Happy Belated New Year!!

Happy New Year! :D

Hello there and a Happy New Year!! I cant believe I am only just getting round to writing my first blog of 2017 in MAY!! A mixture of life's hurdles being thrown at the family and not having great technology I'm hoping to battle on and share what I've been up to so far!

So this year has been a slow start for me in the way of gardening, I've had it in the back of my mind "I must remember to sow X Y Z" and the next thing I know a week or another month has passed me by. Thankfully something clicked and I started to take some action! 

My first task was to do some weeding & general tidying up mainly in my front garden (my ongoing project).

After a good tidy up I planted up some summer flowering bulbs from Gladioli's & Freesia's to some Oxalis & Sparaxis. Since then I've enjoyed pottering around keeping up with weeding and managed to get some seeds sown! I love that feeling of excitement & anticipation when sowing such a tiny seed & being able to watch it transform into something beautiful, be it a flower or something edible. It's what makes it addictive for me, I watch over them everyday like babies & try protect them from the evil clutches of slugs/snails!! 

Summer Bulbs Loot

My babies!!

Cuppa whilst  Weeding

Ive also been a bit busy taking a few photos from around my garden. I had some lovely Tulips & Daffodils pop up to greet us in early spring & since then I've had the pleasure of Lewisia, Clematis & Solomon's Seal to name a few!

 

My biggest achievement so far is the success I'm having with my Vegtrug! I currently have some Elephant Garlic that's being growing well since the autumn. Eiffel Spring Onions are well on their way BUT my goodness me how amazing are PEA'S(Kelvedon wonder)!! Their little flowers are beautiful yet so magical when they turn into peapods! I cant wait to harvest some with my children & Hubby!!

With us edging closer to the busiest time of year in the gardeners calendar I'm discovering that its not too late to sow seeds. There is a massive variety to choose from such as Nasturtiums, Poppies, Lupin, Sweet Peas(don't forget the Sweetpea challenge!), Cosmos & Primula to name only a few. Pluck up some courage & a little time to have a go and grow from scratch. Watch them evolve & reward you in so many ways!!

Until Next Time 

N xx

Hitting the Gardeners Wall!!
(Mainly the British Weathers fault)

Oh no!! I feel like I've hit some kind of gardeners wall. I'm feeling a little deflated but I know some of this is not helped by the crazy weather! I work part time and can guarantee my days off are the days that are forecast the rain haha! Such is my luck and living on the North East coast always seems to be against us. I'm still plodding on inbetween rain patches on my front garden project. Half is now dug over so that's at least something!! 

My back garden however!! It just lacks colour still. I recently bought a fabulous Gazania, a fiery red Celosia, a ruby red Dahlia and a fuchsia. 2 of these have been destroyed by those pesky slugs they seem really fussy (contrary to certain beliefs!) There is plants that are just getting to bud & some look they still have some way to go! What's that saying 'Patience is a virtue' keeps niggling away but I'm so eager for colour to happen to lift the greeness up (maybe the sun dance needs to be done more) it's making me feel a little deflated. I wonder if it's because I am a new amateur gardener so working out what plants can carry over in the seasons to keep some colour going. (Any suggestions in the comments section greatly appreciated!) 




I'm trying to keep the momentum going and working out my next steps as to growing from seeds/cuttings etc. My problem is when I have an idea or a vision I'm like a dog with a bone and I can't let go  !! Maybe that's another learning curve along this gardening journey.

Ps: Us Brits wouldn't be Brits if we weren't hankering on about the weather lol! It's blamed for EVERYTHING 😂

Until next time 

N xx