Jacquie's new garden

Last year my daughter, Jacquie, moved houses. She now lives in a joint owned house in a suburb of Basingstoke in Hampshire. She was not allowed to develop her garden until the house had been signed off. It still hasn't but she has been in for more than a year so can do what she wants to do. The garden is simply a stretch of lawn some 12 metres by 6 metres wide. She has a shed given to her and a water butt to save rain-water. The shed is skewed and I will soon straighten it. There follows some photos as she slowly gets her garden into shape. She and Adrian also have an Allotment ~ a shared council garden on that is rented and on which they may grow virtually anything they wish. This was a mess as the previous tenant left a huge pile of rubbish. She wouldn't let me take any pics but now it is cleared so that will also be featured. I am showing what can be done with imagination and some hard work.

My daughter's garden in Basingstoke

I am very proud of Jacquie and the work she has done in her tiny garden. Much of it is covered in concrete and she didn't want to lose her lawn. So she made a container garden, completely organic and with quite a huge variety. This blog is the record of the garden. I hope you enjoy it.

We enjoyed it. Here is the potjie with the vegetables almost ready to eat.

A few close ups

Even Dandelions can be things of beauty - see the bug.

And the flowers look pretty good

Flowers on the wall

And in hanging baskets

And that is a Japanese Maple Tree in a pot

It is amazing the beauty in a combined vegetable and flower garden

Growth whilst away

The growth has been quite amazing in the past month

All sorts almost ready for the pot.

Potatoes in pots. We have had quite a feast of various varieties.

After a month away!

The Runner Beans - planted in a square of canes and not a slug in site. Could the Sunflower and Marigolds by the beans also help?

How doth the Garden grow!