On with the next project for this year. Last year
we laid our square front garden to lawn and dug a 3ft border around three sides
and used a layer of breeze-blocks as a wall, all year I’ve looked at the blocks hoping they would start to blend in but alas no!
Well I’ve taken a drastic decision and am going to
paint the wall black with an outdoor masonry paint as soon as it’s a nice sunny
day. There is method to my madness as I’m going to go for a Japanese theme.
I’ve already got a Fatsia (Castor Oil Plant) in one of the corners and
Japanese maples, and I’ve been looking at some of the miniature black and
variegated grasses and bamboos to plant hanging over the blocks. As a focal
point I’m going to grow three box balls and try a bit of topiary! I’ve got two
large red planters that I’ll fill with white azaleas.Lin
our keen amateur gardener!
