Thursday, July 02, 2015

The Garden in July

Thursday, July 02, 2015   Mark and Gaz   14 comments

Its the middle of a heatwave at the moment, and overall the garden does seem to enjoy the warmer weather, although the extra watering takes sooooo much longer.

Regardless the garden is starting to fill out - too much so in some places where those extra plants squeezed into a gap in spring didn't really have a gap to squeeze into! 


The Jungle area is  mass of ferns, with the tree ferns once again taking centre stage.






















 We are really pleased with the way the garden is looking this year, everything is looking so green and lush, not bad for an urban back garden!

 Gaz

Posted in: Alternative Eden , exotic garden , exotic garden blog , garden , July , jungle , Leagrave Village , summer

14 comments :

  1. Alison2 July 2015 at 16:10

    Your jungle is magnificent. Hard to believe it's an urban garden. It looks like it would be easy to get lost there. I've been guilty of trying to fit plants into spaces that look fine in early spring, but by summer are obviously much too tight.

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    1. Mark and Gaz2 July 2015 at 19:14

      Thanks Alison! We do the same, put in plants in gaps in the spring but by summer have to hack back.

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  2. danger garden2 July 2015 at 16:26

    It looks SO good! I especially love the top shot. I can't imagine dragging hoses around your pathways, what a job.

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    1. Mark and Gaz2 July 2015 at 18:40

      Thanks Loree,

      That top photo echos one you took when you visited, that corner with the bench was totally lost in the 2013 fire, so for it too look like that just two years later is rather pleasing.

      Yes dragging hoses round is tricky :)

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  3. Alan2 July 2015 at 19:24

    You're absolutely right -- it's looking great! If it were my garden looking so perfect, that means that we'd get a hailstorm or something soon to take things back a notch. :\ Hoping your heatwave breaks soon!

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    1. Mark and Gaz3 July 2015 at 08:09

      Thanks Alan! Your garden looks fab but fingers crossed no adverse weather affects your garden, and ours :)

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  4. Lisa C. D.2 July 2015 at 21:52

    Not bad?? it's great!!! hehe, beautiful :)

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  5. Kris Peterson3 July 2015 at 00:17

    It does look tight but that's the way a jungle should look! I love all the ferns.

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    1. Mark and Gaz3 July 2015 at 08:10

      True Kris, there's a pathway there somewhere :)

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  6. Tatyana@MySecretGarden3 July 2015 at 06:57

    Urban garden... unbelievable! It's a jungle!

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    1. Mark and Gaz3 July 2015 at 08:11

      Thanks Tatyana, it's an urban jungle out there :)

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  7. Unknown5 July 2015 at 10:01

    Wow, it looks so natural, passes for the jungle for sure! Your tree ferns are amazing.

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  8. rusty duck7 July 2015 at 08:31

    Fabulous. I'd take a jungle over rows of bizzie lizzies any day!

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