The Gardens at The Firs, West Pennard
The garden was designed, if that is the right word, and planting commenced in October 2021 by Alan Gloak and team.
To start, the area was a plain garden with very few if any real flower beds. It consisted of an outside swimming pool surrounded by high wooden fencing, a falling down greenhouse, a kitchen garden, some shrubs, some fruit trees, a large leylandii hedge and a large area of meadow grass.
In what was a virtually barren site, a proper garden is now beginning to appear. The beds and pergola are new, as are the shrubs, fruit trees, and the herbaceous borders. New plants are being added all the time as and where they can be fitted in.

As there was no height in the garden or surrounding area, height had to be introduced using trellis. It will be seen over time if this works. It is becoming, an eccentric eclectic garden with a mixture of some unusual shrubs and perennials and colours. Time will see what does and does not grow, that is the thinking here!
Pool and fountain, hot house, raised kitchen beds and the grass has been tamed to a lawn. There is some formality in this garden, but alas a mercurial minded owner. The garden is fully accessible to disabled and people with limited movement.
Alan's Musings Alan's thoughts and comments on his garden and life...
So we enter ...
So we enter ...
So we enter Christmas week , the house is quiet, as I decided this year not to put up a tree, but I...
Sunday, December 17, 2023
In the rain ..
In the rain ..
Monday the 4th was a case of Gardening in the rain, the singing part gone. We had almost, if not, a...
Wednesday, December 06, 2023
Where has the ...?
Where has the ...?
Where has the year gone? Bring it back - still got plants to place, things to do, places to go. The...
Friday, December 01, 2023
Today ...
Today ...
Today, after some typical November weather, the sun popped out for a short while and the garden lit up...
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Sunshine
Sunshine
A day of sunshine and showers. I sat for some time in the morning room watching the large billowy...
Sunday, November 05, 2023
Autumn has settled in
Autumn has settled in
Autumn has really settled in - rain heavy at times, then sun and back to rain again. It’s not as if we...
Wednesday, November 01, 2023
As I write this
As I write this
As I write this, there is a blue sky and sun. Something we have missed over these last few days. Whilst...
Monday, October 23, 2023
The year has turned
The year has turned
The year has turned and we are in the grip of gales and rain, yet there is still some warmth in the air...
Thursday, September 21, 2023