Beechside Garden

BEECHSIDE

We moved into Beechside in 2014. Although a tiny garden compared with our last one, it is in a bustling Cumbrian village with enclosing fences and hedges to provide protection, although only parts of the garden get Summer sunshine all day.

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above: Beechside garden from east corner, 2014
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Birthday Sparks

above: Beechside garden from east corner, 2016
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above: pergola added to the existing patio with new raised bed. 2016
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above: widened border gets reliable sun all day. Model railway line forms an unusual lawn edging. 2016
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above: patio area with water butt in forground with trailing fuschias. 2017
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above: we are collectors and hoarders of all sorts that all end up in the garden, plus things my artist wife makes as well. 2017
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above: with no front garden, only a parking area, this entrance to the front door was heavily shaded by overhanging beech trees. 2015
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above: the same entrance leading to the front door one year later, now a sunny place for our herb bed. 2016

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above: apart from our resident hedgehogs, we don't get the range of mammals of our last garden, but there is plenty of birdlife including this sparrowhawk
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BEECHSIDE

City skyline

Birthday Sparks

Fashion Magazine

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