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MO & TEZ'S GARDEN

Philadelphus June 2007

Lower Acres same day.

There are five sections to Mo & Tez's garden:(not counting the front) Upper Acres (Patio), Side Acres (barbecue area), Middle Acres (swing area), Lower Acres (greenhouse area) and Far Acres (jungle area) as they are known in the Stokes' family!.

Far Acres tends to be left to its own devices. There is a fox lair down there and a badger run crosses the boundary; squirrels live in the sycamore and slow worms slither from under the pile of old wood dumped down there long ago. As Mo says - it is left untended for wildlife - that's her story and she's sticking to it!

The Hampshire brick wall was built by John Woollard and Tez in 1989 and is a perfect accompaniment to the Yorkstone paving.

Mo & Tez and Kathryn, Rich and Daisy have had some splendid times sitting out here for breakfast, lunch and supper when the weather is right.

Mo planted the shrubs in 1991 - climbing euonymous and solanum crispum on the wall and choisya, spiraea and euonymus on the right hand side. The mahonia (forefront - right) was a mature plant when Mo and Tez moved into the house almost twenty years ago.

Patio with slug free hostas (for once!).

Side Acres with new fence looking well established and passiflora in glorious bud.

View of house from Lower Acres.

Spring view - 16 June 2007.

Far Acres January 2007

Upper and Middle Acres on the same winter day in January 2007

Mo just loves planting up the window boxes, baskets and pots and always does this on the end of May Bank Holiday weekend. She concentrates on the area by the back step which is always a riot of colour from around mid June to September. Pictured above are scenes from 2006. This year, because of Mo's radiotherapy treatment, there will be no holidays so Mo & Tez's next door neighbour, Lesley, will be spared the onorous job of looking after the plants as she does so conscientiously every normal year whilst Mo & Tez are away!

This garden is unusual in that it is very narrow but some of the problems this brings been overcome by utilising the different ground levels. The above left hand picture was taken from an upstairs window this month. Tez built the patio, barbecue and steps and Mo planted the shrubs: solanum, euonymous, spiraea, winter jasmine, honeysuckle, clematis. The surrounding bushes such as the hebe and ilex were planted long ago. If you need help in the garden with ideas and explanations, go to the excellent Greenfingers website.

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