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Gender:	Female
Name:	Gill Bourbage

Town or City:	Birmingham
County:	West Midlands
UK Region:	West Midlands

Member Type:	Amateur Gardener
A Bit About Me:	My garden is suburban, measures 7m x 22m and faces north. It is surrounded on three sides by neighbours; there is a drop beyond the hedge at the bottom of the garden so only the roofs of these houses are visible. There is no sun mid-winter; the sun starts to creep up the garden after the winter solstice. In midsummer most of the garden gets sun apart from the patio. This is where I grow my shade loving plants. Plants have to earn their keep so I choose flowers which have berries or hips; good foliage with autumn colour; plant that are good for wildlife. An example is Cotoneaster franchetti with its flowers loved by bees; berries for the blackbird and autumn colour for me. Foliage is very important as it is around for longer than flowers. I like to encourage wildlife in the garden so there are birds, bees and butterflies. The birds love the hedge and especially the overgrown privet; this is next to the shed roof where they like to sunbathe.
Website URL:	www.asmallgarden.co.uk

RoseisRose - 3:32 PM on 22 December 2009	reply \| message
Thank you for your comments; if you wouldn't mind too much I'd love to follow your "average garden" blog as you've some lovely ideas there. Everything can inspire. Happy Xmas!

LinetteApplegate - 9:57 PM on 10 February 2009	reply \| message
Hi Gill, enjoyed looking at your photos. An inspiration to everyone with an 'average' sized garden. It was interesting to see your garden plan too, with every part of the garden put to good use. I always enjoy summer v winter shots at yours didn't disappoint!

hilaryann - 6:02 PM on 4 January 2009	reply \| message
hi Gill i,m also an am. gardener & a nurse but have done 30yrs of that so trying something different now....& loving it! great photos, my friend karen jonson is a photographer maybe you could check each others work out! hope you are doing ok.

earthman - 5:58 PM on 4 January 2009	reply \| message
nice photos and welcome to the reading group.

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