Hello there! I hope you are well, I'm glad you enjoyed my last post about our family day trip to Beamish. For now we are quietly remembering and planning our next visit. Last week I ordered some war time cookery books from ebay. The plan is to cook something from them over the next few weeks. I was hoping to find some egg free cakes or tea breads, sadly there doesn't seem to be any in them. If you have any suggestions please let me know.
Isn't it lovely to see so much bloom in the garden at the moment. Last year we had 2 trees removed, one was an apple tree diseased and over grown. It was right in the middle of the garden, with very low tangled branches, it was a nightmare to mow the grass. The other was a crab apple tree, I grew tired of raking them up and as we didn't eat them, I kept taking bags to the outreach in town. I've no idea what they did with them but when I offered more, they agreed.
There are several hilly bumps in the grass, this one below the beach tree bushes is one of them. When the gardeners came for a one off tidy, they redistributed lots and lots of clay soil. We've put down turfs on the new flattened soil for an instant covering.
My good friend gave me the bird box as a house warming gift, some birds are already nesting in it. By the way, the small shed above isn't really at a strange angle, it's just the camera pointing upwards.
There's plenty to do in the outside, obviously lots of weeding and planting. I confess that I'm not much of a gardener but with commitment to getting stuck in, the garden will continue to improve. The garden is on two levels with 2 steps leading to the top half. The higher level sweeps round behind the washing line to a narrow area. This houses a water feature which we've yet to get working. To make it easier for mowing, the narrow strip with the blue bells will have more woodland type plants.
We also want to make use of the greenhouse that was left, it needs gutting out, glass washing and broken panes replaced. The intention is to plant some tomatoes, carrots and cucumber. Angus eats the last 2 for lunch each day, so he'll be happy.
We also want to make use of the greenhouse that was left, it needs gutting out, glass washing and broken panes replaced. The intention is to plant some tomatoes, carrots and cucumber. Angus eats the last 2 for lunch each day, so he'll be happy.
Angus looking sweet, sensible and totally innocent. I'm scratching my head wondering why he chews stones and old bits of rubbish that he finds. It's probably just a Goldie thing as I can't remember our previous dog doing anything crazy like that.
The gardening bug continued inside today with repotting my Christmas Cactus and a Kalanchoe arrangement in a pot. Time will tell if the cactus survives, as the roots can't be seen, the soil was clumped in a tight ball. We tried teasing the cluster open but nothing improved. I'm going to give them Baby bio once a week in the growing season, we'll hope and see if it thrives.
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Ttfn
Cathy x
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Everything is looking so lush and lovely. A peaceful place to retreat. Angus is a love. Have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tammy, the weather is nice today that always helps.
DeleteI just adore your beautiful garden.Although we have amazing views and the fields etc,our garden is a postage stamp.My frieds are going to re design it in the summer for me.Angus looks a darling,they do like to chew don't they does he have a rubber dog safe Kong,you can put a lil treat inside so he could chew on that.So nice to be in touch again.xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Lee, it's good to have found you again. Yes he has lots of toys to chew and a Kong. He just got used to eating rubbish whilst whoever walked him chatted. He was my MIL dog, we've had him a year, he's 3 years now x
DeleteThere's so much interest in your garden and it's a wonderful time of year with the blossom and the spring bulbs. Archie used to pick up stones as a puppy and crunch them, along with slugs and snails, urgh, but we had to be vigilant with that as eating them could prove fatal as they carry lungworm. Luckily he grew out of it so perhaps Angus will do the same, he's still only a young dog.
ReplyDeleteThe previous owners had a passion for gardening but their last few years, it was sadly neglected. We have a pet corrector spray from Pets at Home, it's a compressed air burst of noise. It helps to stop unwanted chomping of bird poo. The Vet recommended it. The stones, I just takeaway.
DeleteOur spaniel Beano absolutely loves rocks and stones - I thought he was weird or it was a throwback from growing up on a house building site when he was a puppy. Greenhouse tomatoes are the best. Jo x
ReplyDeleteI can't see Angus growing out of eating stone and rubbish generally. He'll be 4 in the summer x
Deleteyou have a beautiful garden! I loved seeing what's in bloom for you. Over here it's daffodils, hyacinths and flowering trees, my dogwoods are about to bloom which is awesome!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen, everything is looking beautiful at the moment. Enjoy your garden
DeleteThe garden is looking lovely, and Angus looks very content lying in the warm sunshine. X
ReplyDeleteThanks Jules, he was trying to not look guilty ha ha x
DeleteA garden is always a work in progress. Yours looks beautifully wild.
ReplyDeleteVery true Christina, thank you x
DeleteGorgeous blooms in your garden! Such pretty red tulips. Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jean, it's a beautiful time of year when everything blooms x
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