An admittance and declaration of intent!!!!

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This is my first ever blog – ever-anywhere.

Does it work like a diary? This because I’m hoping by writing in the blog, I shall commit myself in front of witnesses to making the effort and not to shirk [too much] the duties and wonders to perform that shall herein be known as the “Garden”…………. [If you read that again with a Spike Milligan voice you’ll understand how I’m pitching this as an endeavour].

Seriously……… I’ve had a bit of a look round and ………“YIKES”……………there’s some impressive Gardens Properties and Plant collections.
I can’t compete with that……….. I now officially have Garden envy, and I didn’t actually know I cared that much for the subject.
If any of you have read my profile you’ll understand already that I’ve inherited the title and job of head gardener, and it’s been pretty daunting trying to make sense of the Garden and what’s to be done with it??
Initially all I intended was to make it tidy and keep it respectable………… but you know what? As I’ve made headway with the clearing up, I find myself mulling over how best to develop and plant the respective areas.
Who knew just how insidious this Gardening malarky could be?

This is what it amounted to after only a couple of seasons of neglect – you could of wept!
I felt so terrible and yet so desperate knowing that I wasn’t a natural gardener and it seems such a mammoth task

Here’s a quick shot after a "bit of a tidy up! – you can see I’ve taken the old trellis from the first pic and after cutting back the privet I’m using it as a trimming guide giving me access to the greenhouse – I think it looks kind of groovy too?

A little later and having taken a step back from the previous shot you can see how much this bottom area was getting away from me already [I’d been working mainly at the top by the hovel – sorry; House [see “Back gate” pic’].

Anyhoo ………… managing a bit more this spring, and I’ve given all the beds a proper full spit depth dig over, this should stand me in good stead for ongoing maintenance and upkeep? Made some more changes that will provide a hopefully good infrastructure so that the “Visible” garden is that much easier to keep looking good?
I have however come to realise already that the garden as an entity is a fickle mistress – already I’m subject to emotional blackmail and much crushing disappointment.

Sorry if this comes over as a “whinge”? – I’m just hoping the documentation will act as a method of girding my loins somewhat – ooo-er!

Until then……….. KBO

• 2 May, 2011
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