THE CENTRE OF THE BACK GARDEN

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Pages updated January 2013.
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 The rear section of the centre part the back garden is the hottest and is now covered with 4 shade sails. One of the sails is almost horizontal and another attached to the back of the first one and shaped down to the fence to cut down the hot autumn and spring sun. As this fence is on the northern side of the garden it stops the low sun that was shining under the original sail. There is a park bench surrounded by rosemary, lavender and thyme, with a lovely view of all the fuchsias. There are 8 large purple ceramic pots containing trailing cultivars, the watering system waters these as well. A temporary piece of shade cloth was erected from the fence for a few weeks until it came down in a storm - luckily before the hot days returned the permanent sails were erected.

If you look carefully you can see the tiny plants along the fence - the beginnings of the fuchsia hedge May 2005.  You can see how everything has grown by September 2005 Imagine sitting next to that large rosemary bush on the right of the seat and looking at those large fuchsias, December 2005 You can see how the hedge is progressing by February 2006

Even though this photo was taken  July 2005 – midwinter, there had been no frosts and everything was growing well. The centre section of the back garden, December 2005, the wet spring has made everything grow! A wider angle in March 2006

Visit the rest of the garden.

· Left side of the back garden

· Right side of back garden

· Front garden

• Changes to Fuchsia garden 2010 - 2012

  Reconstructing the side garden 2013