Back on the 8th of June, Box moth Caterpillars invaded our box garden, but instead of spraying them we decided it was time to change that area of the garden's design.
This is what it looked like usually.
from the seating area towards the lychgate.
A closer view over the ponds.
The fountain is in the centre of the pond, and I will try and get a photo of it working tomorrow once the wood is good and dry. You can just see the water lily leaves resting on the surface, yesterday when we put them in they were about 4 inches below the surface but almost overnight they had grown so that they reached the surface!
We still want to change a few pots around, to see if they suit better under the heads but all in all it's done. Not bad for one month and two days from start to finish, but we did finish the folly in that time too. Almost all done by Paul with a little help from yours truly. The man's a treasure.
It is a stunning, peaceful-looking area of your garden. Very classical.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you both. I love box surrounded beds, but this is even better.
It is lovely and peaceful; we have already sat with a cuppa early in the morning and enjoyed the calm. I do love box hedging and miss that greenness that was there but love the new look and the fact we won't have to cut it and look after it ( the box ) any more
DeleteThe boxwood garden was lovely, but it has changed dramatically and has been transformed into a really, absolutely lovely garden. Your hard work has paid off.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I did love all the beautiful green of the box but we wanted somewhere for a pond and this will be less work as we get older :)
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