first photo.
Your garden really is taking on that tropical look well, it reminds me a bit of a Balinese courtyard garden. To me it looks full but not crowded and you really have got some lovely healthy looking plants in there, you obviously take a lot of care and do really well at looking after them. Thanks for showing and good luck.

all looks wonderful.... love your garden....

i think your garden is outstanding Dee, its a mix of tropical and cottage to but all falls in so well together, the choice of furniture and niknaks adds to the overall effect, well done you:o)) x

WOW y.d.d its gawjuss i love it !! am the same as you , pack it in...............youve dun so well !!!
i like leave shape too and diff folige colour allso .
love the lig,s ............. did look at geting that one but its not hardey is it ............ but stuning .loads going on ;0)))

WoW, Thanks everyone for your comments, It really does'e mean a lot to me.
Christina, looks like another plant ill have to lift this winter, I wasn't sure how hardy it is, thanks for reminding me..
Sharni, the plant you are asking about is called, Colius, A houseplant really but i love them in my garden, so many to choose from..
Libet i tried sowing some this year but they never took, i will try again tho, next year. I wont be beat lol..
Thanks again everyone :)

Oh thanks. :)

very pretty tho !! but i put it back as lost too much ......... have to think to think of the dosh sometimes lol

you certainly have put the WOW factor into your garden love the vibrant colours, great photos too.

Hi Ydd, just looked at your photo's for the first time and your comment that you are a haphazard gardener. Well I have been gardening for more years than I care to remember and I can only say that I wish mine looked half as good as your gorgeous garden. Bravo.

That Ligularia should be hardy, Ydd - I have one very like it, and it's fine. I just checked in my RHS book too - and they get three stars for hardiness, so even 'oop north' like your garden, they should get through the winter with no problems.

It is so HOT and I like it a LOT.........very well put together it all jells so well.... you were my inspiration re jungle plants, and I am so pleased to see you are still going with it. Smashing YDD.

glad to here spriz that the lig may be ok , but wen we were at the tatton show they did say it might not be , but its a lovely plant .

Good to hear Spritz, ill maybe put straw over it for added protection.
Thanks Clashdrum, Bredakelly, and Dd for your amazing comments, makes it all worthwhile :)

What a great garden, its so nice to see such vibrant colours being used, you should be pleased with it! I would be.
sue

wow Daisy what beautiful pics of your gorgous garden,love the way you plant the mixtures of foliage and flowers you certainly have an eye for this gardening lark ! as usual sooooo gorgous thanks for sharing,loving it ! :)

cant argue with that, alot packed into there

Awwww thanks Sandygirl, whdbar and Stevie, When other gardeners make such lovely comments about my garden, it makes me feel like a real gardener lol. Thankyou..

An amazing achievement YDD, its exciting exhillerating and exotic and all put together so brilliantly.

What a hot garden. Just fab, well done you YDD!

wow..sensational garden and blog..hotter than a pepper for sure !!!

great share and well done

Thanks Stroller, Lulu and Skips, I think the hot colours make my garden feel warmer than it is :))))

WOW!!! What a lovely hot garden to look out on in this miserable weather. It must be a real sun trap. I have a ligularia like yours too, in full flower now. We live in Cumbria, and it's fully hardy--even after last winter. I have it by the pond, and the foliage is a beautiful dark contrast for other plants to grow beside, isn't it? I must try some coleus again, after seeing yours--I think you've given us all loads of inspiration!! Thanks for the pics. Annie

Lovely, lush garden YDD