CHANGES
This was the pergola on Sunday 22nd March.
It was designed for people below 5 feet in height.
The wood was completely rotten and the whole thing swayed in strong winds.
The mess on top was a mixture of a rampant pink clematis that I adored ... every Spring it was covered in flowers and the smell was heavenly! .... a very old wisteria that NEVER flowered even though I pruned it as instructed and a couple of climbing roses.
We decided this year it had to go!
The new one is so much better in every way ... it is high enough to allow my six feet tall husband to walk through without stooping.
I found a tiny sprig of the clematis had survived so that is tied to one of the posts and my fingers are crossed! The roses are fine but the wisteria has been sacrificed.
Today we attached a couple of bird boxes to the uprights because bluetits have nested here each year. Hopefully we will gain a couple of new neighbours again.
I went quite mad on the bulb order last Autumn but it has paid off now ... The wall is packed with pink, white, purple and blue hyacinths, various daffodils, blue and purple iris and blue muscari mixed in with the aubrieta and wallflowers. Quite a difference from earlier in the month ....
I am very happy with it but will plant more at the pergola end next Autumn.
The pond also benefitted from the Autumn planting ...
I have also began work clearing the back of the house ... a big job I kept putting off last year so the problems got much worse!
Here it was in early March ... what a mess!
The couch grass and creeping buttercups and moss covered this side ... ivy was climbing the trellis this side and covering everything on the ground on the field side.
There is a lot of work to do but ...
... one corner was cleared during the recent short spell of warm weather so there is some hope I can tame it again before Autumn!!!
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