Blogs on border ideas

The Story of a New Border

By Spritzhenry, 30 Sep, 2007, 6 comments

When we moved here nearly three years ago, there was an Escallonia hedge between the back garden and the farm field. Unfortunately, it had not...

The Story of a new border - continued.

By Spritzhenry, 16 Oct, 2007, 5 comments

Back in September, we started to create a new border in our back garden, and I wrote a blog about it. I thought that I'd update you on our progress....

The Story of a border - update.

By Spritzhenry, 18 May, 2008, 11 comments

Back in September last year, we had an Escallonia hedge riddled with brambles across the back of our small back garden.

It was impossible to...

New Tropical Border in Back Garden...

By Youngdaisydee, 15 Mar, 2009, 19 comments

I think I mentioned i was making a new Tropical Border this year, I started a couple of weeks ago by painting the Nasty blue trellis Brown..BEFORE..AFTERI...

Progress on Front garden

By Fairweathergrower, 29 Mar, 2009, 11 comments

Well, I guess everyone was set back a bit by the snow in February-our corner of the Cotswolds had quite a lot for quite a while. Then I got cracking...

It was well over due

By Donnah, 3 Apr, 2009, 13 comments

This is my biggest flower bed.All the plants are in the incorrect place. I have tall ones at the front which looked ok a couple of years ago...

My new flower bed

By Donnah, 15 Apr, 2009, 10 comments

I telephoned my Mum (Hollygate) and asked her if she would pop round to give me some advice on planting out conifers as I dont know much about...

Mike C's Blog (21) April Showers bring May Flowers

By Mikec, 7 May, 2009, 11 comments

Hello everyone,
April showers bring may flowers. Around here it has been April showers bring more May showers. It's raining bucket fulls as I...

Now thats what I call a border.........

By Dottydaisy2, 12 Jul, 2009, 12 comments

These beautiful borders belong to Stoneleigh Abbey in Warwickshire.

The roses were stunning, most of them were the old varieties.

We were...

August Is Here And Despite The Horrendously Strong Winds We've Had, The Late Perennials Are Doing Their Stuff! A Few Photos Of My Front Garden Borders On August 1st.

By Paulthegardener, 1 Aug, 2009, 36 comments

Hello All,I've not been Around GOY much recently (busy with work and running my son around , so always exhausted, it seems). But I got out in...

Through Henry's eyes....

By Spritzhenry, 19 Aug, 2009, 62 comments

Henry thinks that my garden belongs to him. He goes out every morning and walks purposefully all round it, to make sure that all is well.
I wonder...

raised border walls

By Kat_pink, 22 Sep, 2009, 22 comments

what should i build with? i was going to go with wood, layered planks with 2x2 stakes in the corners making them about two foot high with space...

sorting out my flower beds

By Donnah, 23 Sep, 2009, 10 comments

Flower bed one
This is the bed before I started

This is about a couple of hours later I could not belive how meny wheel barrows of rubish and...

Flower bed number 2

By Donnah, 23 Sep, 2009, 7 comments

Its only half done but it has taken the best part of this afternoon
My Jungle of a flower bed
And the best bit The flower bed looking a lot better

I...

My Tidyer Borders

By Jacque, 29 Sep, 2009, 37 comments

Iv Been Prunning ,Digging,Weeding,Moving Items & Planting Some Borders Over a Few Days all ready 4 some Spring Colour :)
B4
After Weeding...

New Borders - Part 1

By Amblealice, 30 Sep, 2009, 26 comments

Have been very busy over the last few weeks while we have been enjoying some fab. autumn weather. The rose bed is gone, finito, zilched!!!!!!...

It's been a while - new border in back garden

By Andrearichter, 30 Sep, 2009, 16 comments

Well, it's been a while since I wrote down how my garden was progressing, I have been really busy gardening and I got myself a job which on top...

A Year In The Life Of A Border

By Andrewr, 15 Nov, 2009, 28 comments

One of the things we aspire to in the garden is something that looks good for as long as possible-from early spring through high summer and on...