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New Garden by the Sea – First Summer

By Martin

As I outlined in this post, I had a new garden to work on this year – my new garden by the sea.

I had quite a late start in planting up the garden, because there was a lot of preparation work to do, including the creation of a whole new garden bed along one side of the garden. This I did by covering the turf with compost and then a weed suppressing fabric for about 12 weeks.

As you can see in the pictures below, I cut down most of the existing blocky and uninteresting shrubs and planted up the borders very thickly – for instant impact. I’ll need to thin out this planting a bit next year I suspect.

I’ve also included room for growing vegetables which has been a real success.

We’ve had Chard, Radishes, Lettuces, Mixed Lettuce Leaves, Potatoes, Calabrese, Cavolo Nero, French Beans, Parsley, Coriander and Strawberries, which I grew in a hanging basket for the first time.

From the greenhouse we’ve had lots of Basil and a bumper crop of Tomatoes.

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Gardening step by step - Martin

I'm Martin Cole and I'm an avid gardener who loves to talk and write about gardening.

I'm an Englishman and former BBC Gardener of the Year finalist. I'm a bit of an International gardener, as I have gardened in London, Australia and, currently, Scotland.

Although conditions differ around the world, gardening principles are the same everywhere and I want to share my gardening enthusiasm and know-how with everybody who has been bitten by the gardening bug and wants to know more.

Gardening Step by Step is aimed at new and improving gardeners, as well as those with a bit more gardening experience, and is designed to bring you clear actionable step by step gardening advice and tips. It is also a place for reflection and gardening conversation. So please use the comments section to join in.

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