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homebird

About me

Hi everyone, I just found your site and have really enjoyed reading the blogs. I am the main gardener at our house although my hubby T mows the lawns mostly. My garden is on the side of a hill which runs up from the house. It's so steep we can look over the roof of the house to the countryside beyond. We have managed to level 3 areas to make it more usable and I have begged, borrowed and bought as many plants as I could along the 20 years we have been here. As the garden is on limestone rock I've had to be carefull what I put in but haven't had too many disasters, thanks to chelated iron, erricatious plant food and a lot of luck. I have never been able to understand why none of my family love gardening as I do so it's great to join a group of people who are as thrilled by what comes up in the garden as I am.

Latest photos

  • Through the kitchen window... (Clematis montana (Clematis))
  • Any more jewellery Grandma.
  • Tulip Angelique
  • The Hostas are growing really quickly. (Hosta fortunei (Plantain lily))

Latest blogs

A further look around the garden on the 11th of May.

Posted on 11 May, 2013 23 comments

Spring has well and truly sprung in the gardens...

Posted on 3 May, 2013 24 comments

Hyacinths and Primroses around the garden.

Posted on 22 Apr, 2013 17 comments

Latest questions

Can you tell me what this shrub is please

Asked on 24 Aug, 2012 9 replies

Can you name this plant for me

Asked on 23 Aug, 2012 11 replies


What else

Joined in Jul 2009

Country: England

County: Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border