Not quite 12 months since the retaining walls and drainage works were done which is hard to imagine. All the plants are settling in as I planned/hoped and transforming the backyard into an abundance of beautiful flowers.
Even the vegetable garden has provided me with summer vegetables and now I have root veggies, brasicas, peas, beans and rhubarb growing.
I really like the ring garden design and this new version is a bit smaller than the original.
The soil has required a lot of building up and I used the no dig method. A bonus is having the compost collection in the centre of the ring garden. This has worked to attract a large amount of worms to the garden.
My big project was the spiral herb garden. It’s a permiculture technique that provides a micro climate for growing plants. I’m keen to see how it works in my backyard.
It’s lovely to do my morning round of the garden to check on it’s progress and take a cuppa up to the gazebo to watch the birds and my wind spinner (a birthday indulgence).
Now that the garden has seen two seasons I have a better idea of what to edit. Pruning the roses and perennials will be the next task. I also have some barerooted roses to come.
Lot’s to look forward to and of course more plants to buy. I shall see how the garden copes with winter.
Joans jottings 