This is kind of a gardening AIBU - aibu to massacre some of the lovely mature planting our house's previous owners put in to make it more manageable for me?
We moved from having a tiny patio and couple of small beds to having a large patio with herb bed and borders, sloped bed with shrubs, big lawn, big trees, huge deep borders etc. So far we've kept on the once a week gardener the previous occupants had, because DP is not interested in gardening and there's no way I can keep on top of it all by myself.
I feel like I would be much more comfortable if I could do 90% of it myself (leave clipping the hedges and tree work to professionals), not to mention saving £££. I think this would mean getting rid of lots of the perennials in borders, and widening out the lawn. I would then have lawn, small borders (including espaliered apple trees) and the sloped border and patio to maintain.
Anyone done similar? Would I regret losing all the established planting? Is it sacrilege to deface something lovely someone else has built up?! Would I even be able to cope with it if I simplified it - I would have to keep a fair bit or it would just look bare.
I know you won't be able to answer any of that exactly not knowing the garden or me, but would appreciate very much any thoughts!
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PonderousTortoise · 12/06/2015 15:40
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