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Forget New Year<br />
Resolutions<br />
Award Winner<br />
Happy New Year everyone. Let’s look forward and hope<br />
we get some normality back into to our lives, 2020 was<br />
a tough year. This year, more than any other we could do<br />
without focusing on dreary new year resolutions which<br />
are usually based on depressing deprivation. Instead<br />
let’s plan ahead and dream of new and exciting projects,<br />
holidays and celebrations spent with families and friends.<br />
I have a garden notebook and at this time of year I sit<br />
down and write a list of all the things I would like to<br />
achieve in the coming year. Here are some of the things<br />
on my list which may inspire you to start planning your<br />
outside space and to dream of happier times to come:<br />
New plants to buy (there is always room to<br />
squidge one more plant in a border)<br />
Gilenia trifoliata - a lovely perennial covered in star<br />
shaped white flowers in summer<br />
Lychnis coronaria - magenta flowers which float above<br />
clumps of silver grey leaves<br />
Seeds to order<br />
Tomato ‘Oh Happy Day’ - I’ve not grown this tomato<br />
before but they are said to be blight resistant with lots<br />
of flavour<br />
Courgettes – if only to prove to Hubby that you CAN stuff<br />
the flowers with cream cheese and eat them<br />
Lupinus ‘The Pages’ – if you like cottage garden planting<br />
then this is one for you. It has spires of red pea-like flowers.<br />
by Angie Barker<br />
Beware slugs will go<br />
for young plants so<br />
only plant out in<br />
borders when they<br />
are a good size<br />
Visits<br />
Broughton House –<br />
a two acre garden in<br />
Moreton In Marsh. A<br />
gorgeous garden which I plan to visit in late summer (not<br />
told Hubby yet)<br />
Chelsea Flower Show. This always coincides with our<br />
wedding anniversary in May which is handy because it<br />
means Hubby never forgets and always buys me a glass<br />
of fizz. I really needed cheering up one dark day last<br />
November so I ordered the tickets – and well, if you’re<br />
going to London you may as well spend a few days down<br />
there and visit the National Gallery and take in a show.<br />
(Again not told Hubby yet)<br />
Projects<br />
Buy a solar water fountain, a glazed pot (without drainage<br />
holes) and some pebbles and assemble for a home made<br />
water feature. I saw a lady do this on telly during the first<br />
lockdown – brilliant!<br />
Well I’ve enjoyed sharing my plans with you and hope I’ve<br />
given you food for thought – and let’s face it, this year our<br />
new year resolutions can always be tackled at Easter.<br />
Angie is a qualified awardwinning<br />
garden designer<br />
who will plan your garden<br />
to your needs from start to<br />
finish, supplying reputable<br />
contractors and the ideal<br />
plants.<br />
Call Angie now for your free consultation!<br />
Angie Barker Dip GD (Inst GD) BA (Hons)<br />
Garden Design For All Seasons<br />
Tel: 01942 522 405<br />
Mob: 07857 008 383<br />
www.angiebarker.co.uk<br />
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