The first year of my garden.

[Icecold]

Icecold submitted a new Showcase Item:

The first year of my garden.

I moved out about a year and a half ago and started my first garden, these are last year's pictures, I'll post an update once the growing season starts again as it's currently winter here.

I'll start with the front yard:

it has about 60 different species of plants growing in it, most of them are wild plants that I collected myself from seeds or cuttings.

and this is the backyard.

tortoise enclosure.

herb patch.

first stage of my hugelkultur.

incase you're wondering, this is what it currently looks like:

as you can see I removed those hedges, as it's a waste of space.

I've also finished my hugelkultur:

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[Durgan]

Very pretty. A lot of work.

 

[Icecold]

Very pretty. A lot of work.

it wasn't as hard as you think.

 

[Fernsdaddy]

How your hugelkultur garden working out ?

 

[Icecold]

How your hugelkultur garden working out ?

it's barely even spring yet so there isn't much action going on.

 

[IcyBC]

That is so beautiful and unique! I love how you incorporate nature wood logs and other things in your garden.

 

[Icecold]

That is so beautiful and unique! I love how you incorporate nature wood logs and other things in your garden.

logs are free fertilizer.

also thanks, all.

 

[Icecold]

the first flowers that aren't bulbs.

 

[kdrollins]

omg in love with it , so rustic looking !!!! total fave !!!! TOP NOTCH work ! keep it up you got a creative soul

 

[Gemma]

Beautiful garden!