Taking on a house with a large garden when only there for a few weeks is a big ask, and not to be taken lightly. I love the house and garden and can't wait for the time we are there longer. When I can put all my plans into action for both house and garden. meanwhile we keep it all ticking over slowly moving towards our goal.
The garden has provided us with much pleasure, but is an on going project. The fact is we are only in Bulgaria 6 weeks a year, May July/Aug and October. The garden needs weeding, clearing and the grass cutting each time we go. It's been difficult getting help, Aerol use to cut the back until he became ill. He had a petrol strimmer but no one else seems to have one in the village - not any one who is looking for paid work. Here is the garden and house when we first bought the house, how small the tree in the front garden is back then.
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| The house - the first visit |
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| the garden in Bulgaria when we first arrived |
. Looking back at the photos it's amazing how high the garden weeds were when we first had the house - the boys are cutting down a dead Apricot tree - probably a few snakes in there. The fire and rubble is from when we arrived n Bulgaria after the "work" had been Done - a heart breaking time, Aerol and his horse and cart helped us loads to clear all the rubble
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| Cutting down dead tree |
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| weeds towering over the boys |
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| Clearing the rubble |
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| Burning the rubbish |
We all get stuck in to get the garden cleared, dad a keen gardener n clearing the trees, Dora my neighbour and friend has arranged for her gardener to clear the whole garden a number of times, Finally we have bought a petrol strimmer so it should be easier to keep on top of now
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| Dad giving me a lesson on clearing and pruning the Apricot trees |
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| back garden |
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| water tap and roses |
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| Dad clearing the self rooting wild plums |
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| the boys getting rid of dead branches |
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| mun cleaning |
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| 4 apple trees on the right hand side - plus a grape vine I don't have a clue what to do with |
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| out buildings |
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| side garden we will have as a vegetable plot |
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| cleared gaeden as arranged by Dora |
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| cleared garden |
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| entrance under the grape vine |
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| home grown apricots |
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| mum raking the front |
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| Enjoying autumn sunshine and watching Colin work |
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| Cold beer |
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| Aquilegia and the loo |
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| front garden bed |
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| Sunflower |
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| Weeds waiting to be pulled |
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| dad checking out the garden |
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| The garden when we arrived waiting for the weeds and patio to be cleared |
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| Aquilegia, white and purple Iris |
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| When we arrive in May |
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| Geranium |
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| Geranium and bee |
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| Aquilegia |
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| Me and dad in the garden - May |
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| Mum and Dad |
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| Dad and Colin |
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| me and Colin in our overgrown - pretty garden |
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| overgrown |
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| Aquilegia and sunshine |
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| pruned grapes |
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| Iris |
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| Iris |
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| Aquilegia |
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| Sweet yellow plums that run down the side of the garden we also have Victoria plums and wild plums |
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| Steps at the front of the house |
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| A visitor |
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| Hibiscus |
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| burning the rubbish |
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| sunlight and Autumn crocus |
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| Bee and crocus |
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| we now have a blue door |
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| Front garden and Autumn crocus |
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| Iris and outdoor loo |
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| Back garden - overgrown but so pretty |
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| side garden |
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| Lilac tree over the front gate |
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| Lilac tree |
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| soft pink peonies |
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| Periwinkle |
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| Iris and geraniums |
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| Rise in the side garden |
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| nigella, peonies and the house |
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| Nigella - love in a mist |
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| Nigella - love in a mist |
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| peonies beautiful soft pink |
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| The front garden with Grape vines pruned by Ivan |
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| love freshly picked apricots and Bulgarian yogurt for my breakfast |
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| Apricots |
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| love this apricot tree - I love them for the structure they add to the garden so don't prune them hard |
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| View of the house from the road the tree with the pink flowers is the one in the first picture of our first visit - massive now |
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| Shady spot in the front garden |
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| flowering tree at the front - the one that was small in the first picture when we arrived |
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| Apricot orchard |
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| View of the back of the house - probably going to have a outdoor kitchen left hand side and vegetable patch right hand side - dip pool then to fence for privacy |
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| Autumn crocus |
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| wood pecker in the garden |
finally we have a strimmer so hopefully can keep on top of the back, This October I set to pruning and clearing a lot of the trees along the side and bottom of the garden
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| Me with the strimmer October 15 |
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| the view at the back of the house now cleared - eventually i would like seating down at the bottom of the garden - maybe a fire pit |
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| the pile of branches I pruned - these will be waiting in May to be cleared and burnt of given away |
Taking on a house with a large garden when only there for a few weeks is a big ask, and not to be taken lightly. I love the house and garden and can't wait for the time we are there longer. When I can put all my plans into action for both house and garden. meanwhile we keep it all ticking over slowly moving towards our goal.
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