Paul Grinham, My Garden (KT23)

Styles: Allotment or vegetable plot, English cottage, Suburban, Water, Wildlife

Soil types: Clay, Loamy

Soil drainage: Moisture-retentive, Pond/In water

Light: Full Shade, Partial Shade

Aspect: North

Exposure: Sheltered

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

Paul Grinham's garden plan

There is not a published plan for this garden yet.

Plants in Paul Grinham's garden

Verbascum chaixii (Nettle-leaved mullein)

Panicum virgatum (Switch grass)

Plants Paul Grinham wants

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight' (Bluebeard 'Dark Knight')

Geranium renardii (Renard geranium)

Acanthus mollis (Bear's breeches)

Paul Grinham

About me
An eager, but time-poor gardener, I have potted around for around 20 years in our current garden, tweaking and digging and moving but still have lots that I would like to do. I have very good at getting back to a blank canvas but not so good at building the new vision . We all need help, guidance and inspiration in our hobby and when I came across the Shoot web-site it seemed an obvious club to join. Within a few weeks I had moved from free to annual to life time membership.

Gardening expertise
Very Keen

Biggest gardening accomplishments
No big accomplishment but many small victories the biggest of the small being keeping the garden in hand for 20 years or so despite busy job and other interests. Others include digging that pond, regular veg and some fruit and my figs !

Biggest gardening frustrations
My compost is more of a weed seed distribution service than compost ! Just can't get it hot enough for long enough.

The gardening project I am currently working on
Shoot Garden care calendar !

On the web
Twitter: @PaulG_07973

Paul Grinham's forum posts

Saxifraga. But which variety?
Fri. 10th July 2020 12:57

Plum leaf curl
Wed. 22nd May 2019 20:53

Trachelospermum jasminoides
Mon. 2nd April 2018 19:32

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