We have had it very dry in the UK for the last month. May is normally very wet but it's only rained once or twice so it's not looking as verdant as it normally would. Not all natives and some vegetables thrown in but, grapevine on the fence to the left, Iris foreground, Borage self seeded and are growing everywhere that the bumble bees love, Astrantia on the right, tons of flowers including Sunflowers, Zinnia, multiple Alliums and Dahlia, Potatoes, Chives, lots of herbs some courgettes.
The pergola at the back has the grapevine, an evergreen honeysuckle and some hops covering it and a 25yo Bay tree in there somewhere.
Greenhouse – Tomatoes and chillies and some cucumbers and herbs.
My £9 birdbath made from a re-used copper fruit bowl from eBay.
It's a fight from now on till the end of Summer to keep it all under control, but much more fun that cutting grass.
by Briglin
9 Comments
This is what I imagine a tiny garden should look like. It’s lovely.
Outstanding! Well done!
Maxing out the space, looks amazing. No reason not to go full out. Definitely surprised to see a greenhouse, based on the title.
This is dreamy. I love love love when people make the most of what they have.
Post updates with flowers in bloom please.
Tiny but magnificent
This looks lovely.
Forest-like 😍
Love the Irises. It is also so very bushy, it will feel great when the sun is blazing or a heatwave comes over with all that green that prevent it from heating up too much. Love to see a greenhouse as well. It is what a garden should look like; full of plants. Makes you happy as well, double win.
Not UK btw, but we have had to deal with the same drought (it went quite far into mainland Europe as well) and keeping the plants form drying out in the last few years, we are experimenting with ground covering plants to cover the spots between the plants. With varied success if I’m honest. Borage won’t grow in the garden here weirdly enough, but it does very well on the driveway between the tiles and the bees are happy regardless.
Magic. I love the bird bath, too.