My first “start from scratch” project. This is February 1995, and it had to be finished for a marquee to be put on the lawn for a wedding at the end of July. The budget was just £2,000.
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Tredegar 1February 1995, and only 5 months to complete the job -
Tredegar 2Good progress by April, but still a lot of chalk and flint to remove -
Tredegar 3The terracing left plenty of opportunity to create ... here a herb garden. -
Tredegar 4Mid June with of the structure complete. -
Tredegar 5How the light caught the levels -
Tredegar 6C'est finis -
Tredegar 7Surveying what I have made... and looking to make changes!
The next one was quite different, an old tired rectangle that turned into a vibrant garden ready to be explored.
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Knole Cottage 1In the beginning... early 1999 -
Knole Cottage 2A place for young children to play... and hide -
Knole Cottage 3.. but with intriguing and inspiring structure -
Knole Cottage 4Something for everyone -
Knole Cottage 5 -
Knole Cottage 6As it was in 2008
This is a pictorial history of the east facing bed at Abbots Corner as it develops through 2016.
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Frost provides some grace for the remaining skeleton of the NEWS garden -
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By November only the dahlia provides any colour -
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By Mid September yellow is almost all you can see. I have plans to introduce late orange and reds -
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Early September and the yellow dominance is evident. -
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Into August and still no rain. The seasonal red from annual shave faded leaving a dominant yellow theme -
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Late July and now suffering with the heat and reduced rainfall. -
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Glorious poppies combining later in June -
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Later in June and some great contrast forming -
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Mid June before the real heat set in, and building nicely -
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Early June -
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Early June -
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Colour contrast makes its first mark -
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Late May 2016 -
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Diffused light emphasises colour -
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Early April 2016 -
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Late spring in glorious sunlight -
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April 2016 -
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Colour contrast staring to kick in -
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April 2016 -
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Christopher Lloyd\'s favourite rose. And mine. -
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Early May 2016 -
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Filling out in late June -
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Late May 2016 -
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Height starts to play its part in early July -
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January 2016 -
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Late May 2016 -
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March 2016