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    Ok guys, I'm feeling brave. After years of letting me snoop around your gardens and stealing all your ideas I've decided to post a few pictures of my own garden.


    Please be gentle with me as I've only been gardening for 3-4 years, so it is very much a work in progress! It's a very small garden, only 7mx10m which is good for me to keep on top of things and I'm also pretty sure most of the photos will have a stray ball or large slide in the way

    These are a few photos from today in rainy Wales!

    Foxglove alba ( seed grown) amongst aliums with salvia in the foreground

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    Clematis vile de Lyon in a labernum image.jpg

    Astrantia Roma with welsh poppies,geranium johnsons blue/ Mavis Simpson image.jpg image.jpg
     
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      A good looking garden, TND, but how do you manage to garden on such a steep slope???:dunno::scratch::snork:
       
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        Baptiste Australia with pittosporum in the background, geraniums. image.jpg image.jpg

        Clematis in a pittosporum image.jpg

        Seed grown delphiniums and lupins- I was really lucky with the colour. I love it image.jpg image.jpg
         
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          At first I was gutted about the slope, but then I realised that it ment that I could grow so many different things. The things that need loads of water are at the bottom and the drought tolerate are nearer the top, but as I live in Wales, everything gets a good watering!

          It also might seem a bit steeper as I'm 6"5 tall, so everything's taken at a bit of an angle.
           
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            A few photos from 2 weeks ago. It looks a bit bare but please bare in mind I only dug the new bed a few months ago. Warning! The photos are upside down!

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              :gaah: I've fallen over several times now trying to stand on my head.:snork:
               
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                Lovely garden TND:dancy:....Some great plants and fab colours:dbgrtmb:
                 
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                  :loll:
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                    Thanks lolimac. Really great full for your kind words. Its slow progress as i'm trying to divide things to bulk plants up- but its taking time!

                    I'll try and find some older photos of the garden
                     
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                      All my type of things THD. It's a fabulous garden and I'm surprised you've kept it from us for so long.
                      I would be bursting with pride to own such a garden, thank you for the invite today,
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                        OK Smartypants,
                        can you put them all up the right way please?
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                          Looks fab, lovely colours!
                           
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                            A lovely garden TND and full of colour too. :dbgrtmb:
                             
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                              A really lovely mixture of plants TND.
                               
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                                Thank so much for your really nice replies. I have to admit the colours were a bit accidental but they seemed to work out ok. I think i just looked at Pete's garden and tried to copy it (badly).
                                Trying to upload more photos but the files are too big. Anyone know how i can make the files smaller so i can post them?
                                 
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