I love my garden

[Purplepixii]

it might not be as big as I would like, or as rural, but it's full of nature.

There's always at least one bird on the feeders. If not on the feeders the birds are washing in the pond waterfall.

Then there's the bees. Have got loads so far this year and it's just as well - the Chilean Potato Plant has gone a bit mental and has more flowers than I could possibly count. Should keep the bees busy for a good while yet.

As well as the birds, the pond attracts frogs (most on one check was 8 of the cute little things!) We've just bought them a frog house to live in - hope they take to it.

We have the early signs of aphids on some of our plants but instead of pesticides we've just bought a "ladybird mansion" (posh house for a bug!) and we're getting a delivery of Ladybird lavae next week

Last night was the best - 2 hedgehogs "getting it on" for a good few hours (phew!) They have a their own house in a secluded part of the border. I put a full bowl of food down for them every night and they clear it - I can see this getting expensive if the hoglets come visiting!

Around 7pm this evening across the road I saw a young-looking fox running down the road. I admit to being somewhat suprised to see it in daylight but what a sight!!

I might not live in my ideal house with my ideal garden but I do love what I've got! How about you?

[Kayleigh]

Your garden sounds great Purplepixii..Why don't you post some pics of it on the members garden thread.
I have a toad/frog house I made last year, there is something nesting in it with twigs poking out of the entrance..I think it my wood mice

[Purplepixii]

aww wood mice are cute!! I'll be happy so long as they share and play nicely with my frogs

I've just looked at the members' gardens thread - I'll try to take some pics over the next few days (weather permitting) and post them on the thread.

Pixii

[Jez]

I'm so glad your happy Sarah!

[Stewy]

I love your garden too, can we come around for a BBQ?

[Jez]

Did someone say BBQ at pixii's i'm up!

[dottie30]

a natural way to get rid of Aphids is to use water and eucalyptus oil.Your garden sounds beautiful

[Digifrog]

Originally Posted by Purplepixii

it might not be as big as I would like, or as rural, but it's full of nature.

There's always at least one bird on the feeders. If not on the feeders the birds are washing in the pond waterfall.

Then there's the bees. Have got loads so far this year and it's just as well - the Chilean Potato Plant has gone a bit mental and has more flowers than I could possibly count. Should keep the bees busy for a good while yet.

As well as the birds, the pond attracts frogs (most on one check was 8 of the cute little things!) We've just bought them a frog house to live in - hope they take to it.

We have the early signs of aphids on some of our plants but instead of pesticides we've just bought a "ladybird mansion" (posh house for a bug!) and we're getting a delivery of Ladybird lavae next week

Last night was the best - 2 hedgehogs "getting it on" for a good few hours (phew!) They have a their own house in a secluded part of the border. I put a full bowl of food down for them every night and they clear it - I can see this getting expensive if the hoglets come visiting!

Around 7pm this evening across the road I saw a young-looking fox running down the road. I admit to being somewhat suprised to see it in daylight but what a sight!!

I might not live in my ideal house with my ideal garden but I do love what I've got! How about you?

Commendations Miss.

It seems these days, probably due to absent landlords or the 'can't be bothered with maintainence' attitude, that most garden spaces end up being gravelled, or a plain simple, dare I say, 'boring' lawn space.

I, like yourself, have a small (& I mean small) urban garden. I have done all I can to attract animals to it, especially frogs & newts. It's actually surprising what has made their home there. You build it, they will come!

I have let grass grow around the edges with a generous border, planted with lavender & lavendula, ferns, a couple of acers & funnily enough, a generous splatter of stinging nettles.

I built a small pond (c.120 ltr) for the frog that I found in my garden and low and behold more came and are now quite happy in the pond, or in the long grassy generous borders.

All sorts of animals have blessed me with their presence and I am happy to do it for them. It's all about giving back to nature what so many take away from, with their 'selfish' ideas of what a garden should be.

Needless to say I have a one foot wide path leading to a 4ft sq. piece of lawn all just for me.

If you want a low maintainence garden, dont gravel it, let it go wild & leave a small space for your bottom on the lawn & some small decking for your garden table and chairs. Give the rest back to frogs (they sure need it) & nature.

Oh, & build a pond. 1 in 10 gardens have a pond (out of those, a good percentage probably have 'non indigenous' fish, bah!). I personally would like to see 1 in 4 gardens in the UK have a pond; with no fish!

Scott

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[annes]

I imagine how beautiful your garden is. But for the pest that attacks your garden. To control them use the garlic spray. And aphids can’t stand bananas. Just lay the peels on the ground under your plants, and aphids will keep their distance. And also they don’t like color yellow, hang something yellow straps on your plants.

[galanthus]

I too adore my garden, as purplepixi says mine is not as large as I would like, geographically it's quite rural as our small town is in midst of loads of valleys, forests, fields and mountains, however, it's surrounded by walls so wouldn't ever get a fox in

I too have a frog-filled pond and the birds love splashing around the waterfall bit, they line up lol. Birdfeeders are constantly full of bullfinches, goldfinches and the usuals and bees of all shape and size are in abundance over my flowers etc. I have several berry-bearing trees and shrubs and overall the garden is insect city, which I love.

We have a summerhouse raised at the end of the garden to catch the last evening's sunshine and lots of seating next to my beautiful pond.

It's the place I most love to be Must get a pic of garden today and pop it on the other thread.