Hello everyone, Happy new year. I feel rather guilty as I have neglected to look for my private messages or indeed to look on this site since the end of Nov. other things seemed to have taken over and my gardening took a back seat, However-- I have built into our new decking area a raised bed, its about 12 ft in length and 3 ft wide with a depth od 2 feet or so the bottom is of shale and rock. it runs north to south but the trees and garage roof shelter it from a full day of sun, but it is very light as we live on a Welsh hillside. (with no reall depth of soil).
I have placed a layer of sheep and cow manure mixed with straw in the bottom and good load of reasonble soil has been tipped in on top then a thin layer of the muck placed on top (I took advantage of the Manito which delivered to soil, to tip the muck on top, it took a full morning of hard barrow work to put the initial load of muck in the bottom and I could not bear to watch the wife struggling again,) Any way I want lots of colour this year and have been thinking of small begonias at the front and large ones behind with a few trailing Lobelia at the very front. as I have a clean sheet what would any off you good people suggest??

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Hello everyone, Happy new year. I feel rather guilty as I have neglected
to look for my private messages or indeed to look on this site since the
end of Nov. other things seemed to have taken over and my gardening took
a back seat, However-- I have built into our new decking area a raised
bed, its about 12 ft in length and 3 ft wide with a depth od 2 feet or
so the bottom is of shale and rock. it runs north to south but the
trees and garage roof shelter it from a full day of sun, but it is very
light as we live on a Welsh hillside. (with no reall depth of soil).
I have placed a layer of sheep and cow manure mixed with straw in the
bottom and good load of reasonble soil has been tipped in on top then a
thin layer of the muck placed on top (I took advantage of the Manito
which delivered to soil, to tip the muck on top, it took a full
morning of hard barrow work to put the initial load of muck in the
bottom and I could not bear to watch the wife struggling again,) Any
way I want lots of colour this year and have been thinking of small
begonias at the front and large ones behind with a few trailing Lobelia
at the very front. as I have a clean sheet what would any off you good
people suggest??
prof

Geraniums - both upright and trailing. they flower for ages and give wonderful
colour. There is a huge range of foliage types to make it even more interesting.

Jenny

JennyC wrote:
Geraniums - both upright and trailing. they flower for ages and give wonderful
colour. There is a huge range of foliage types to make it even more interesting.

Coo, what a lovely idea. Scented pelargoniums ... nutmeg, cinnamon,
mint scented rose geranium, pepermint and the Village Hill Oak one has
lots and lots of scented flowers, deep wood I beleive. The Skeleton one
has thin leaves ... there's so many!

Though, I'd put some veg in there if it was me ;o)

Though, I'd put some veg in there if it was me ;o)

We have a lot of building and re-building to do in the spring, one of the
things being the raised beds. They are for veg only. Another nasty job I
have, (is one I said I wouldn't do) :-(( Dig a trench to the bottom of the
garden and lay Electricity on the the garage, shed and greenhouse.

Mike