I love the link on the fabulous Mamasaurus Blog ‘How Does Your Garden Grow’
I am loving my garden at the moment with the gorgeous summer weather we’re having and wanted to join in this week.
I am a passionate gardener but have a postage stamp of a garden. When I bought my home it was just a concrete space and desperately needed transforming.
Some may say that cramming seven trees into a space 3m x 6m slightly insane but it gives a fantastic structure and amazingly there is a real sense of space. I feel I have created a sanctuary, my own little haven.
It is a shady space so has been a challenge to find plants that will blossom and flourish. Despite that I have a gorgeous olive tree and beautiful climbers – roses, jasmine, clematis and honeysuckle that all work really well.
You may have spotted the big rocks. These were sourced, delivered and meant to be placed by a crane but as I live on the high street the crane couldn’t park so they had to be manhandled down to the garden. A hugely, heavy task!!
My mission was to create a garden using reclaimed materials to give a sense of age. I love collecting fossils and shells to place in the garden and producing a collage of different materials.
The center sculpture is of my daughters and I by Gerda Rubenstein, the lifesize portraits of my girls in bronze resin are by the wonderful local Lewes sculptor, Pippa Burley.
The clock, a recent purchase that I couldn’t resist, is from local antique shop No.1 Lewes
There is nothing I enjoy more than spending a summer afternoon in my tranquil corner.
All my photos were taken using my new favourite toy instagram! Come and find me @jessicazoobart and do let me know if you you are also on IG so I can follow you!
What fabulous pictures and what a fabulous garden. I love the sculpture of you and your girls, such a wonderful thing to have. Just beautiful x
i love love love your photos so arty are a bit secret moody, i wish i could drink tea with you in your garden :)
what a wonderful space you have created. truly a sanctuary.
That giant clock is awesome! What a fab space you have. It strokes me as the kind of garden that you could sit in time and time again and still spot new things.
Like Helen I love love love your photos too. Thank you ever so much for joining in and sharing :)
Love Instagram – have just followed you :)
What a beautiful, serene and secret like place! I’m longing to see more! Love it.
Wow, your garden is wonderful! I love the sculpture of you and your girls :)
Wow, great photos and I love your garden, it has so many different aspects to it. Gorgeous!
wow, what a great garden, we had a giant clock in ours but the wind blew it down and smashed it! Your garden looks nice and cosy.
How wonderfully vintage your garden looks in the photos! It is beautiful.
This is just a fabulous sanctuary. I adore the sculpture and can only imagine the scent of the roses, jasmine and honeysuckle. VEry envious x