Our Garden Inspiration Board
So what I really want to be writing about are the awesome Christmas presents that I bought this week. But I can’t, in case their intended recipients read about them :-)
Instead, I’d like to share to share some pictures from my garden inspiration board. This is another one of those boards that I made retro style with paper, scissors and glue, before I discovered, y’know, technology.
When it came to the garden design, the elements that influenced me most strongly were secret garden atmosphere, Mediterranean influence, and tropical/jungly feel. Here’s how the board turned out:
Secret, hidden away little patio? Check:
Jungly feel? Check:
Mediterranean feel? Check:
I also really wanted some great garden lighting:
See, what I really wanted to do here was compare pictures of the inspiration and the reality. But it’s too dark to go outside right now with my camera, and in any case I am really very comfortable on the sofa… so it will have to wait for a future post...
In the meantime, you can check out our garden before and after here, some photos of our twinkly garden lights at night here, and the garden through the seasons here.
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Reader Comments (2)
You got Christmas presents already. Way to make me feel behind!;-)
Love the garden, but am confused about what part(s) you already have? I don't even have a sliver of land living in NYC so I'm a bit dense on the garden front. I guess Riverside Drive (park along the Hudson River) and Central Park will have to do as my garden and mushroom hunting spots for now.
Hi there Mrs CC! Well, the garden is basically finished. Based on the photos I shared above from our inspiration board, we built a little round patio, planted a whole bunch of tropical and Mediterranean plants, and installed lots of garden lighting. If it EVER stops raining I will head outside and take some photos of the reality in order to compare it to the inspiration shared above.
After several years of living in city centre apartments, we decided to buy a house rather than an apartment - so that we could have a garden (and dogs). The garden is now my favourite 'room' in the house - despite the best efforts of the Manchester climate to keep me indoors :-)