I'll show you mine, if you show us yours

[Larrynwin]

Not at all

Our gardening 'lady' comes in two mornings a week during the summer. The lawns are also cut once a week.

Our son moves in when we're away and looks after the chickens and FANG.
The grandchildren love it - they say it's like having a little holiday.

Works for us

Ours has been incredible but I guess nothing is forever and we just work too much, can't afford a gardener

 

[old-mo]

can't afford a gardener

You told me, that is why you married Win....

 

[Robert Clark]

can't afford a gardener

Neither can I.

I also can't afford to travel for half the year.

Nor can I afford to maintain Mrs C's handbag and shoe collection.

But I'm not letting those minor points stop me having FUN

 

[Larrynwin]

You told me, that is why you married Win....

She's hurt her back, time to trade her in I reckon

 

[Carol]

Above, the bottom of the garden which does not get much sun so keep it as my woodland garden.

Above one of our seats in the shade with our daughter @ianthebuilder , nice single lady. Lol.

@swanseajack13 lots of Welsh poppies in this one.

A lovely thread @funflair I love looking at gardens and enjoy pottering around in ours, sadly today is very wet here so no good for taking photos so I've found a few, we've tried to make ours easy with not a lot of maintance, it's good because though only small I have different sections which change with the seasons, ive recently done a little Fairy section but will take some of that later.

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[old-mo]

Imitation lemon tree`s in pot`s are so old fashioned and out of date...

Looks very pretty Carol...

 

[Bill_OR]

Here's my humble offering - it's past its best but still shows loads of colour. Can't claim that it's the result of my hard labour as the garden was laid out by the previous owners.

 

[Anthea M]

What a difference a day makes! Rain and fog!!

 

[funflair]

Our little piece of Sussex

The Rose Garden

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The Kitchen Garden

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The Fruit Garden

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The Patio

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The Log Garden

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The Orchard and Cluckingham Palace

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Hi Robert

It looks stunning.

I thought you had joined the National Trust to go around one of their properties taking photo's. Thanks for sharing, now get back out and get some weeding done

Martin

 

[Popeye]

"Photoshopped"..............

Cheeky Old Git, here's some more, (photoshopped)

Regardless of which colours are on show this garden looks at it's best when my grand-sprogs are playing in it.

The wooded area is great on a really hot day and so dark that little grows under the canopy.
Log store's are down there as is my purpose built garden fire pit.

This is one of my two inherited grand-sprogs

........and this is the Head gardeners assistant or Gopher, dog sitting two years ago.

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[scotzsue]

Oh go on, pictures of the wildlife will do, a week ago we had three Pheasant chick in the garden with Mum but then the b----y cat from down the road came in and they are no more I fear.

Martin

Do slugs, snails and atarlings count as wildlife? We do get a dog fox at night sometimes though.

Spose if I had watered them they would look fine...

Mo have you been in my garden?

 

[Larrynwin]

Cheeky Old Git, here's some more, (photoshopped)

Regardless of which colours are on show this garden looks at it's best when my grand-sprogs are playing in it.

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The wooded area is great on a really hot day and so dark that little grows under the canopy.
Log store's are down there as is my purpose built garden fire pit.

This is one of my two inherited grand-sprogs

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........and this is the Head gardeners assistant or Gopher, dog sitting two years ago.

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Everyone else working and you with your feet up, what are you like

 

[Popeye]

Everyone else working and you with your feet up, what are you like

Guilty M'Lud........

 

[TheTwoOfUs]

I love to see a well kept garden but I hate gardening with a passion. The knowledge that as soon as you cut the lawn it is already growing again behind your back was enough for me to throw the mower over the wall. So after a month away in the van we came back to a lawn that was about a foot high. On trying to cut it the mower gave up the ghost and expired. Decision made, artificial lawn. Great, just vacuum it twice a year and it always looks perfect plus a few strategically placed artificial hanging baskets and tubs and the garden looks good all year round.

 

[jumartoo]

Wow wow wow @Robert Clark what a fantastic place to live. I'm glad I already know you or I'd be curtsying to you . How the other half's live, hey? How can you bear to leave so often? Although I suppose it'll still be there when your travelling days are over. Your two days week lady must be pretty impressive!

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[Anthea M]

@Debs how is Rattymacratface in your garden?!

 

[funflair]

@Debs how is Rattymacratface in your garden?!

What a Brown one? we had one of those but I think he has eaten something that didn't agree with him

Martin

 

[Popeye]

Well when my Garden looks like this

and Roberts garden looks like this then they are a match, he's just got a bit more tha-sall.

 

[Popeye]

Your two days week lady must be pretty impressive!

Oh how I've longed for one of those......... hey ho!

 

[Debs]

@Debs how is Rattymacratface in your garden?!

DeadyMcDead fingers crossed

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[funflair]

DeadyMcDead fingers crossed

I think so he certainly seems to have gone off his food as I put him some more out last night and he hasn't touched it.

Martin

 

[davanne]

Here is ours...

 

[Rockcrawler]

 

[funflair]

@Rockcrawler I liked that even before you showed the joint on the BBQ.

Martin

 

[Brian and Jo]

Forgot to say Martin me and Jo have moved ,this is our new gaff,we put the Arto around the back

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[Brian and Jo]

Actually I jest This is actually our garden ,much more manageable

 

[Neckender]

There are some really beautiful gardens in this thread.
Here are some pictures of our very small garden taken at different angles, it's only about 30 ft x 20 ft and very easy to maintain.

John.

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

@Neckender
Small but very perfectly formed.

 

[dabhand]

Hate Gardening, used to take me 4 days to cut the grass so got some sheep, more time away in the van now, simples!!

 

[Rockcrawler]

Hate Gardening, used to take me 4 days to cut the grass so got some sheep, more time away in the van now, simples!!


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Surely it's takes just as long

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