This is the purely ornamental garden that came with my house before I got to it!
Like many Ventnor Gardens mine is on several levels, with a low wall up each side.
Right outside the back door there is a useful paved area where I keep my large compost bins, water butt and lots of other things I have no idea what to do with. I will no doubt fill the area with plants of one sort or another.
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The first level, 20′ 5″ wide x 16′ 5″ long (sorry I am too old to do metric) is about 4 foot up from the patio, so we put a ramp in so the poor old dog and I can actually reach the rest of the garden.
This bit contains the big shed and the washing line, can’t do much with this bit as the washing attacks everything around the line on windy days.
There is a rockery on both sides of the steps leading up to the second level, with roses on one wall and shrubs on the other.
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Up three steps to the next, main level. This bit is the largest section measuring 20′ 5″ wide x 35′ long.
The thing right in the middle (in front of the long grass I left for dog to eat) is a tiny circular bed with an Australian Bottle Brush shrub in it. Whilst I have nothing against them in a larger garden than mine for me it does not pay its rent. It has to go, to be replaced by a small pond, IMO a garden has to have some sort of water in it.
The shrubs on this side of the garden will probably stay as they until the winter or next year at least they are a bit more interesting than the ones on the other side.
The other shrub border contains five hypericum and three forsythia, for me one hypericum in a garden is quite enough. These have all got to go to make way for raspberries and other exciting things.
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Up three wide curved steps to the top paved level which is 20′ 5″ wide x 11′ 8″ long. Pics coming soon.
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We are 2 students in a college of Horticulture and Landscaping in France and we’re looking for a two-month training period.
Could you tell us if you are likely to accept trainees students in your company please. If you are interested we could send you our informations.
Thank you for your attention.
Yours sincerely
Anaïs Borrell and Rémy Rossin
I have sent you an email.
Angie