Tracy Edwards, My Garden (NE20)

Styles: Contemporary, Exotic, Suburban, Wildlife

Tracy Edwards's garden plan

There is not a published plan for this garden yet.

Plants in Tracy Edwards's garden

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (Coneflower 'Magnus')

Lonicera x heckrottii 'American Beauty' (Everblooming honeysuckle 'American Beauty' )

Euphorbia wallichii (Wallich spurge)

Plants Tracy Edwards wants

Iris 'Wintry Sky' (Iris 'Wintry Sky')

Iris 'Feature Attraction' (Iris 'Feature Attraction')

Tracy Edwards

About me
Full - time mum living in Ponteland, Northumberland. Love dabbling in the garden.

Gardening expertise
Newbie

Biggest gardening accomplishments
In Nov 2008 completely stripped flower bed and removed trees, laid new topsoil and replanted new from scratch. Just starting to see the bed develop this summer (2010), though still have a few gaps and area that need colour in some months. Would like to get more winter/spring colour in the garden, but I hate planting bulbs as I always end up uprooting them when I weed!

Biggest gardening frustrations
Weeds - can't seem to ever get rid of them as terrified weed killer will kill plants. Also live in area surrounded by fields so end up with all kinds of wilderness appearing!

The gardening project I am currently working on
Still working on the bed mentioned above and about to remodel second flower bed. Lots of Lady's Mantle which seems a little difficult to control and I have some kind of long grasses I need to replace. Originally area was a very poorly designed pond whic