New Arch & Bigger Border Project

This really is taking shape nicely Jacque - it wasnt too long ago much of what we now see was grass . Those borders and arches lead the eye around your garden .. well done to you both .

Jacque your garden is looking better and better all the time :o) Tha arch is great and it will look fab with that clematis flowering on it !

Oh Jacque you have worked so hard and its looking faboulous!! the lupin seeds you sent me are up and looking good, and the poppies are bountiful to say the least LOL i planted too many!!! :0)

I like the arches jacque , I think I might try and do something like that, they add a bit of height . ... I like em!

Your garden looks beautiful. Wish I was sat there with a long cold drink in the sun. You have worked very hard. Good luck with the clematis, had to spray mine today, had big fat green fly on it - yuck.

I guess Phil is your fella Jacque. May I suggest that you hang on to him as between you, you are making a lovely garden. It gets better all the time.

Thanx 4 the Advice Toto weve been 2 gether 12 yrs this April & i dont plan on letting him go any where ;)

Well done you - your garden is now starting to look really mature in the final picture - it will look lovely with all those seedlings you're growing when they're all out and flowering like mad! :-)

Looks great jaque, your garden is filling out and up with great speed, and less grass to cut, has to be a bonus :)

Thanx Sarah it has changed alot in the last 22months as BB z it all started out like a Over grown Football field so much grass! lol ,The Clematis is called Vyvyan Pennell Hywel & flowers twice ! Its 1st flush is Double Flowers & then itl flower again with Singles Blooms its so Clever & Beautiful :) Im happy 2 hear Your Seeds are growing well SK :)Glad u like`m enough to have ago yourself Mac ! Hope The Greenfly have gone for good 4DreanS

Thanx Dee your right i dont miss the Grass @ all lol :)

This is looking lovley...well done you!! It looks like a nice spot for when the sun shines.. :-)

I hope your not two timing Summer Jacque.

O yes Maranddar it catches the sun here until 6/7pm ! My Summer loves Phil as much as me Toto so no love lost @ all :)

Glad to hear it.

The arch looks perfect, Jacque - you and Phil are doing a great job. Look forward to seeing the clematis when its climbing all over the arch.

I like the shape of the arch Jacque , well done Phil it looks very professional , I like the curved borders leading up to it as well it leads you on to want to see more .
It,s amazing how much you have done it has changed so much :o)

Your garden looks great Jacque. How long have you been working on it?

Thanx Gee iv 2 Fab Arches now that Phils Made i cant wait for the Clematis 2 cover it either & The Sweetpeas will smell yummi from the Wild Area Bench :) Glad u noticed that Amy i planned on the Arches taking u into & out of the Wildlife Area so that worked well :) Iv been doing my garden for about 22months Dawn :) I moved in 2 my home in April 2007 & did all the House Deco 1st then started on garden in June /July , U could say im Jac of all trades & Master of none lol

Wow Jacque, you're a master of everything I feel, you're Wonder Woman. You've achieved so much in 22 months and the Summer of 2007 and 2008 were horrendous, you've done really well to do all you've done, it will just get better and better :)

I think this yr is going to be the best of all Dawn as iv grown so much myself & been sent some fab plants &Seeds from GOY Members & thats helped me loads :) so iv lots of Plants&Flowers 2 fill my Big Borders :)

Its a credit to you Jacque, I like the way you,ve set it out theres nothing nicer than being able to wander around a garden (especially to a gardener) and if theres places one has to investigate thats even better,great photo,s..... Have you considered trying the everlasting sweet pea ? they are not perfumed but come up every year and are good for an archway ..........

It really has changed so much, Jacque! You two should be very proud.

Vyvyan Pennell is my 'favourite-est' Clematis, as I think you know! I hope she thrives and gives of her best for you. :-)

Iv some Seeds of those Lin if i sowed them now would they flower this Yr or next ? :)

Thanx Spritz i do remember u saying when i brought the Clematis last yr how much u like it :) Id seen a Pic & fell in love with it 2 :)

Next, Jac - I reckon.

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lol Great Minds Hey! lol :)

your garden is looking great jacque,, it looks so big,, ours is about 65ft and your looks hugh compared to that, are all the garden big on your estate? or do you have corner plot? you certainly have worked wonders with it :o) its great having a good man to help jacque :o))

OOoooo Jacque your garden is looking great. I like the way you widened your border. Love your archways too. It all looks lovely.

My Garden is the Biggest in the Street San! It goes into a wedge & is really wide @ Bottom behind My Laural Trees :) Other gardens are big to as the houses are quite old :) Glad u like My Garden 2 Gilli it has been Continouse Hard Work but worth it :)

I,d plant them Jacque ,mine are just coming up for this year ,think I,ve had them for about 15yrs now.

I love your garden aswell, its really coming on, well done.

Thanx il do just that & see how they go Lin :) Thanx Clarice :)

I think they flower this year Jacque.....I just had my seedlings pop up and I'm sure the packet said they flowered the first year.

thanx Gilli iv sown them now so not long b4 we find out :)

Your gardens looking great Jacque ,all that hard work has paid off ....

Sorry - I'd be surprised if they do - mine have been in the garden for years and they are up by about 2 - 3' now - so they are well ahead. I hope you prove me wrong!

Thats so kind of u hopeing them 2 flower Spritz :) im a Pateint Woman so next yrs flowers will even be great 2 me :)X

You just never stop, do you? The garden's looking fab, however. :-)

You have inspired me. I think I'm going to get an arch to the top part of the garden, plant a few shrubs to create a kind of "curtain" effect and make it into my secret place when I get my greenhouse. I also think it will make a good distinction between the working part and the playing part of the garden. Thanks for the inspiration.

Your garden improves every time I see another picture and always for the better, you have some really good ideas.

Thanx David u 2 never seem 2 stop with your new Choc Garden as every time u load a Pic it looks Diff? :) Feels good to know iv inspired u 4Dreams im sure ul soon find things u like more & will add them 2 :)Glad u like my improvements & Ideas Dotty :) Im thinking of Container Colour Schemes now as Planting Out Summer Bedding is just around the Corner :)