but J made the fatal mistake of saying "I think that the border needs pruning", and in a supreme moment of rashness we decided rather than prune it, to rip it all out instead..
so now we have this..........
this weekend's jobs will include digging out some pretty substantial stumps, I won't show you the VERY impressive bruise I have on my leg from walking into this one....
and then we're going to create our very own miniature version of this.
with the help of this
when we decided to sell the house we gave up our allotment, and J insisted I put all of my gardening books and excessive collection of cookbooks in the attic. well guess what, the house hasn't sold, and it clearly isn't going to, so for now J is resigned to another year of a long commute, and I'm drooling over seed catalogues, and hauling all (ok maybe just a few) of those cook books back out of the attic. I can't get them all out, because I've just ordered this
and this
don't tell J..........
You never know the mini 'allotment' might just sell the house!
ReplyDeleteOooh sounds like it will be lovely.
ReplyDeleteWow, that WAS supremely rash! Can you come and do that to mine? My house looks exactly like the chateau in that photo -- what a coincidence! (The books look positively yummy -- have fun!!)
ReplyDeleteP.S. I promise not to tell J as long as there's some chocolate in the deal for me.
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll post photos of your new garden once it is all done (I'm happy to wait for spring). I may get that book if all goes well and we'll get the house with a tiny garden. Any other gardening books you can recommend to someone, who only grew things in play during her childhood?
ReplyDeleteWe will be waiting patiently for the after pic,s which we hope you will be posting in the not to distant future. I think they will be lovely.
ReplyDeleteLOVED Valentine Warner's show, especially the episode with the WI :) Must let me know how you get on with the cookbook. K x
ReplyDeletesorry to hear about the house, good luck with your plot. Someone else hiding things from the other half - chuckle
ReplyDeletelisa x
That book was my whole inspiration for getting my first veg beds...if I'm honest, it was probably just the photo on the front cover that got me hooked!
ReplyDeleteI've got the Christmas book on my list too...
Villandry!! I have been there!!
ReplyDeleteI must tell you in confidence that it is the scariest garden I have ever been to in my life. So perfectly pruned and trained and clipped that the plants looked plastic.
You truly are a cookbook addict! lol
ReplyDelete..and ouch to that stump..I need that sort of effort in my garden! :D
Wow that was a bit of a transformation.
ReplyDeleteVery exciting!! I can't wait to see how this turns out...love the idea of a mini allotment! Happy Days ((HUGS))
ReplyDeleteHA! You're as bad as I am!
ReplyDeleteI love that kind of pruning, so therapeutic!!! Can't wait to see future pictures.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to go and check the Complete christmas book out now! Just can't help myself!
Jane. x
I was flipping through Sarah Ravens new book today, it looks really lovely. Happy reading! (and gardening)x
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Sarah raveen, her veg plot book is my fave gardneing book, soooo inspirational.
ReplyDeleteOnly just discovered V Warner last week, how come I missed him????
have fun with all the planning and seed ordering, such fun!
xx
Hello sorry only just seen your lovely comment....thought i'd pop by to say hi!
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Well, this is a bit late, but I think it looks much better post pruning.
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