Go back out in the garden this weekend and finished the work I started last week. I think the people at the garden centre think I'm mad I went three times to get all the stuff I needed, the top soil was too heavy to take with everything else. So I finished my new flower/shrub bed, weeded and mulched the existing flower bed and weeded, planted and mulched some flowers on Karen's side of the garden.
So I've now got the Buddleia I've always wanted (along with the Magnolia tree Karen gave me from my Christmas), which has been planted with some Hebe's and a load of perennial's. The hope is the evergreen shrubs will provide some colour and shape in winter while the perennials will do the honours during the summer.
I've still to get my hands on a particular Sedum which is very attractive to butterflies, but the plants I've put in should attract a wide range of wildlife which is good. I even planted some Borage, which is loved by bees, so hopefully this year will see an increase in the wildlife visiting the garden.
I've still got quite a bit to do on my side of the garden with another bed to prepare and plant. I can't afford it until after the wedding though, not unless I get a bonus or something at work. I've planted some seed as well this weekend that should provide the evergreen foliage for the new bed, so I'd like to get it all done before the end of the year, but we'll just have top wait and see.
Posted by fatboab at March 15, 2004 12:10 PM
