Spring is well under way now and it's time to take a look at how things have progressed in our friend's new garden. The photos are all courtesy of The Man That Can as I didn't really spend any time outside.
The expanse of lawn has decreased, creating two lovely sweeping beds. The boundary is now marked with hawthorn hedging that will knit together in no time. An ornamental pear tree has been planted in the bed on the left, along with a little blossom tree and magnolia.
The large hydrangea has been pruned, and now has pride of place among a good sized swathe of erysimum Bowles's Mauve and flanked by a stand of tulips from our Dutch friends.
This purple azalea draws the eye back to the opposite bed, and is backed by a massive clump of lamprocapnos spectabilis (formerly known as dicentra spectabilis)...
...nicely supported by a cracking euphorbia with tiny flashes of colour among its zingy bracts.
While I enjoyed tea and company inside the bungalow, The Man That Can assisted "The Bloke Who Does" to dig out holes and erect some posts in preparation for their new gate.
(very rare sight of The Bloke Who Does)
In the back garden, everything is coming together nicely.
With a eye for colour and form, this garden is going to be looking great in every season as it matures.
The spectacular acer corner already takes your breath away!
How lovely to see and to read about our garden through someone else’s eyes.
ReplyDeleteWe are pleased with how it’s coming together, we just need height now.
And it will come. I reckon it takes 3 years for a garden to come together properly, and your garden is already looking so beautiful.
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