We moved into our house from a flat in July last year. I have two small yards, one front and one back.....and I mean small. The back one is about twenty feet long, and that is to the furthest point - it's triangular. The back yard has a small concrete patio area, and a tatty lawn - even tattier now we have our dog! The front has just lawn, also, except for one overgrown rose bush in the middle of the lawn. I meant to cut the bush back but then I looked and it is full of bud so I will wait now until after it has flowered.

My plan for the back yard is to pave it and make into a courtyard type garden, with lots of shrubs and flowers in pots and hanging baskets. I doubt that will be happening this year though as there's not a lot of spare cash at the moment. As for the front yard, eventually I hope to have that looking really pretty, but I am undecided as to where to have flower beds and what plants I want etc, plus at the moent the huge overgrown rose bush would prevent me from doing much there.

So, I expect that this year I am just going to be planting up pots and tubs, and even those will have to go on the paved area at the side of the house (my entrance is at the side). The puppy will eat them if I put them in back - she is a terror I do also have one small bed by the street door so I am thinking what to put in there.

Sweet peas are my favourites, so I must have those. I like busy lizzies as they make such a good show. I adore honeysuckle so I might plant one of those somewhere. I want to plant some pyrocanthus along my side fence at the front of the house, too. I would like to grow herbs too, and maybe some tomatoes. Oh and I forgot night scented stock, I love those. And nicotiana. And....

okay I'll shut up now. You did ask!