The Old Homestead May 2013

By Owdboggy

24 comments

Not done this for quite a while, but here goes. This is what the garden looked like before the wind.

The Front garden

Ribes Pulborough Scarlet

Side of the house

Pulsatilla albana

Potentilla eriocarpa

Down the Garden

From the Kitchen Window

Along the fence

Viburnum Mohawk

Magnolia soulangiana type

Magnolia Susan

Iris Buttercup Yellow

River bed left

River bed right

The D bed

Tulipa acuminata type

Back to the houses

The Sedum Scree

Down the Vista

Kerria japonica flore plena

Tulips

Magnolia stellata rosea

Across the Lolllipop lawn

Across the pond

The Yellow border path

Tall yellow flowered Rhododendron

Magnolia stellata

The Damson wood path

Hesperis matrionalis

More of the woodland path

Looking out of the wood

The wild life pond

Peucedanum ostruthium Daphnis

Geum Flames of Passion

Geum Farmer John Cross

Spiraea

Red leafed Acer

Smilacina racemosa

Raised bed of Hellebores

Sempervivum scree

View from the Summer house patio

View from the Summer house

Dwarf Rhododendron

Across the Slate rock garden

Dwarf Rhododendron

Geum Dolly North

Clematis alpina

The Vista from the Swing seat

The New path

More of the New Path

The Pergola

Part of the Prairie garden

Paeonia obovata alba

Pyrus lanata

Ribes x gordonianum

Prunus Amanogawa

Tulip Attila

The Roadside Border

Clematis alpina Frankie

Magnolia

Camassia

The Gravel Garden

Chaenomeles japonica form

Alpine house left side

Alpine house right side

Draba longisliqua

Morisia monanthos

Dodecatheon meadia alba

The Shade garden

Magnolia

Greenhouse

Narcissus New Baby

Geum Kariskaer

Iris

Paeonia obovata

I could go round again and add just as many pictures of more things in flower and other views of the garden, but it gets a bit boring after a while.

9 May, 2013
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Comments

Swanky

WOW some of you have huge gardens...this looks great:-)

9 May, 2013

Louisa15

I was thinking the same Swanky, this is a huge garden!! Looks fabulous, so many impressive plants and trees!

9 May, 2013

Scottish

As usual - your garden is a delight Owdboggy. So much too see. I love it!

9 May, 2013

Lizziebee

What a fantastic garden, something for everyone there, wonderful variety of plants, and vistas.

9 May, 2013

Terratoonie

Hi Owdboggy ..
garden looking good ...
super views from your kitchen window :o)

9 May, 2013

Kidsgran

What a lovely garden to be the proud gardener of and so many different areas love it .

9 May, 2013

Tuesdaybear

You're garden looks immense! So much space to fill. I love your geums and the delicate and unusual yellow ribes is delightful.

9 May, 2013

Mabroon

What a fantastic garden, I could have my orchard in there. Wonderful views.

9 May, 2013

Andrewr

Thanks for the tour owdboggy. When can we go round again?

9 May, 2013

$fractal_cat$

Fractal_cat

Are you open to visitors?
I would love to see it up close.. :)

9 May, 2013

Franl155

oh wow, what a huge canvas for you to paint on! and so many paths that each has a name! I am green with envy.

9 May, 2013

Pamg

There is so much to see, places to go vistas to explore Magnificent!
I,m speechless.......

10 May, 2013

Owdboggy

Fractal Cat. Sadly we are not open under the NCCPG scheme. There is not enough parking so it would have to be by appointment and that is such a bind.
Having said that , if anyone is in the area, they are welcome to drop in. Don't forget that I take the photos so that the weeds and other nasty bits do not show.
Glad you enjoyed the tour folks.

10 May, 2013

Pamg

I nominated you for Goypedia but the nearest category I could find was mixed borders........couldn't find one called fantastic gardens......

11 May, 2013

Franl155

lol Pam, I think that such a cateogory would soon be overflowing! everyone (else!) seems to have a fantastic garden ... but this one would certainly race up the list

11 May, 2013

Seaburngirl

wow what a lovely garden. I too take pictures that hide the weeds :o)
How big is your garden Owdboggy?
I have a spot of envy for your lovely alpine house.

11 May, 2013

Digginfit

Wow! Beautiful garden. I wish...

12 May, 2013

Owdboggy

The garden is just under an acre. It is 18 years old, Before that it was a weed infested rubbish strewn field.

12 May, 2013

Franl155

you can justly award yourself a pat on the back, several pats, in fact! do you have a "then and now" blog, or pics of what you started with and what you did with it? it'd be fascinating

13 May, 2013

Owdboggy

I did a Blog sometime back of how the place looked when we moved in.
http://www.growsonyou.com/Owdboggy/blog/10470-what-we-started-with-15-years-ago

13 May, 2013

Franl155

going there now, thanks!

five minutes later ... Wow! you inherited a cross between a junk yard and weed field and transformed it into something magical!!!

13 May, 2013