Muddywellies' Blog

20 Apr, 2008

8 comments

Encouragement for 'impatient gardeners'

One of the biggest ‘problems’ with any gardening project is the patience level of the gardener! I am one of the most impatient of all gardeners. But even I am surprised just how fast gardens can develop and change. On my web site I have many pages describing its development in detail but in this blog I include some ‘encouraging’ photographs for gardeners of all abilities, and remember, this too was MY first garden and I’ve never had any horticultural training!

In the first pair of pictures the difference between the two is just five years.

The next pair of pictures are also taken from the same location and only six years gardening work separate them!

Six years later the view was very different!

I hope these pictures will encourage all gardeners, but most of all the self-confessed ‘impatient gardeners’ like myself. Every gardener should recognise that great changes can be made in a surprisingly short period of time.

Comments

Grenville

20 Apr, 2008

Thankyou for sharing the photographs and your garden certainly has the 'wow factor!'
I think we are all impatient in some ways. When a new plant goes in or when a new project is being completed we all want it finished or maturing or changing. Thats part of the fun of gardening as well.Your photos are an inspiration to show how a beautiful garden can be created in a short space of time. I love your choice of greens and with the subtle hints of colour - they mix so well and do not clash.The shapes of the borders add to the interest.
I love your style of garden.
Best wishes,
Grenville.

Carolyn

20 Apr, 2008

love the shades of green, and then a slight bit of orange. I am definately and impatient gardener, at the moment I keep going out and looking at the seeds I have planted in the veggie patch and spotting the green specs appearing. Its all good fun. Thanks for the inspirational photos.

Sid

20 Apr, 2008

Wow - those piccies are amazing! Well done! Such progress in such a short space of time...

Muddywellies

20 Apr, 2008

I should add that the bottom photo was taken towards the end of October 2006 and the glorious displays of dahlia, echinacea, helenium on the left had long gone when this picture was taken. Only the lush geraniums at the edge remain before being chopped for their winter rest.

Spritzhenry

20 Apr, 2008

Lovely - what an achievement. You must be delighted with it and really enjoy it. Very impressive.... :-) P.S. Are the rocks in the same places or did you use all of them to line the path?

Muddywellies

21 Apr, 2008

Thank you all for your warm comments. We have a photo exhibition in the garden detailing our progress over the years and without it we would not believe the transformation ourselves. Time really does dull the memory, so it is very important to properly document your garden's development.

The rocks were all imported and only line the path as far as the rockery. The stone path was laid upon concrete blocks reclaimed from an assortment of chicken house, pigsty, a WW2 mess hut and latrine.

You will see from my web site (www.winsfordwalledgarden.com) that I unearthed huge pieces of original Victorian 6" thick blue slate which have been put to various decorative uses in the gardens.

Bonkersbon

21 Apr, 2008

Wow thought I lived on a bomb site fantastic acheivement and hope for us all - even me! you also build the house in the background in your spare time?

Begoniafan

26 Apr, 2008

Absolutely admirable!!! I too am very impatient-for me seeds are a no-no.....They take far too long- give me a plant with leaves on it and I'm happy with that.

I have to say I would be over the moon with the transformation you have achieved in your garden ....Well done ! You have my applause!

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