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Thursday 26 May 2016

Green is the colour

Mostly , although there are slashes of colour here and there.
I have been in the garden for most of the day, I just slipped out this morning to fetch some manure. 
Said smelly stuff will hopefully get me a good harvest of squashes, both summer and winter, as they are very greedy plants.




The lemon and fig trees are in their summer home, just in front is the end of a raised bed with spring greens and garlic. The solar unit for some of my fairy lights is in the corner.


A wild corner, a bit untidy but it will stay.




Just like this bluebell growing from a gap in the step, I can step over it with no probs. I have been doing so for 2 years now.


The view from that step, a pot of climbing peas, behind you can see the canes for more peas and just glimpse the green frame for beans. right at the top are my early potatoes all in buckets and growing bags.


There is a little clump of flowering plants just behind that tub, cuttings from a neighbour.


 

There are 3 red and 3 white flowered strawberries in this trough, it is being moved to a new home later.

 

This bed has 5 of the rhubarb plants that I grew from seed, the other end has more strawberries. Every bit of  ground is put to work, there are some lettuce  and Purple sprouting broccoli plants to be transplanted in here and a scattering of radishes.


In the gaps between the beds I have small tubs of Nantes carrots, there are 8 of these in various stages of growth in the garden.


More carrots, 2 baby blueberries and a self seeded fox glove, I will let it flower and then decide if it stays or goes. There is a clump of flowers and weeds just to the right that needs some attention.


One of the compost corners, slightly screened by the cherry.


This a work in progress area, lots of plants that need either potting on or getting into the ground, a few pots of potatoes and some seedlings.


A peep into one of the greenhouses.


This gooseberry is one of 2 small plants that I brought with me, there are a few fruits on it and it has a companion in the shape of a foxglove. This autumn it will be going into the ground.


Just outside the kitchen door I have toughs of summer bulbs, they will be out in the garden soon. There are also a few plants for the top of my little wall.

That is enough for now, I have drunk my tea and am back off outside.

                         TTFN                                                Pam.






20 comments:

  1. It all looks very lush, green and well brought up! Gorgeous garden X

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  2. All is growing well. I hope the cold today does not affect them too much.
    xx

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    1. Ooh Mum, sounds as if it may be chilly up there, we have had a glorious day, I had to come inside this afternoon for an hour to cool down.

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  3. You have been busy your garden is looking great.

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    1. I have been busy but I love every minute of it.

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  4. I love looking at your garden, it is inspirational. We grow a lot of stuff in containers and have had a lot of success much to out surprise.

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    1. As long as you use a decent size pot, good soil/compost and keep them fed and watered there should be no problems.

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  5. Lots of goodness to come Pam.....how lovely.
    Sad to say that what with one illness and another I haven't even been out in my garden properly yet this year. Luckily I have DD who runs the garden within a prison. She knows what she is doing out there.....unlike hubby-x-

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    1. As long as it gets done it matters not who does it. Let us hope that you get a better chance next year, just focus on all the lovely things that you have made.

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  6. All looking good and a great example of what can be done with limited space, a good promise of some lovely meals :)

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    1. Yes, I hope to enjoy lots, I could not cope with much more than I have and find time to craft. A deal of time is taken up with dog walking and my friends needs.

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  7. Everything is coming along so well, it makes me want to wander through, and look awhile.

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    1. I will put more photos up in further posts.

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  8. The garden is looking lovely. All your hard work is paying off
    Carolx

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  9. It's all looking lush and green. Well done x

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  10. looks like everything is thriving! well done, a beautiful green space

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    1. It is coming along nicely, suits me anyway.

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