Friday 30 April 2010

Is This Normal?









Please can anybody help me, this literally happened over night to my more well established broad beans. I would like to know what it is, and how I could remedy it, and if its at all possible not to have to throw them away.

Sunday 18 April 2010

Bargains Everywhere!

First bargain was the replacing of my broad beans that the pigeons ate. I got 5 well established healthy plants for £1.
Next bargain were these rhubarb which I got for free because I found them in a pile of garden chopping's near a wood close to where I live so one of my neighbours must of chucked it out..It also solved the problem of this unused space I had because I originally had peonies there but Lucas decided to dig them up, he was trying to get rats.

I shaped this boarder again and have filled it with bulbs I found at pound stretcher. 12 irises for £1. And Lupins and Delphiniums £1 a plant.
And lastly at Home base I got these gooseberry bushes 2 for £5 so I now have two of the green variety of gooseberry and one red and I got a Logan berry because I have never tried one before. So all in all it was a very successful weekend.

Thursday 15 April 2010

Asparagus Has Arrived


My own compost not quite all the way rotted down but I needed it for my flower bed I have been building all day. I plan to plant cottage garden plants there.
Above are our new compost bins because the rats ate through our black one that you turn over and the compost kept falling through the holes so that's another reason why I had to use it early.
Those four bottles are covering the last four broad beans I have left because those a**hole pigeons didn't eat the others just plucked them out of the ground and they wilted and died. I know its them because I see them being fat and useless sitting in the tree just watching me garden plotting on how they can infuriate me next.
Back to the asparagus I have planted them the way I saw Toby Buckland plant them on Gardeners world. I also watched how Monty Don grew them but I will be honest his took up more time and I had ran out of steam.
I made the trench and did the raised bit in the middle to place them on.
All spread out nicely. I then covered them up and now I just sit and watch and pray that I did it right and I haven't wasted £10.

Monday 12 April 2010

Knightshayes Court











































This is the best place to look at for the most amazing Kitchen Garden I have encountered so far. Its a National Trust Property called Knightshayes Court. The gardens were beautiful as well, and but the property wasn't open at the time but the kitchen garden alone was worth the visit. It had beautiful flower boarders and enough vegetables to supply the whole village. the thing i really liked was that it was surrounded by trees so it felt you were completely alone, it had a very relaxing feel.