DIY Planters

DIY planters are hardly a new idea, but using things that would otherwise be chucked is one of my favourite things about gardening. I think it adds an interesting and eclectic look to the garden. These planters are parts from an old bread maker that we had that gave up the ghost. Not bad eh?

What A Difference A Year Makes...

Just a quick one for today - I wanted to share my marvelling at how much growth the brunnera "Jack Frost" that I have in the front garden have put on, both in the last few weeks, and in general since they were planted.

It can't be more than a month since they were just little smudges of green in the soil, and are larger now than they were at their biggest last year.

I'm still new enough to dealing with plants for this level of growth to astound me. Does that ever wear off?

Garden Log - April 2013

The peony seems to be growing as I watch!

Spring is, thankfully, finally springing and things are growing astonishingly fast. The evenings are getting light enough for me to get outside after That Baby is a-bed and the soil has warmed to the point where I feel happy planting and sowing directly. There's still a fair old bit of catch-up to be played, but that's all good!

So without further ado, here is this months photo log. Enjoy.