 | Ian & Mary Grills .: 22 Cluny Road, Armidale |
We bought 22 Cluny Road in 2000. There was quite a lot of work that needed to be done as the previous owner had left Armidale several years before and the small amount of garden that was here when we purchased the property had not been maintained during that time.
There was no formal planning done, we just set about making our garden easy to manage and colourful. As we can get minus 12 degrees things that grow well are repeated and as these plants grow they create a better climate for plants that may not have grown at first. We use a lot of manure to treat the soil and mulch to help retain the moisture and slow down the weeds.
Our garden beds were created so that we could easily mow around them. On the steep slope at the back of our yard we built the wall garden to create colour and we planted the hedge to create some privacy.
We would like to have a garden for all seasons and are currently planting trees for more autumn colour.
Our garden has to be pet friendly as we have two dogs and also chooks that have free run when they are not in their chook yard.
We have a very productive vegie garden with raised garden beds, there is nearly always something for us to pick.
We have a dam on the Northern side of the house, which over the years has provided us with some interesting water birds and as our garden grows we see more varieties of birds coming to visit.
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