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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: Selkie on January 17, 2008, 21:00

Title: Found some photos!
Post by: Selkie on January 17, 2008, 21:00
I found some photos of our old garden in England (pocket handkerchief sized but I crammed an awful lot into it)

They're not brilliant quality as I had to take a photo of each photo ( :roll: ) in order to get them on the computer (scanner isn't working)

(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg62/rosemarycallsthegoddess_2008/011.jpg)

this one shows how tiny the garden was, it's from one shed to the one with the bad roof.



(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg62/rosemarycallsthegoddess_2008/008.jpg)

This is going up to the garden; it was so small that I had to make the most of every part - even the steps.


(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg62/rosemarycallsthegoddess_2008/010.jpg)

And this one was taken looking back at our house, I used put a seat under our arch (which had jasmine and honeysuckle over it)...
Title: Found some photos!
Post by: gobs on January 17, 2008, 21:07
It's lush, though. 8)
Title: Found some photos!
Post by: richyrich7 on January 17, 2008, 21:20
Beautiful Rosie, really beautiful  :D
Title: Found some photos!
Post by: Selkie on January 17, 2008, 21:26
Thanks :D  It was all just paved over when we moved in so I did all the work myself - I was sooo proud of my little garden.

When we moved, the lady who bought the house said she'd like to have the plants too (but I did take a few cuttings etc) -- and then we found out that she just built a great big ugly conservatory over it :cry:

If we'd have known that we'd have taken it all with us :(
Title: Found some photos!
Post by: mashauk on January 17, 2008, 21:27
My garden is about 18' not counting the side return, you've given me some ideas, how lovely it looks!  I still have the flat roof to put stuff out on but it's a pain to water though.
Title: Found some photos!
Post by: zepherine on January 17, 2008, 23:04
Aww that is so pretty,it looks like you put a lot of love and effort into that - what a shame that she built over it  :(
Title: Found some photos!
Post by: Aunt Sally on January 17, 2008, 23:09
A beautiful haven Rose  :D
Title: Found some photos!
Post by: Selkie on January 17, 2008, 23:46
It was lovely - it was my first 'proper' garden so it was really special.

I grew some plants there to specifically remind me of Ireland - mostly wildflowers -- meadowsweet, ragged robin, my Mum's climbing rose, marsh marigold; loads of stuff - it was nice to see it flowering and think that if would be flowering back home aswell (I'm very sentimental)

It's very frustrating now because I am waiting for all our house repair work to be finished before I seriously make a start on our garden here...and it might take years yet :?
Title: Found some photos!
Post by: richyrich7 on January 17, 2008, 23:55
Whoo ragged robin I like that one, my ebay shop used to be called ragged robin prints.
Title: Found some photos!
Post by: mushroom on January 18, 2008, 11:48
Lush. Very.  8) amazing what can be done with potted plants and little space.

The fact that you could do a picture of a picture is impressive, the fact it's still readable is very impressive indeed. This is q. difficult to get right!
Title: Found some photos!
Post by: Selkie on January 18, 2008, 12:04
Thanks Mushroom :D