Tidying up

It's that time of year again when the garden is treated to a manicure - sort of. Mowing, strimming, weeding and pruning. Everyone is motivated for the first few weeks and then the weeds take over. And each year we say to ourselves that we will do a bit every day. It never happens....but this year I am determined to try and keep on top of it. I remember reading in a gardening magazine, where a gardener said that the trick is to not pick every single weed but to keep the weeds evenly spread so it doesn't look like a jungle. I like that way of thinking. We shan't go overboard with the veg this year and just plant what we can handle to maintain.

Simple pleasures

Tall bamboo still shedding it's leaves after a harsh winter.
Nettles for nettle pesto. Reciped at http://black-eyedangel.blogspot.fr/2012/03/nettle-pesto.html
Vintage goodies for Sam and Bella from Little Reader Vintage.
Bloomers I made for Bella from vintage fabric.
Trips down the river fishing for crayfish.
And a much happier upbeat moi. Thank you soooo much for all your wonderful comments re. my last post :)

Frugal gardening

I'm on a mission this year to garden frugally and use what is already in the garden. I will try and split more plants and bulbs instead of buying annuals from the garden centre. Splitting the iris' and house lettuce worked well last year, so in theory time will be better spent on the veggies.