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LET YOUR **IMAGINATION** RUN WILD!!

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We visited this garden over a week ago, the owners were opening to raise money for cancer treatment, so on a very hot day we made our way there….

This is a very pretty medium sized garden, but, what makes it special is the most imaginative use of containers, just amazing!! see what you think?

I think you will agree, a very imaginative use of planters….
just to finish off with a few pics of the garden ….

The last photograph shows what can be done,after the removal of some very large conifers, this is a new border, created at the end of last year!!

The garden opening was a huge success, raising a great deal of money for a very worth while cause, this garden and 5 others will be open again this Sunday 28th July as part of Fareham in Bloom, any GOYers in Hampshire should really go along, you will enjoy the day……

Almost forgot these two, the second photograph is none too clear, had to get in the tree to take the photo!!


Well there you have it, food for thought, I must admit I am going to pinch one of these ideas……..

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Amazing :) very greative wonderful ideas.
liked the all number 6 for me was my fav.

great blog :) very interesting.

from jane.

ps:- it looks very hot!!!

25 Jul, 2013

 

Whast a clever way of looking at things, thanks Dd

25 Jul, 2013

 

Thanks DD we could all have more fun rummaging round waste recycling centres for different containers. I got a bird cage for ยฃ1, it has the same Fuchsia in it again this year.

25 Jul, 2013

 

Some great ideas there DD. and lovely garden at the end.

25 Jul, 2013

 

Great fun Dotty . . . love the picture frame. And those four "trays on fence" would be good for displaying bonsai!

25 Jul, 2013

 

There's something for everyone there - I'm sure there will be many inspiring containers created by folk reading this DD2 :)
Beautiful gardens and all very healthy looking.

25 Jul, 2013

 

Brilliant garden ! I loved a lot of the ideas the picture frame was a good feature for a wall .

25 Jul, 2013

 

Thanks for sharing Dottie some great ideas here.

25 Jul, 2013

 

Thanks for the blog, love the planters used, very imaginative! The semps are my favourites:)

25 Jul, 2013

 

what clever people, lovely garden and a brilliant blog well worth paying to see, how very very different those planters are, so interesting. Thanks for showing us it. :O)

25 Jul, 2013

amy
Amy
 

What fabulous ideas I'm def. going to copy the odd one or two , I have some of those large scales outside I could dress them up ,I have strings of stones hanging already from the beaches ... I like the framed picture in fact I liked it all ,Thanks Angela Brilliant blog :o)

25 Jul, 2013

 

Hello and thanks for looking, the owners are really lovely people and have worked so hard in all this heat to put on a good show, a lot of the items were picked up at the local tip etc....one man's meat?
Thank you all for your kind comments....

25 Jul, 2013

 

Someone has used a lot of imagination creating these effects in the garden and it is fascinating to see what can be achieved.
I think we all ought to have a go and see what we come up with!

25 Jul, 2013

 

Great blog and Photo's Dd2..I loved all the planters too,especially the framed one..a lovely garden and very imaginative..thanks for sharing :o)

26 Jul, 2013

 

Wow Dd. what a beautiful garden and they certainly love their containers don't they. The size of that heuchera on those weighing scales?? My fave is the 'mincer', i had one of those once!! and that border where the conifers have been removed, well that gives me some idea too. thanks Dd. lovely blog.

26 Jul, 2013

 

that is certainly an imaginative use of 'junk' in some cases the bits would have been thrown out by the more tidy amongst us ;o).

I have several lumps of wheels that would /cpuld be used like this.

26 Jul, 2013

 

It seems I haven't been getting notifications of a lot of blogs. I'm sorry I missed this, it's great! Especially loved the picture frame effect.

26 Jul, 2013

 

Lots of fascinating ideas there, makes you wonder 'why didn't I think of that'!! The picture frame is so simple but so effective, brilliant blog, thank you :)

27 Jul, 2013

 

Great blog and photo's Dotty, I love the scales and to think we threw mum and dads old mincer away last year, I'll be raiding hubby's treasures again to see what I can sneak out without him noticing, some of these are really good......

28 Jul, 2013

 

Fantastic! A very interesting blog. Thanks for the pics Dotty.

29 Jul, 2013

 

Imginative is the word for sure - who would have thought of putting a semp in a mincer??

30 Jul, 2013

 

Thanks all so pleased you enjoyed the blog.....

5 Aug, 2013

 

Love this garden, so my type of garden :)

12 Aug, 2013

 

So Beautiful. A must Go and See.

11 Sep, 2013

 

Thanks both, we have been twice and still find something different to look at.

13 Sep, 2013

 

some ideas worthy of pinching - er, adapting! good ideas should be carried onwards and outwards

6 Oct, 2013

 

Fran I agree with you.....

7 Oct, 2013

 

Some great Idea's. Looks Beautiful .

8 Oct, 2013

 

One of our favourite gardens to visit....

9 Oct, 2013

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