May 2004

This months winner...Jean Miller from Tayside
I had never had a garden until 10 yrs ago but soon caught the gardening bug and in 2000 extended the existing 70' X 15' to
70' X 70' by dint of persuading my neighbour to sell me half of hers! I cleared the ground myself , digging up enough boulders for a dry stone rockery with a water rill and a central raised bed. These and the new patio and lawn were done by professionals but the beds were mine and they have gradually got larger over the last 4 years. My fascination with plants led to a small greenhouse ,3 cold frames & a small vegetable patch as well as shrubs & flowers and I take cuttings,save seeds,pot on,dig ,water , weed,make compost & leaf mould to my hearts content- but I hate cutting the grass!
The photos are of the back garden (which is actually the front of the house) but I also have beds on either side of my 70' drive planted with shrubs,clematis,honeysuckle & hollyhocks, a gravel bed at one side of the house and a shady bed at the other side.
I did not design the garden,apart from the hard landscaping, I just let it happen - if I see a plant I like I will find a space for it and if I find it too big or small for that spot I'll move it-my plants are reputed to be on wheels! I call it a higgeldy -piggeldy garden with fruit bushes in among the shrubs and sweet peas climbing up wigwams in the vegetable patch .It definitely wouldn't win a medal at Chelsea but it's just the way I like it.

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