A disappointed year

You would think the events of 2020 would have improved my chances of getting the garden sorted once and for all. Somehow, though, working from home five days a week kind of brewed a reluctance to tackle the garden, for some reason. I do, however, plan to make a better job of it come 2021. One obstacle, though, is my wife's insistence that we landscape the back garden area to give more lawn space for our daughter. That will take some time, money saving and probably can't be started for a while anyway due to lockdown measures and such. This means that she is reluctant to have me do any major work on the garden because its current layout isn't as she wants. I, however, would rather do some work in the garden now, even if that will then be undone however many years in the future. I also can't help but think we are a bit late to create lawn for our daughter. She is nine years of age now (going on nineteen) and, by the time we get the back garden landscaped, there is probably very little time left in which lawnspace would be important to her. More likely she might want to spent a summer afternoon on a sun lounger on our (already extant) decking. Still, while I can't make large purchases for the garden without my wife's signoff, there is nothing stopping me doing a little work and maybe adding some plants to brighten the place up a bit. Watch this space.

Back garden - as it stands now..

Okay, so here is (most of) the back garden as it stands today.

I say most of as the drive down the side of our house leads to our garage (or man cave) just to the right of this picture.

Our plan is (currently) to keep the decking at the back, level the garden area a little and add a lawned area for our daughter to play on.

The greatest plans

Had been planning to mow the lawn today. That was before a huge downpour of rain this morning. Will have to postpone that, then, despite it looking pretty wild already.

Other plans for the garden are on hold to some extent. We have grand plans for landscaping, but that means any planting would be wasted should we need to landscape that area of the garden afterward.

That said, we have made a couple of other sundry purchases. Namely, wind chimes (yes, yes, I know) and a chiminea. We might actually start spending sometime on our decking anytime soon should the weather improve. Or, at least, should the weather prove more consistently sunny.

Gardening blog

Having moved into a small semi with my family early last year, I now find myself with a garden. My Dad was always a big gardener and all my childhood memories include playing in our large garden out in rural Lincolnshire, with him mowing, weeding or otherwise working outside.

So, despite having little (adult) experience, I find gardening is something I want to get into. This blog, then, will catalogue my attempts and level of success (or failure) at just that.