GARDENS have certainly lifted spirits during this year’s challenging events, and although this week’s weather has turned quite showery, many gardeners are still enjoying the fruits of their labour.
It is also now time to be looking ahead to winter and spring, so what are you planting and what preparations are you making?
We asked Northern Echo readers to share photos of their gardens – and what a fantastic response we’ve had.
To give us a glimpse into your garden, send some details and pictures to www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/yourgardens
Today we visit the garden of Susan Case from Darlington and Bob and Pauline Parkins, of Spennymoor.
Susan said one of the best features of her garden is the seating area
Susan says she tries lots of things in the garden, and if they don’t work, she says, you can just change it. Even the washing looks like a feature
Susan used an old washing machine drum as plant pot
Bob and Pauline Parkins, of Spennymoor, have spent many years perfecting their garden, creating different areas that catch the best of the sun and shade at different times of the day.
They have created an early morning cuppa area, with a pair of chairs surrounded by planting, both infront and behind.
There is a mid-morning coffee swing chair. The sheltered patio area can be accessed from the garden room.
The you move up to the African roundhouse for sheltered evening meals, and a raised balcony for afternoon tea.
The colourful planting includes begonias, dahlias, lilies, phlox, early roses, grasses and pond lilies as well as lots of perennials.
Bob and Pauline won the Spennymoor Garden competition in 2017
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