We moved to 40 Cairn Road in October 1981. The house was built in the grounds of an old house and our garden was surrounded by trees. On the north-east side we had lovely cypress trees about 50ft tall which reached down to the ground.
On the west side of the garden were Norwegian spruce which were useful for Christmas trees, but not suitable for our garden plans so they were removed. Much later, leylandii beside our drive were getting beyond our control, so they had to go – giving us more garden space.
About 15 years ago we decided to have a conservatory built. The cypress trees had become too big for the urban situation. When they came down we gained more garden. A few years later some trees at the top of the garden were giving problems so they also had to go, changing the garden further….
There is always something in flower in the garden throughout the year. During May and June it is really full of plants and it’s hard to find a gap. But by August some gaps appear.
Many of my plants have come from friends, plant sales, or even arrived by chance - like the rowan tree with the white berries at the front. This Spring I found to my delight a wood anemone.
We endeavour to be wild-life friendly and have had foxes, rabbits, hedgehogs, red squirrel, deer, and badger visit the garden - some are more welcome than others...
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