Horticulture Saturday

(I think) I've managed to bribe my dear green fingered friend into helping me with my little horticulture mission this weekend in return of the promise of feeding and clothing her for the day.

I have a small back garden which has become a little neglected since last summer and so this weekend we're going to get outside, trowels in one hand, ciders in the other and get to work on it (despite the forecasted freezing rain)!

The highlights of our horticulture day are weeding, turning the soil and laying a new, fresh top layer ready to scatter some ornamental flower seeds and sowing some crops.

The flowers of choice are a wild flower seed mix, found in my favourite store on the corner, the 99p Store. I actually sowed some last year and now have a corner patch in the garden which is full of beautiful colourful wonders, and a hollyhock too!! I'd now like to get the rest of the beds looking the same, leaving one corner free for a Ceanothus, (a large hardy bush with beautiful vivid blue/purple flowers) a cutting which my mum is kindly giving me from hers.

I'm also going to be making the most of my patio and window sill pots and tubs for growing some crops. I've actually left it a little later this year, than last, to start growing my veg for the coming months, but I think I still have time to get some tomatoes, lettuces, herbs, beetroots and (baby) carrots in. I've also got a grow bag for potatoes left over from last year so I think I'll give that a go too.

Oh, just got the word in from my fellow gardener, that she's on for the weekend but it's to be cocktails whilst gardening, even better!! - hmmm, yes, we'll have to see how far we get with that hard work!

Wish us luck!

Photos to come......