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)
A shady courtyard and sunny side return behind a Lomdon terrace. Started in 2011 with watching and clearing. 2012 is planting time!Tip: Click zoom out button above to see entire garden plan
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
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