Found You

I think for the first time in a while. I have made the deadline for 'Looseandleafy' #treefollowing . .

Last month I was in the middle of writing this post. When I and the rest of my family received some bad news..  Don't worry I won't keep on about it! 

On a happier note I have so exciting news... Yay!!

Believe I have found out what my grandmothers tree is. With help from The One Show gardener Christine Walkden and Chris Beardshaw. You can find Chris presenting on Beechgrove Garden.. But for me and rest of you will best know Christina and Chris for appearing in our favourite gardening magazines or being at RHS Shows the list goes on!

So I sent some pictures of the tree to them. Both Christina and Chris reply back to say the tree look's like..

Prunus Padus Grandiflora

I am a bit old school, as I always try and look in my gardening reference's books before I go online..  But I think this time I was over looking as I couldn't at the time find what I was looking.... 

In the end I ended up on the internet....  I looked at the pictures on google and I then I went on to the RHS website.  Grandmothers defo looks like a Prunus Padus Grandiflora

Sorry there isn't any pictures this month! 

Winding Down!

It is that time of year again.... Time to tidy up, clear out and reflected on the year so far!!!

Where has this year gone too?

Well so far this year I have not done so well in growing fruit and Vegetables....

I got a small harvest of carrots and salad (spring) onions and tomato's also salad! I am still waiting on the spouts and cucamelons.. But everythink else was a disaster... Please do not ask!!!

The picture above was my first tiny harvest this year!

But now I have cleared everything away. It is time to start sorting the garden out for next year!

I know between now and till the spring I have to repaint the walls and move things round....  Also I need to work on what I am growing and defo not growing again!

Time will tell...

Sad times..

I was yesterday on target for being within the 

deadline for 'Looseandleafy' #treefollowing . .  

Then My family received some sad news. 

That a relative - one of my aunts had passed away!
Totally out of the blue...

So this is why I have not wrote a post for July..

I hope you can all understand?

I am glad she knew about my #treefollowing of her mothers tree... Also I am glad I told her I had learnt what it was.

I will tell you all very soon! 

Going Wild!!

Oh my - the plant's at the base of grand mothers tree as gone totally crazy on growth! 

Not a very good picture I know.

I must try and find out what plant's they are! Or if you know, please leave a comment below... It will be very much appreciated!

Some think esle I have noticed is there is lichen growing on the trunk.

I have been trying to find out what sort it is.... But no luck so far....


Oh dear I see a trend forming of failing to find out and hitting the deadline... 

Goodbye!

Over the past year I have been thinking should I keep the New Zealand Flax. Or should I get rid of it! 


I decided to in the end get rid. It was a hard choice to make. But now I'm glad I decided to get rid! Has the flax got to big.. 

When I say get rid I wanted to give the NZ Flax away! A friend wanted the flax and then another was interested in having it.  But no one got back to me.. 


So today I cut the flax down. Now I have cut down the New Zealand Flax down..  Oddly enough I have new ideas and plan's the garden?

Watch this space!!! 

The picture below is how the flax look's now.... 

The cat in the picture is Maple.

Has you can see I have left a bit for me to remove at a later date!

But for now I am going to leave the flax stump (can I call it that?) and plant the pot up!

The Mystery

This year I was a lil late at sowing any tomatoes.....

I know I said I won't be growing them again.. But having to go through winter and spring on supermarket bought tomatoes. I decided I wanted to grow some.  Gosh I bought some that tasted awfully!

Anyway......

I was going to scrap the idea of growing them all together this year.. Until a friend of mine gave me six plants, that her gran has grown...

You may have noticed I am experimenting this year too.. I normally put one plant to one black pot...... But this year I have decided to put two in a pot. . . Also instead of six I'm now down to four..

It is still a mystery what happen to the other two!

Anyhow these are just taking their time , to grow. I think maybe the roots are anchoring themselves down first!

Only time will tell...

Home grown

Back in March I wrote about sowing a load of seeds..

Well this is how I got on.

Firstly I'm going to have to confess, I did a little (what I call) top up shop........

Here's my small list.

Petunia mix's x100
Stocks x8
Dahlias x6 (I'm in love with dahlias since seeing     them on Chelsea one year)
Verbena x8 (I know I'm growing some, these are just in case)
Salvia x6
And a Yellow winter Jasmine

Just a tiny shop of plants I'm a shamed to say! I only got them to fill in the blank spaces..... (You'll see what I mean in a moment)

From the list that I sowed only these grew..

Mesembryanthemum
Nasturtium
Sunflowers - moonshine and Velvet shine
Cornflower
Verbena
Malva
Portulaca (these are tiny so they are still in the greenhouse)
Lavatura
Coreppsis
Cosmos

Has you can see not a lot grew so that's my reason to go shopping..

This is how my flower boxes and garden look now..

In the next few weeks I'll be sowing the next phase..