Where do I begin?
Hhhmmmm, my garden, its where I WANT to be all the time, I love to sit out there, eat out there and spend time with ones I love out there.
When Ive had a tricky day at work, I love nothing more than to grab a Latte and go for a stroll around my little patch. Its only 20 feet by 12 feet but its my 20 x 12, come rain, shine, wind and snow, its a place where I think, plan, laugh and talk, usually all at the same time!
For the past couple of years I have just scattered wild seeds and lots of Poppy seeds...they just pop up every where, they have no requirements, no ideas of grandeur, they never moan that they've been squeezed in or sprinkled in a place where not much else will germinate, they are just simply beautiful and obliging.
My garden, like any ones, is a constant work in progress and every day I think about doing something different out there, but the time, money and energy often elude me. Its a place that my children don't often venture due to my requests for help to move something or just the fact that they are aware that I escape out there and I'm best left to my own devices, well until they need feeding anyways!
My aspirations for this year are a new fence all around, pushing the back fence level on both sides and relocating the gate slightly off to the right, then we can shove the shed in the left hand corner where it will remain in the shade all day except for when it greets the sun rise in the mornings. Then its a simple task of lifting all the slabs, laying the turf, extending the decking and creating the wandering shade boarder!! Down the right hand fence I will have an extended wooden bench with pots and 'hot bedding plants' peeking out from below it. Its the hottest part of the garden and the sun slowly crawls up the garden, hence to extended bench nearly the full length of that fence. See, it will be easy but now is not the right time of year to be doing all of that... So it is as I have said its what I will aspire to do this year.
Wish me luck and just a quick note to myself, you know, for the days when I think Im not making enough progress, many gardens all over the world evolve over time and I will probably always be tweeking something.
