I have five little Acer saplings which I thought would look great along the North facing garage wall . I have kept them in pots for a couple of years in the position where I would like them , just to be sure they would be happy there .
Also so that I could pick out the ones with the very best Autumn colour .
I can see them from our kitchen window and enjoy their loveliness .
Yesterday I decided to make a start and I weeded and recut the shape of the bed, bringing it out more to give their roots more space and improve visually the shape of the lawn .
On the other side of the garden is this very gloomy looking area ....under the enormous Pine tree (where our two resident Ravens and Owls live ) .
It is the so called " bottom of the garden ".. a place that has been a bit neglected really . Our tree surgeon recently took down a few of it's branches to make it safer to walk under and also to let in more light underneath .
The fence is ugly to look at , so I,m going to fill the area with colourful trees and shrubs .
Now imagine this lighting up the space !
It just so happens that I have one little Liquidamber styraciflua sapling waiting in the wings .
It was hard work digging the hole for this ...but I got there in the end .
In the Spring and through the year it's leaves are emerald green , then turning yellow, scarlet, orange and purple in the Autumn .
The leaves have a beautiful fragrance when crushed .
My favourite kind of a tree and another place for the birds to sit and sing !
I love hearing about what others are planing for their gardens . . . so inspiring :) That first photo of the garden gate is so pretty . . . lots of Autumn color, too.
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Connie :)
Thanks Connie ,Yes me too ! :) The area behind the gate was once just a horrible useless, dark and damp corner behind the garage ....but I turned it into a lovely secret fern garden , with unusual ferns a couple of tree ferns and a few other damp and shade loving plants too....we put in a seat and I loved to go and sit in there and read a book...lovely and cool for me on hot summers days. While I was poorly it got a bit over grown and so we are presently working on restoring it again .... and then I,ll open the gate to show you...lol ! Thanks for popping in and your kind comment . Love Debbie x
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