A regular update on the progress of our garden project.

This is the week of the year when everything moves twice as fast as it did the week before. Buds opening, grass growing, bees humming, birds singing, birds mating, birds nesting, tulips unfurling, blossom bursting, hedges greening. Everything is active, busy, clean, exciting.

20 April 2015

20 April 2015

Follow the progress of the Dream Garden from start to finish here.

I’m starting to feel less down beat about the garden being bare, which means the bare period is over and the flowering showtime begins. What this means is that in the autumn, I’ll have to get a-planting with many early bulbs to make up for the bare period. But from now on, the garden has a good amount of interest in it for a mostly very young garden indeed. We haven’t yet been here a year.

willow archway spring

This is my favourite bit at the moment. The arch is coming in to leaf, the dogwoods have such wonderful bright early foliage and that works wonderfully with the crimson peony shoots and the green-grey artichokes.

parrot tulip bud

I’m currently pleased with that herbaceous border, or at least full of excitement for what the next few weeks hold. Just look at all these tulips!

hellebores fading

The woodland garden is looking pretty chipper, too.

pretty hen garden

muscari flowers pieris pink

20 April critique

Hen garden still looks messy. The fedge makes this less obvious to the rest of the garden, but I’d like to get some espalier apples in that the birds can’t reach but which will provide blossom and foliage. and I also plan to train a climber of some sort, maybe a clematis armandii, over long wires stretched high over the garden from the shed to provide a bit of interest and discourage any flying out.

Border under the leylandii could look better. In years to come, the young hellebores I’ve planted there will look good. But I’ve also decided to get some grape hyacinths and add them, as they’ll spread well under there. Some white daffodils will complete the look.

Keep those ideas on how to improve the dream garden coming: I take all of them on board (even the ones I then decide to disagree with). And tweet @fennelandfern with pictures from your own gardens too. I’ll add them below.

2 Responses

  1. Mammasaurus

    It’s looking great, the arch is really starting to fill out. I adore the space that you have there (and the eggs!)
    Thank you for joining in again x

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  2. GrubbyLittleFaces

    Look at that Grape Hyacinth! Gorgeous photo. The arch has really added a dimension to your garden from looking at your photos from previous months. Great idea. Glad to have found your blog via #HDYGG.

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