Planting seeds in his pyjamas

 Well not quite planting seeds in his pyjamas! The seeds went into the pot. Another great ‘outside’ day with Spud. The little boy I mind has tonsilitis *jumping up for joy* Time for me and my little man to re-bond.  It’s also an ideal time to concentrate on his toilet-training. I’ll whip off his pants [...]

Housework will wait…

I’m getting fed up with housework, so it’s time to get outside and enjoy the better weather! My front garden has been sitting half done for six weeks, still with a garden trowel sticking in the soil from where I left off. The girls have a half day tommorrow before their two week Easter holidays [...]

Thursday Thirteen

  My thirteen favourite garden plants    Clematis Honeysuckle Climbing roses Butterfly bush Nastursiums Poppies Lobelia Russian Vine Virginia creeper Snowdrops Forget-me-not Sweet peas Dwarf daffodils   Go here for more Thursday Thirteens

ITS HOTTER!

   I’m wearing a denim mini-skirt and have just been ordered by no.1 to put on something more appropriate. More waterfights in the garden today (Cools them down and wears them out!) I am going out to potter in my garden now. My Russian Vine is wild and needs training (so do I my sis [...]

THE BIG CLEAN-UP

Tidy-up time today. We did some litter-picking yesterday, its amazing how easily bags can be filled with sweet wrappers and crisp bags! Today we have put flyers in all the neighbours letter-boxes ‘inviting’ them to help! The local photographer is away in Mayo, so I’ll be taking photos to put into the local mag, ‘The Bridge’. [...]

KITCHEN GARDEN

    We are creating our own little kitchen garden today. Myself and the girls have lots of packets of seeds to sow. We already have a tub of thyme on the kitchen window-ledge, nasturtiums in pots (the flower heads are edible and look nice in a mixed salad) and coriander, I love that smell! [...]

IN THE GARDEN

I love looking in gardening magazines and books, not just for ideas, but there’s nothing more beautiful than a page full of flowers and colour. My sister in Send Marsh, England, sends me gardening magazines. She is a member of the RHS but doesn’t have time to read the magazine which is sent to members. [...]

MY GARDEN JOURNAL

  My passion is gardening. Given half the chance, I would be outdoors doing something whatever the weather.  But the weather has been so unpredictable here, that much of my work has come to a standstill. I have had some work done in the back garden recently, that being extra paving to accommodate a large [...]