Di Jackson, Hackney Courtyard (N1)

Styles: Courtyards and small terraces, English cottage

Soil types: Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage: Moist but well-drained, Pond/In water, Well-drained

Soil pH: Neutral

Light: Full Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect: East, West

Exposure: Sheltered

Hardiness: Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4)

Di Jackson's garden plan

Plants in Di Jackson's garden

Oxalis adenophylla (Sauer klee)

Verbena bonariensis 'Purple Elegance' (Purple top 'Purple Elegance')

Soleirolia soleirolii (Mind-your-own-business)

Plants Di Jackson wants

Myosotis sylvatica 'Royal Blue' (Forget-me-not 'Royal Blue')

Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' (Japanese anemone 'Honorine Jobert')

Astilbe 'Sprite' (simplicifolia hybrid) (Astilbe 'Sprite')

Di Jackson

About me
I've grown up around gardens, but in my late 30s now starting my own garden for the first time: a courtyard garden behind a London terrace. I am blogging my experiences (and errors!) at http://www.thecourtyardgardener.com. Looking forward to meeting more gardeners and learning from experience.

Gardening expertise
Keen but Clueless

Biggest gardening accomplishments
Ridding my back garden of the hypericum that had taken over 90% of it (I know some people like it, but I'm not one of them and it's a tough little bugger to get rid of!) - and replacing it with plants I LOVE.

Biggest gardening frustrations
My front garden soil has been hidden under lanscaping fabric for a looong time. I am slowly adding organic matter, but it is still pretty poor soil. As many plants fail there as thrive ... but slowly I am learning what will tolerate the conditions. In retrospect I do wish I had ripped out all the landscape fabric and gravel when we first moved in and improved the soil before planting anything!

On the web
Blog: http://www.thecourtyardgardener.com
Twitter: @courtyardgarden

Di Jackson's forum posts

Re: Re: Fern garden...
Mon. 29th April 2013 17:06