A slow Sunday

Today the weather has been better than it has been for a while

It was still windy and overnight we had very strong winds

I check the hot house and all pots were still intact so my hard work had payed off 

I don’t normally bring in flowers as I believe if you really love them you will let them bloom in your garden 

But with the winds being as strong as they have been, flowers are not lasting long so I though I might as well bring 

Them in to enjoy 

The lavender, of which There are two varieties, smell lovely 

The daisies are blooming wonderfully

I even brought in some Camilla flowers. So I have them floating in bowls of water 

Hubby spent the day cleaning up right out the front. 

He had been putting things that needed to be thrown out and things that needed to be stockpiled until he 

Found a permanent spot for them 

And after getting rid of it all he mowed the grass 

The good thing about all this wind is the ground is drying out 

It looks much better now and the smell of mowed lawn is the smell of spring I think 

So life is ticking along 

We have had video calls from our granddaughters and that always is a bright moment in our lives 

Hopefully soon we will be able to hold them again 

The day is staring to get grey again 

Hopefully we won’t get too much more rain 

How your weather? 

Stay safe and well 

See ya xxx

Hot house mess

Two nights ago we had very strong winds 

Tress came down all over power went out for many so yesterday I approached the house house wearily 

It was still standing and I silently send out a word of thanks to the universe 

That was until I got inside.

The side shelves had been knocked of with all the flapping of the sides and the seedling trays all over the floor. 

I was guttered 

So I messaged hubby to bring me some cable ties when he got home from  work and I set about cleaning the mess 

I think I was able to save many of the pots. It was lucky I had given them plenty of moisture st and didn’t spill

So today I set about preventing an occurrence 

I cable ties the shelves. I’ll go back and cut off the excess 


This tie has bricked the tent flapped so much so I’ve retired if for now. I will add an extra one fir safety 


I’ve placed planks on with side to hold the tent down. I’ll add a couple of bricks to just be sure 


I’ve re seeded watered and set up again 

It’s these little things that can set you back and break your heart. But a gardener always tries again. 

Still waiting on seed delivery from diggers so I’ll be able to 

Replace what I ran out off seeds for

Stay safe and well

We still have a few more weeks of stage four lockdown to go

See ya xx

A glimpse of things to come

Beautiful blue sky today. And no rain 

So I thought I’d wander around the garden and see what’s happening 

A few roses are blooming although the plants are still bare 



Lots of little flowers are starting to open I’ve forgotten what they all are but they are very pretty and gladden the heart after the dreary winter days 







Pretty sure these are daisies 

Doesn’t really matter they are a welcome splash of colour 

The lavender smell lovely and the bees love it 







The baby plants we put in last year are thriving, unfortunately so are the weeds. Way too wet to tackle them right now.  But a must do job as soon as it drys out. 


A native I bought on special. Lots of buds waiting to burst open. Some have and they are the cutest little flowers 




So that was just some of what’s blooming right now. As the days warm up more will spring to life 

A garden is a promise. A hope of better days. And we all need that right now 

Stay safe and well.

See ya xx

The beginning

It really is a good thing I keep everything 

I have a seed tin and I decided to see what I had 

All these 

And some tomato seeds I saved from a particularly yummy tomato I had grown last year 

 Nothing ventured nothing gain I say 

So I fit some punnets I had saved and some pots 

 And gathered the last of some compost that we had cleaned from our trailer and had left in a little pile for me to use 


And I’ve had a big morning of planting seeds 

After I took this pic I found another pot so I’ve planted three lots of bush beans. There is only one or two seeds per pot. I figured they can stay in the pots and they should grow really well. Once they sprout and have grown a decent size, and weather permitting, I’ll just bring them out and wait to start harvesting 

If they don’t work I’ll try again in a few weeks with the new seed I bought online 

But if it does. Bonus plants 

Wish me luck 

I’ll keep you posted 

See ya xx

Getting ready

I got myself a present 

A new hot house 

I’m very excited 

I ordered it on line from amazon on Sunday and it arrived 

Yesterday. 

I’ve also ordered seeds from diggers. So once they come I’ll be 

Able to get a head start on the spring planting 

I hope 

It’s got shelves on both sides and lots of room for pots 

I can’t wait to get in and get started 

Still in stage four lockdown 

I’m slowly going insane but hanging in there 

Stay safe 

See ya xx

Wordless Wednesday

Lessons

Today’s lesson from nature is never give up 

I thought that no cuttings had struck in this pot. I was going to just throw it out 

But I then heard a little voice say. Just wait 

So I did and look 

A hydrangea has struck 

It’s still only a baby but it gives me hope 

Black pots have hydrangeas 

And the red pot has grape vines 

The vines are from the Greek island of Samos 

I’ll repot them and give the hydrangeas to my daughter and the vines to my dad 

I might keep the little one and plant that in my garden to always remind me 

No matter what

Just hang in there it will all be ok 

Still in stage four lockdown 

So this little miracle has brighten my day 

Stay safe and well

See ya xx