The first Rose blooms in the new garden

The first Rose is flowering in the garden.

Failed: Bare Root Strawberry plants

An experiment concludes with bare-root strawberries continuing to live up to their name.

The Courgettes are coming!

I’m beginning to drool as the Courgette ‘Black Beauty’ plants are beginning to flower and form baby courgettes, but the garden pests are queuing up.

Peas, Cosmos, Sunflowers and a spot of Archaeology

The bank holiday sees me spend 4.5 hours in the garden playing catch-up with nature.

The first Foxglove blooms in the garden

The first foxglove opens in the new garden, along with some Dianthus, and the birds flock to my new bird feeders.

Starting my new garden from scratch

A new blank garden has so many jobs to do – so I’ve begun breaking the lawn, and zoning off areas for vegetables, lawn, and flowers, and I’ve built a raised bed.

Planting the French Beans

It’s time to sow the French Beans and to tackle my Antirrhinum forest.

Getting fresh in the herb garden

I go hunting for some new Mint plants to kill off.

Choosing the Roses for the new garden

I beg your pardon, I most certainly did promise myself a rose garden – and I’m choosing the rose plants now.

Squeezing a Squash into the propagator

I sow my first ever Squash ‘Spaghetti Stripetti’ seed, and there’s something odd in my Aubergine ‘Early Long Purple 2’ seed pots.

Potting on the Minibel Tomatoes

The Tomato ‘Minibel’ seedlings are ready to be potted on to their individual pots, and head towards their next growing stage.

Pinching out the Sweet Peas

The Sweet Peas need some tough love in the form of ‘pinching out’, and the Tulip ‘Triumph’ flowers are about to open.