What my garden really looks like
So here it is - a proper topographical survey of my garden. I thought I knew it well, so it is a surprise to find that the lower section of the garden is so much bigger than the top half. The top section always seems to need so much more work. I also thought that all my borders were composed of flowing curves or nice straight lines. Now I realise how wonky it all looks. My excuse is that the plot itself isn't straight or square so in order to create an impression of squares and straight lines, you have to cheat slightly. It's also interesting that - no offence to the surveyors - such a detailed map has so little information to offer the gardener. Yes, you can see there are trees - some of them quite large - but it doesn't tell you whether these are deciduous or evergreen. And I love the way that the surveyors have labelled the shrubs in the front garden "undergrowth". The planting here actually includes box balls, a Japanese maple, Hydrangea arborescens 'Anna...
