Chief broom
Well-known member
I'm looking forward to having a garden again I'm in a small cabin at the mo but in the not too distant future i'll be looking for a house with as big a garden as I can get and here in the highlands they tend to be large as space isn't at a premium. I like pottering weeding planting sowing and watching the season go by- getting attuned to the growing year -averting disasters in whatever form they come....pests,draught,storms it can be a battle sometimes. My last garden was on a park home site with not much space but I optimised every inch and was a productive and relaxing place to be. Apart from flowers and veg I managed to squeeze in- raspberrys, gooseberrys, strawberrys, blueberrys,blackcurrents, 1 apple espalier, I pear espalier, 1 john downie crab apple, 1 craetagous prunifolia, 1 rowan, 3 rose bushes, 1 climbing rose, 1 miniature climbering rose, and a ornamental blackberry.
I like managed anarchy! with lots of annuals self seeding and growing in unlikely places- formal gardens don't float my boat but each to there own. I used to be a working gardener and could usually tell what a new client was going to be like by the character of his or her garden.
I expect theres quite a few gardeners on these forums who's gardens keep them cheerful/sane/grateful as well as stocked with fruit and veg- its a joy
I like managed anarchy! with lots of annuals self seeding and growing in unlikely places- formal gardens don't float my boat but each to there own. I used to be a working gardener and could usually tell what a new client was going to be like by the character of his or her garden.
I expect theres quite a few gardeners on these forums who's gardens keep them cheerful/sane/grateful as well as stocked with fruit and veg- its a joy