Lower South Garden
Lower South Garden Given it is in the South West of England, a land not known for its deserts, this part of our Garden is hot, dry and dare I say barren. Unless that is you are a Marguerite, Campanula or one of the many weeds that seem not to care that the soil is as lifeless as hell and drier than the Sahara desert. Situated alongside the road it features a low boring wall of the 1970's, best covered up style of masonry, but that is the least of its problems. When we adopted it there was an expanse of weeds a few Holm Oak bushes, an absolutely enormous amount of wild Ivy and a Virginia creeper that certainly lived up to its name in so far as it crept, everywhere. Except that is where it was intended which was up the cliff. Yes there is a cliff, more about that in a minute. Whoever planted the Virginia creeper undoubtedly had grand plans for splendid autumnal colour and easy maintenance but didn't account for the minor detail that a Virginia creeper won't climb a limestone...