Garden day

Today I spent the day in the garden. Remember this post? Well the beans had grown to about 12" so I had to get them out into the garden. The tomatoes, cucumber and corgettes will have to wait till I get the cold greenhouse ready.

Then I did my seeds-carrots, spring onions and swiss chard and put in some onion sets.


I do hope this summer is better than the previous two years-our vegetables were a wash-out! Then after a big clean out in the greenhouse where all my pelagoniums were in need of some TLC.
















I walked around the garden to look at some of the flowers and plants. I do think May is such a lovely time in the garden, everything is fresh and green and well behaved-before they get out of control and start to flop.


I have just been reading a post by Sue at Mousenotebook about the swifts arriving for summer. We have housemartins every year nesting under the eaves of our house. They make an awful mess but I do love to see their little faces popping over the top of the nest and bobbing from side to side. They have not arrived yet from their long journey.


The blossom is out on the apple trees and the lilacs planted next to the path so you can catch their perfume as you walk by.



One of my favourite views of the garden is from the very top. When you stand there in the 'wild' area you see a sort of lawn then the gravel garden and then two green houses. (Either side of the greenhouses are the veggie patches then a terrace and then the steep steps to the house-I did say it was long!) I do love my garden and don't spend as much time as I should or would like.
You can just about see the roof of our house through the trees. It does keep you fit going up and down the steps all day though. Today Lucy came to keep me company.

I must say 'Happy Birthday' to Shan and looking forward to meeting up for a celebration on Friday!