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Katek Tue 06-Jun-17 11:26:17

My garden always makes me feel better-thought I would share a moment of tranquillity amongst all the problems we're experiencing at the moment.

This was taken from our bedroom window at 10pm last night.

NotTooOld Wed 07-Jun-17 11:55:11

oldgoat - your hosta (is it a hosta?) looks healthy anyway.

NotTooOld Wed 07-Jun-17 11:58:17

kittyester - how do you mean you have to make do with sea views 3/4 days at a time? A sea view must be lovely but why only for three or four days? confused

hildajenniJ Wed 07-Jun-17 12:01:21

This piece on garden law might come in handy oldgoat. It's a pity that neighbours can be so thoughtless. I hope you can resolve the tree problem amicably. Fortunately, we have neighbours who don't garden. DH does it for them.

oldgoat Wed 07-Jun-17 13:39:30

NotTooOld Sadly that's not a hosta but a very vigorous yellow daisy-like plant.
Thanks for the tree law link hildajenni
Hopefully this can be resolved amicably. The first owners of next door who planted the trees are now departed and the present owner has been in about a year. The massive apple tree had hardly any flower on it this spring so maybe she will decide to chop it down (fingers crossed).

Jalima1108 Wed 07-Jun-17 18:28:25

Oldgoat our neighbour has a huge conifer just inside his garden which he refuses to cut down. It's not a hedge, just an individual tree so not subject to any local laws. I was hoping (yet again) that it would blow down yesterday in the strong winds - his way of course! But no, still intact. We lose the sun from about 4 pm because of it.

callgirl1 Wed 07-Jun-17 18:31:01

Sadly, I`.m not so lucky as all you ladies. These are my views from this window and from the front room

callgirl1 Wed 07-Jun-17 18:33:48

Things do improve a little standing outside the front door and looking to the right.

kittylester Wed 07-Jun-17 18:56:28

That's a lovely view from the front Callgirl

annsixty Wed 07-Jun-17 19:31:11

I live in an urban area on a housing estate. I have a nice garden but no view as am surrounded by houses. It reminds me of an old music hall number about a really pretty garden if it wasn't for the houses in between. Possibly Marie Lloyd.

MawBroon Wed 07-Jun-17 20:11:21

View from the front
Views from the back
Shame the sun isn't shining sad and yesterday's weather wrought havoc on the border.

Greyduster Wed 07-Jun-17 20:48:08

Our garden is a work in progress. When we came nearly six years ago there were no flowering plants in it at all, just a few shrubs. I can't live without flowers.

Greyduster Wed 07-Jun-17 21:01:05

It left the photographs behind!!

Greyduster Wed 07-Jun-17 21:03:53

callgirl I would give my eye teeth to be able to see a river from my front door!

Jalima1108 Wed 07-Jun-17 22:10:00

We used to be able to see the river by standing on tiptoe in the little front bedroom but then they built some houses in the way.

Jalima1108 Wed 07-Jun-17 22:10:58

I will have to do some weeding before I venture out with a camera.

I'm very impressed by all the lovely gardens on here.

callgirl1 Thu 08-Jun-17 00:36:25

Greyduster, we call it the river, but it`s actually a canal, it goes by the glorious name of the Maud Foster Waterway. We`re at the end of it, just past us is the sluice gate, and it enters the River Haven, leading to The Wash.

Mapleleaf Thu 08-Jun-17 09:50:23

Thank you for posting pictures of your lovely gardens, everyone. If I knew how to do it, I'd show you mine.
I'm not a gardener as such, it's a case of plant it and see, plus lots of pots, but on the whole it seems to be working, and I do enjoy being in the garden, cutting grass, weeding and potting up. The birds seem to like it, too, and they are a constant source of pleasure.

Nanabas Fri 09-Jun-17 07:37:29

Taken last week before the normal Scottish summer weather returned!

Lona Fri 09-Jun-17 16:44:18

Views from my balcony, side window and kitchen at the front of my flat. It's quite noisy at times but there are lots of beautiful, mature trees all round, which I love.

NotTooOld Fri 09-Jun-17 17:45:56

This is a lovely thread. I'm really enjoying seeing all your lovely gardens. I'll have to get round to showing you mine - but don't expect too much!

Moneyboss Fri 09-Jun-17 17:53:30

Lots of lovely gardens. What a joy to see them. Thanks for sharing.
Tried to post pics of front view and back garden but can't seem to do it. Not sure why.

Katek Fri 09-Jun-17 22:11:59

DD/SIL don't have a front garden as such as they live beside a tidal basin. Beautiful in a different way.

Chewbacca Fri 09-Jun-17 22:20:18

Your DD/SIL are so lucky Katek to have a view of the water. Always a changing scene and always beautiful. I'd love a sea view!

callgirl1 Sat 10-Jun-17 02:08:03

Love that last pic!

JuliaSeizer44 Sun 11-Jun-17 21:43:00

This is what I wake up to every morning...