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| My wild border in May 2020 |
When I moved to this house 12 years ago, I was so busy working that I didn't have time to do much to the back garden other than maintain it as a lawn with borders. The existing plants were scarce and were dominated by Bluebells in spring followed by Crocosmia and Buddleia in summer. The hedges were high and one side of the garden was in shade for much of the day.
Since I retired a few years ago, I've had more time but I'm conscious of waning strength and stamina so I didn't want to set myself up to fail by creating a high maintenance garden. I've always been interested in wildlife and loved our Devon landscape with its hedgerows and wild flowers so I'm trying to bring that into my garden. Many of us are extremely concerned by climate change, pollution and the loss of wildlife but I'm inspired by the increasing enthusiasm of those gardeners on TV and social media, who are promoting wildlife-friendly gardens and providing us with the information we need to achieve them.
So for the last few years, I've been trying to improve the garden and after a lot of faffing around I have a focus for the project, which is 'low maintenance, high wildlife'. I've started this blog as a journal to record my progress and I hope people who read it will enjoy the adventure with me. So far, it's more a list of things I've done wrong but I'm a learner and I will persevere!
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