This weekend has been busy and, mostly, very productive. I have signed up for the village open gardens at the beginning of July and so with a favourable moon day (fruit) and a final idea of what I wanted to do I’ve spent some time planting out and sorting things out.
The front garden is mostly concert steps leading up to a patio area, where all my seedlings are currently, and a sort of raised bed which has some old shrubs in and very poor soil. I’m still not sure what to do with the shrubbed area but have been collecting buckets and boxes for the rest of it.
Alpine strawberries ripening in front of the house - 22nd May 2011
I bought home lots of wooden fruit creates when I was working at festival earlier in the month and have lined them with cardboard, filled them with pony poo and put them along the wall before planting them up with dwarf french beans and bush courgettes;
- Bean box – 22nd of May 2011
Courgette boxes - 22nd of May 2011
I have lined the top of the wall with grow bags, in the top of photo above, which are filled with ever-bearing strawberry plants and patty pan squashes
Ever-bearing strawberries - 22nd of May 2011
I have planters with more strawberries and salads up one side of the steps
Strawberry and salad planters - 22nd of May 2011
And potato planters, planted with Rocket and Kestrel, along the other
Potato planter - 22nd May 2011
And along the patio, as well as all the trays of seedlings, I have cucumbers, salad and a Passion Fruit along with lots of hanging baskets which Rhys put up for me whilst he was on holiday!
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