2019 resolutions for the garden

Having failed to clear the leaves from the patio, sort out that overhanging willow tree, get the couch grass off the allotment, plant my Christmas Sweet Peas or even clear the dud grapes from my grape vine, now is the perfect time to think about what I want to achieve in my garden in 2019.

Ehhhhh, if I get the time, if I have the energy.

1. Activate the overhang moss garden.
   The edge of the patio is a rough concrete block retaining wall overhung by a paving stone surface I call the culinary shelf. It holds my herb pots along with my regular attempts to grow things (Sparaxis, Himalayan Blue Poppies) which are beautiful but will not survive my soil. Under the overhang, crumbling bricks are stacked which were previously a rough partition wall in the kitchen. I had an idea about using them for formal underplanting, but the more I think about this, the less I like it. Inspired by the work of James Wong, I want to go natural, and make it look like moss and ferns have naturally colonised the area, using wood and other natural elements. 
2.  Arbour up the seat at the back of the garden
   There's an arbour, and a seat, and they're currently at right angles to each other, as a result of some Passion Vine drama a few years back, when it died all the way off then resprouted from the middle of a flower bed. That stem's now gone (they don't last for ever) so I get things more comfortable for the bench and its various creepery surrounds.
3. Grow some mushrooms
   I got a book for this for Christmas and everything. Partly it's about my local microclimate (damp) and partly it's about extending culinary/cultivatory skills but I'm definitely going into 2020 feeling mushroom-curious.
4. Build a geodesic dome up on the allotment
   I got given the first bit of the kit for Christmas, so this will definitely happen now. I'm excited, but also trepidatious. Will it be as wind resistant as I hope? Will it overdominate my plot? My next step is to create a level, woodchipped space to put it in, then I need to buy some poles, then it's construction time. Exciting!
5. Install Asparagus or Globe Artichoke or both on the allotment
   It's a statement of intention as much as anything else. It says: I will be here for a while.
6. Use the big flower bed for temporary installations
   It's small scale compared to most garden art of course, but there's still enough room to play with. I've got some plans and ideas; nothing original, but most gardening is about working with the ideas of those that went before you.
7. Make more pickles and chutneys
   I eat a lot of pickle and chutney, pretty much every sandwich is pickled up. Sometimes I struggle to place the produce I produce (not usually, because I'm not good at making gluts happen!) But let's join those dots a bit more this year and make sure that if I'm not eating it in time, it's chutney.

That'll do for now.