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
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Tredegar 2Good progress by April, but still a lot of chalk and flint to remove
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Tredegar 3The terracing left plenty of opportunity to create ... here a herb garden.
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Tredegar 4Mid June with of the structure complete.
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Tredegar 5How the light caught the levels
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Tredegar 6C'est finis
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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
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Knole Cottage 2A place for young children to play... and hide
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Knole Cottage 3.. but with intriguing and inspiring structure
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Knole Cottage 4Something for everyone
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Knole Cottage 5
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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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00Frost provides some grace for the remaining skeleton of the NEWS garden
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00By November only the dahlia provides any colour
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00By Mid September yellow is almost all you can see. I have plans to introduce late orange and reds
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00Early September and the yellow dominance is evident.
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00Into August and still no rain. The seasonal red from annual shave faded leaving a dominant yellow theme
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00Late July and now suffering with the heat and reduced rainfall.
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00Glorious poppies combining later in June
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00Later in June and some great contrast forming
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00Mid June before the real heat set in, and building nicely
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00Early June
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00Early June
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00Colour contrast makes its first mark
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10Late May 2016
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00Diffused light emphasises colour
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00Early April 2016
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00Late spring in glorious sunlight
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00April 2016
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00Colour contrast staring to kick in
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10April 2016
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00Christopher Lloyd\'s favourite rose. And mine.
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00Early May 2016
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00Filling out in late June
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00Late May 2016
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00Height starts to play its part in early July
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00January 2016
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00Late May 2016
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10March 2016