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My 3 new gardening rules

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Nelliemoser Mon 08-Aug-16 23:25:10

overthehill Trying to keep plants separate with space around them creates more space for the weeds to grow.

I have an island bed crammed full of perennials which have virtually looked after themseleves for years.

I take the hedge trimmer to them in November and cut them right back and they just come back next year. The odd weed is barely noticeable amongst the perennials which grow to about 3 feet. I have four Geranium Rozanne a lovely blue and keep it just goes on flowering.

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overthehill Mon 08-Aug-16 22:38:31

My DH has many attributes but gardening isn't really one of them. When he retired 7 years ago he offered to take over gardening duties. Over time the garden has become really overgrown.

We went to see his brother recently and we were both bowled over by his neat and pretty garden.

Therefore, I have been on a mission. I've decided like it or not (I don't really like gardening) I have to get involved. Lots of people I known like the crammed full look, but I don't. I like each plant to have its own space. To this end I've made 3 rules we are going to follow:
1) Don't let anything grow higher than 2/3rd up the fence
2) No growth to overhang the edge of the border
3) Don't let plants intermingle. Close is fine.
Do others work to certain restraints.

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