We bought a house with a lovely big garden over a year ago, and I was so excited about getting ‘stuck in’, I forgot I’m clueless.
The garden is already has some fruit trees, and various plants. I’d love to be able to put my touch on it, put in some more flowers, another tree, some nice boarders, all sorts, but I’ve no idea where to start.
Spring snuck up on me this year, and I wasn’t ready. I’ve kept on top of mowing the lawn but that’s it. I didn’t know I had to cut back certain plants, and when. I’ve just about managed to keep on top of the weeding!
When my mum has been round, I’ve been in awe as she’ll just say ‘oh look you’ve got a plum tree/roses/tulips’, and all I can see is leaves and grass😶. How does she know what they are, before they’ve bloomed?
I’d also love to start growing some veg, but again I’m clueless.
I’ll post some pictures shortly, of the kind of things I’d like to do (some I’ve saved from MN as inspiration!) but ideally I’d like to start at the bottom and work my way up knowledge and skill wise.
I’ve had a look online on occasion, but I need to know the ‘whys’ and ‘hows’ to understand, not just ‘what’, if that makes sense. So for example one thing I’ve seen is to put cardboard down when planting something, but I’m not sure why? Or in any particular order? I wonder if a book would be better, as online I can get stuck clicking different links, and become overwhelmed with information.
I’d like to start learning now, so that when spring comes back around, I’ll be an expert!