If money and/or space were no object...

[Seahorse]

... what gardening things would you buy or do?

Like most of us, I'm sure, my 'bigger' gardening ambitions are limited by cost and room to fit things in.

The two things I'd really like to do are:

have a proper orchard, with apples, pears, cherries, plums, quinces, mulberries, medlars, apricots, peaches... everything that will grow here, really! Between my garden and my lottie and with the benefit of dwarfing rootstocks, I hope to get some way towards this dream over the next few years!

and have a 'Villandry' style vegetable garden

Villandry Site Officiel

Not sure this one is very 'doable' but I may see if I could make a scaled down version! I went there on holiday as a teenager and it was absolutely stunning.

What would everyone else like to do?

[Flummery]

I've always fancied myself with a large walled veg and flower garden, lined with espaliered fruit! With an orangery. And an orchard. And a staff of 6

[Headfry]

Orchard
walled veg garden
chickens
barn
meadows
stream
woods
owls and bats
goodness I must need medication...don't want much do I- sorry

[smallblueplanet]

I think you'd need more staff Flum!?

[smallblueplanet]

A house and garden with a view of the surrounding landscape on the edge of a hamlet. But a garden that was warm enough to grow aubergines outdoors - so not the UK!

[Flummery]

I think you'd need more staff Flum!?

Oh I only want them to do the mucky jobs, SBP - I want some of the fun for myself!

[momol]

Orchard
walled veg garden
chickens
barn
meadows
stream
woods
owls and bats
goodness I must need medication...don't want much do I- sorry

Same here Headfry plus hedgehog houses, a pond for the frogs (and water cresses plus some fish), a big green house...oh greedy...helpppp...

[Nicos]

Yep ....all of the above!!!!

If I had acres and acres, I'd love to have a 'prehistoric garden' - magnolia, ferns , monkey puzzle trees etc and a fresh water stream for the dragonflies .

Wildlife animal hospital of course at the side of the mansion goes without saying!!

[ChrisB]

Don't forget you need room for the chickens to strut their stuff

[beefy]

All of the above and staff

[rustylady]

I've always fancied myself with a large walled veg and flower garden, lined with espaliered fruit! With an orangery. And an orchard. And a staff of 6

I'd definitely go with the walled garden, Flummery. Don't know about the staff, I'd be a terrible boss as I'd want to do everything myself or be checking all the time. Seriously though, I know it's impossible but my ideal would be a house in the countryside, with a walled garden, fruit trees trained as espaliers on the walls, plenty of room for vegetables and herbs, large greenhouse (heated), space for chickens and a play area for the grandchildren. Need a lottery win.

[gardenplot]

If money/or space was no object...
.. What gardening things would I buy or do?
Well let me see, first give up work, get a large house in the countryside with acres and acres of land, a swimming pool, have my own garden centre and small farm.
Will let you know if I think of owt else need to keep this dream a live if & when lottery numbers ever come up

[sewer rat]

A large orchard would be superb, with either old breed pigs or sheep grazing in it, getting fat on windfalls.
A walled herb garden
Another ten acres to add to my existing 5.
Another three polytunnels
A custom built farm shop
A mains electricity supply
A mains water supply
One day, one day, just wait and see.........

Oh yeah - tractor and assorted implements to keep on top of things.

[HeyWayne]

I think I would have to have a lake with an island in the middle. Atop this island would be a small wooden hut, inside this wooden hut would be a soundproofed music room kitted out with Bang & Olufsen stereo equipment. In the midst of all this music equipment would be me, alone.

I'm not really one for big ideas, I'm pretty happy with my lot to be honest!

[Headfry]

HW, look at web site SSL they do a 'shed' with a sound console in it tee hee