As part of National Gardening Week, the RHS is encouraging everyone to email photograph of their garden, in order to build up a national picture of gardens around the country. Mine is a rather long and thin seaside garden, which I have cultivated for around 10 years. A combination of lack of willpower and a passion for plants means that I have often been tempted to buy plants which simply don't suit a small garden, such as the 14 trees that I have, many of which are growing in pots.
The latest additions being an unnamed variety of Pear tree (just hoping that it is self fertile),
and a Juniper tree. They join a Magnolia Soulangeana, several Pine trees, a Hazel tree, a Gingko Biloba, a baby Oak tree grown from an acorn from Drumnadrochit forest, Olive trees, a very handsome Dicksonia tree fern and my favourite which is seen in the main picture off to the right, a Katsura which perfumes the air with its candyfloss scent when the leaves fall in August/September. 
I know that I am going to have to find good homes for many of these trees, once they outgrow their pots and my plot, but for now I take care of them and enjoy the height, scent and magic that trees give to my narrow strip of land.
garden looking great!
ReplyDeletekaz also has a lot of trees in pots.
and i have just realised i've not got your seagull to you!
i'll get him to you very soon. apols!