Planning

As I mentioned in the previous post  the garden had initially been put on the back burner through the Autumn and Winter. However now that spring is here all my planning in my head is starting to be put into action. I am keen to get the veg garden up and running as soon as possible.

My initial thought  for the whole garden is to divide this long narrowing garden into three areas. With the veg and growing area at the rear of the garden divided by  a decorative leisure garden  and a social garden space nearer the house with  with seating, outdoor oven etc.

Behind the shed there is currently an area of over grown scrub that needs clearing . It consists of over grown privet hedge, bramble  and lots of old scrap iron mongery. This is  where I would eventually like to site a  green house and chicken coup.

We will look to  build a large shed for storage and potential use for art studio plus summer house and a place for me to do man things  in!!  i.e. listen  to footie on the radio and smoke fish that I catch etc

Within the garden we would also like to keep chickens and bee`s. Not in the same coup!..

We will try to be chemical free and organic as possible. So there will be a lot to consider and learn about whilst planning . I am sure we will make more than a few mistakes along the way!

I will  post up (as near to  scale as possible) plans/drawings to illustrate my ideas and to help me keep on track! I will give the exact dimensions in metres of the plot and the areas I want to develop along with a growing list and veg plan too along with plenty of photos  as  we progress, so there will also be plenty of information available  if you  are new to garden and want to share in our experiences. Please feel free to comment or contact me.

The plot roughly orientates on a east west axis and  is slightly slopes towards the house and in a left to right direction across the plot. Check on the location  map to view the shape and layout of garden.
I had better get the measuring tape out and  my drawing books and start getting creative on paper before I progress any further.