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One year later

11 June 2012 22:08:51

Raised area

My garden is consuming all my time at the moment,i have been working on it non stop when weather permits!My biggest problim is salt laden winds coming in from the sea which is burning my plants! Im hoping that the trees and shrubs will adapt to their surroundings ,i have also planted an escallonia macantra hedge around the boundary,which is a good variety for coastal areas.Im putting up a few photos that i took today,but please bear in mind the garden is stilll in its infancy and very exposed!

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Monkells 11 June 2012 22:24:40

Wow - Well done!! That is amazing!!! You should be soooooooo proud!! :-)

fran m 11 June 2012 22:25:45

That loks great, well done you ;-))

Keego 11 June 2012 22:28:03

Tina you have achieved so much in such a short space of time - It looks from the photos like a very large site how big is it? I took a deep breath when you mentioned escallonia as our entire boundery hedge was destroyed in the two bad Winters but looks like you have picked a hedge suitable for the climate you have.

Scrubber 11 June 2012 22:30:43

I echo Monica's wow. Lot of very hard work in evidence. Escallonia good choice for salty air. The shingle effect should work well as you are near the sea arent you? Its a very healthy looking Infant!

Clara 11 June 2012 22:35:22

That looks great and I have just looked at your photos, all look great after all your hard work.

andyf7 11 June 2012 22:56:43

i like the way you have planted that space, fair play to you well done.

andyf7 11 June 2012 23:02:23

just looked at your pics, i love the natural look your getting, great work being done and

a credit to you.

Rachel 11 June 2012 23:09:35

I don't envy you that salt wind. You've done great work.

TinaJ 11 June 2012 23:21:33

Thanks for all your comments

Mary about half an acre

PETER five minutes from kilmore quay

Andy ,trying to keep it au natural!

Rachel,salt wind is a gardeners worst enemy!

andyf7 11 June 2012 23:24:24

i was in kilmore quay last saturday tina, on a photography trip to the saltees islands.

great day it was, weather closed in on the boat back in.

JoanG 11 June 2012 23:34:24

Gosh Tina, you've achieved an awful lot in a year on a big site and it's looking really well, some of the plants are well filled out. Well done you.

TinaJ 11 June 2012 23:35:32

Glad you enjoyed the day,saturday was quite breezy

Saltees islands is wonderful for a day out

Did you try out the see food in the village?

andyf7 11 June 2012 23:41:16

no tina we were back in at 5.15 and with over a 2 hour drive, and at that stage in the

lashing rain, it was time to head for home, as i had other plans that evening too, i was

told by a nice guy on the kilmore quay stand in bloom, that the crazy crab was great for

seafood dinner. had a great time even though the weather was not the best, but i got

some very good photographs even without the sunlight.

HeadGardener 11 June 2012 23:55:31

I feel for you with the salt laden winds I guess if you have a wind break planted in time it will soften the blow.. saw that lady on GW recently with the seaside garden said it took until the larger windbreaks were up for other stuff to thrive..

Jacinta 12 June 2012 05:50:41

Great results, Tina. You have lots of colour and plenty of space for everything to grow properly. Great photos.

TinaJ 12 June 2012 07:44:07

Bill ,great advice,but i have no patience,its full steam ahead with me,lets hope some of it will thrive and it all wont be a waste of time.I got great advice from Harry Deacon about my conditions,he told me to concentrate on watering my trees and shrubs in dry windy weather and to mulch.

Thanks Jacinta.