Today is the back garden... I lost interest in the garden I am ashamed to say last year after my accident and the loss of Percy. This year it was a very slow start, and after a almost four week illness in March/April, the first time I have been sick since 2019, I am finally back into tackling the back garden again, which is a full time job!
My first job was to weed and dig over my little oval garden and plant some more plants in it. Unfortunately I may have to lose all or part of this garden as we might tuck a shed into the area behind it between the trees. This is quite disappointing to me as I really like this little garden.
I've dug over the vegetable beds and planted seeds. This raised one is for our salad vegetables - radish, spring onions, salad. We also have one at the front too.
I've planted two courgette plants in here that I got from a neighbour. I haven't had a lot of luck with courgette so far, so am trying them here this year.
In this bed I have peas and I have also planted a tomato.
More tomatoes in here, and I have since planted a third.
In here I have planted my Dalmatian bean seeds, two peppers and sweetcorn.
Started weeding the strawberry bed!
I also ate the first strawberry of the season, it was delicious!
My husband dug over this little corner bed and repaired the wall with what we had available and we have planted two bushes of which I can't currently remember the name, but it has blue flowers and I have planted some small hebe type plants. I have tried to grow vegetables in this bed the past three years, but haven't been particularly successful so we have turned it into a little feature bed and will put a weed mat down and then bark it.
It was time to tackle around the glass house which had really become overgrown.
It is at least approachable now, but I still have to do behind that side.
Inside, well it was a jungle of weeds!
Yup, pretty bad. Obviously I hadn't propagated any seeds etc this year.
Looking better now.
I chose to leave the self sown/growing raspberry plant because it had some fruit on it.
This corner I had dug over last year, and before I attacked it, it was over waist height in weeds!
This also needs attention. I did pull out all the stinging nettles.
I strimmed this far back corner. We have been thinking what to do with this corner and might plant some rhododendrons here.
It really is a jungle, and this is after I have been strimming and weeding!
I weeded all around the gooseberries.
They are looking good.
More strimming. I had this as a vegetable bed the previous three years, now it is grass!
Strimmed in the orchard part.
Left these flowers though.
This is my next task, to weed around the raspberries.
Tidier here too.
Lots and lots to be done. As my husband said, it is like a labour camp when he comes down here! Ha ha!
Well I can see what you have achieved front and back since you moved in. I am overawed by your achievements and envy only goes a short way towards my feelings. It's as much for your weather as anything because today I put out my antirrhinums and am hoping that the weather this week will be warm enough for them to survive. I have strawberries but they are all in my polycarbonate tunnel.
ReplyDeleteThank you Graham, it was actually good to update my blog, as it is such a good record of how the garden has evolved over the last three years. Certainly the front bank is a big improvement as it was just bare earth which would have eroded without vegetation and whilst it is a bit 'wild' it is very colourful which I love. Very pleased with our front garden, the back is well quite a work in progress as we learn what grows where and well. Yes the climate here is wonderful, and it has really helped me immensely. I love it.
DeleteYou have a lovely garden there..and a decent greenhouse too, lucky you!
ReplyDeleteThank you. It is a fabulous garden, a bit steep, but hey that will hopefully keep us fit and healthy! My muscles certainly tell me it is hard work. The green house is pretty good, the top windows have to be propped open as the catches were broken and we need to replace a front pane of glass that is missing. It probably wasn't sited in the best position as it is VERY hot, and doesn't get any shade at all, but it was here when we came and I am very grateful for it, even if I didn't utilize it properly this year.
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