My seed order arrived this week. Do you think I’ve overdone it a little?! In my defence I fully intend to plant everything I’ve ordered, but I can already tell we’re going to struggle to find room for everything. It’s the same every year, I always end up juggling what goes where - you’d think I’d learn but apparently not! I’d rather this than not have enough plants though, I can’t handle the idea of big patches of ground that aren’t ...
Help! We’ve Got An Allotment
Getting that phone call or email telling you that you’ve reached the top of the allotment waiting list can be a bit of a surprise. If you’re anything like me, you’ll have put your name down ages ago, been warned it could be a few years before you hear anything, then promptly got on with raising a young family and almost forgot all about it. Then comes the call or email and before you know it, you’re being shown your new plot and quizzed on what ...
5. How Does Your Garden Grow?
This week’s post comes from our allotment. Having not made it down there since November I’ve been badly missing my visits; obviously because of the lack of gardening time, but also because they provide perfect calm time where I can gather my thoughts and slow things down a little. So when my first child-free day of the new year came around this week I was there like a shot! It was cold and as you’d expect in early January not much is ...
2. How Does Your Garden Grow?
Last weekend we had a big family gathering at my sister-in-law’s house; she has a wonderful garden so our rather bare patch at home is off the hook this week! These photos were taken quite early in the morning; there had been a heavy frost but the Winter sun was working it’s magic before my eyes as I wandered around with the camera. Here’s a few of the things that grabbed my attention and made me linger long enough to lose the feeling in my ...
1. How Does Your Garden Grow?
Not the most exciting week on the calendar garden-wise to be honest! The light has been pretty poor here and I’ve had to make do with a bit of a murky outing with the camera; it was still lovely to have a reason to step outside though. The homemade fat cake bird feeders we hung up just over a week ago have been a huge hit, out of four only two are left. We’re seeing far more feathered visitors to the garden and now have a regular robin ...
A family allotment adventure
When we first set foot on our allotment we were ready for a new family adventure. We were full of enthusiasm and grand plans for our little plot, but we were also a busy family with limited time and knowledge. We knew we wouldn’t get everything right first time but we were determined to have fun trying! Here’s a visual record of our first few months. I think it shows how a plot can be developed, but it’s also a great introduction to what my ...
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