scubapauly
Well-known member
Hi all,
I've never been one for gardening up until now but my interest in photography has pushed me towards birds and wildlife and so I'd like to create a wildlife garden to bring in some subjects.
My garden is not very large, probably 10m x 4m. I live in a terraced row so both sides have 5ft panel fence and at the end is a brick wall. I have 2 labradors so most of the garden is patio and there are narrow borders on the left and right and a 1m border at the back. The soil is quite heavy clay (I have put a lot of compost in the borders though) and the garden is west facing. I've put up 4 feeders and 2 nest boxes so far and for the first time have seen 3 bluetits in the garden.
I plan to increase the border on the right hand side to about 1m and to put in some plants that will attract birds and insects to the garden.
So far I have 3 white lillies that have grown well in the back area, a ballerina apple tree on the left border and some lavendar and a clematis on the right hand side. I want to put up some trellis and have ivy up the back wall. I'm a bit stuck though with what to put on the borders.
Any help from some budding (parden the pun) garden designers would be appreciated.
Paul
I've never been one for gardening up until now but my interest in photography has pushed me towards birds and wildlife and so I'd like to create a wildlife garden to bring in some subjects.
My garden is not very large, probably 10m x 4m. I live in a terraced row so both sides have 5ft panel fence and at the end is a brick wall. I have 2 labradors so most of the garden is patio and there are narrow borders on the left and right and a 1m border at the back. The soil is quite heavy clay (I have put a lot of compost in the borders though) and the garden is west facing. I've put up 4 feeders and 2 nest boxes so far and for the first time have seen 3 bluetits in the garden.
I plan to increase the border on the right hand side to about 1m and to put in some plants that will attract birds and insects to the garden.
So far I have 3 white lillies that have grown well in the back area, a ballerina apple tree on the left border and some lavendar and a clematis on the right hand side. I want to put up some trellis and have ivy up the back wall. I'm a bit stuck though with what to put on the borders.
Any help from some budding (parden the pun) garden designers would be appreciated.
Paul