It’s always nice to take a trip down memory lane, to
ramble back in time to those distant days that always seem better in
hindsight. And at our time of life,
let’s face it a trip down memory lane is a daily essential in remembering where
you last stuck the trowel or tidied away that packet of pea seeds that you’re
now desperate to put your hands on.
Time certainly makes a great deal of difference in the
gardening world. You look back on photos
of the ‘then’ and ‘now’ and it’s always amazing to see the marvellous changes
that have taken place under your very nose.
For instance, I remember when we planted up our
rhododendron area at the back of the garden back in March 2009.
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| March 2009 - planting up the rhododendrons |
Hard to believe it’s been 5 years already but just look
at the difference.
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| April 2014 - Look how they've grown! |
The star jasmines on
the climber have almost tripled in size, covering most of the side trellis and
starting to spread across the top.
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| Dwarf rhododendrons and azaleas |
The rhododendrons and azaleas being slower growers have probably doubled in size.
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| Camelia is almost 6 ft tall |
The
camellia is almost the height of the 6ft wall surrounding the garden. There’s not a bare patch of earth in sight!
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