I'm also extremely happy about this forum! Small gardens have a whole different set of challenges. My backyard is about 50'X 30' (I think) and some of it is taken by a deck and a metal garden shed, so I don't have much to play with.

Now if only we could get a gallery as well... yeah yeah, give a inch take a mile.

Boy this place is pretty sleepy :(

What a pity. Maybe there are too many different categories in the garden part of gardenweb?

Lobotome, so wake it up! Post a question, a picture, a problem, a victory, a lesson learned...

Janet's Garden

I sure wish I could janet. My garden is a disgrace at the moment and will remain so until next spring :( . Remodelling inside the house is taking presedence this year, but I'm really looking forward to playing in the dirt again.

I live in a Calgary subdivision. This house was once a rental so lots of neglect short of having the City after them to do something about the yard. They planted an evergreen in front of the picture window (about 10' away)about 13 yrs ago and the poor thing has to go. They also planted (overcrowded) 3 Potentilla shrubs at the entrance of the driveway... it looks horrid, those have to go too. I'll basically have a clean slate to play with when the time comes.

Sounds like you will have some fun! When you know you're going to be there more than a couple of years, building a garden from scratch is so much fun!

And nothing stops you from meditating on what you want in your garden as you wield your paintbrush!

Janet's Garden