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..

What are you?

While I wonder past nearly every day I wonder - 

What you are? 

You should be like the last one or 

the other's in the park.

You should be a Cherry Blossom - but your not!!

So as your still blooming. . . 

I shall do some digging (research) of what you are?

Wilf and Alice

I have just got back from Galton Garden Centre. Which is part of the Gardening Club! I went with my mum just to have a look. To get some ideas and that.... But it is lethal I always end up leaving with more than I wanted! 

This is what I ended up leaving with...

I bought two strawberry plants called Alice!

Since planting my Alpine strawberries up in a window box on the wall, that I have grown from seed!  I decided I wanted some normal size Strawberry's.
Plus I don't really want to rely on the supermarkets

This is how they look now. 

Then I went into the shop part of the centre. The place as a cafe, kids area and the Edinburgh Woollen Mill

Anyway while I was in the garden shop I met a guy called Wilf, I fell head over heels in love... He is know as Woodland Wilf to his friends. . . . laugh out loud! 

Wilf as heaps of hobbies and REALLY knows how to charm the lady's!

I have also seen a few more thing's I want to get.  But I will have to wait til pay day! 

Blooming

April was another slow month, every time I wonder past my Grandmothers tree. All it seem to be doing was sitting there minding its own business!!!

Then all of a sudden, boom..... Leave's appeared!!!!
I tried a few times to get picture's of the tree with leaves. I had the weather against me. Every time I tried to get pix's it started off nice and then started to rain or it was nice and I was at work! So I failed terribly... :-( 

So I went yesterday to see my grandmothers tree as it was my day off and outside was beautiful okay a bit blowny as well. Got to the little park, to find Grandmothers tree was in Bloom! 

I even notice how the little plants from around the basic of the tree have perked up nicely!!

I just love how the council gardeners have lefted them where they are.... I know some would be class as weeds. But to me a weed is just a plant in the wrong place.. As you might guess I believe they are pretty where they are!

Before I forget I got a picture of the blossom, if that's what you can call it!

Now I have the task of trying to find out what my Grandmother's tree is!

If you may know please leave a comment at the bottom of the page. Or via Facebook and twitter, link is on the side of the page!

Bud's

Last month I wrote about joining 'Loose and Leafy' quest of a Tree Follow.

If you haven't read my own little quest please find the tab at the top of the page called ' Grandmother's Tree'...

Not a lot as happen to grandmother's tree during mid March. . . . 

All the other tree's in the park came into blossom. The sight is a beautiful one to say the lease. The different shades of pinks. . .

Last of the flowering cherry blossom!

But grandmother's tree was just sat waiting!!  I know grandmothers tree is a little late flowering. So I don't mind as long as the tree comes into life at some point!


Until the last week of March when I noticed while walking past, there is buds forming!!!

Has you can see the tree is coming into life!!
Which I am very excited about, sad I know...

I would love to know what you think? Or if you know 
what my tree is? 

Bye bye March!

Can you believe tomorrow is the first of April? Nope either can I!

Today my new green house cover finally came, which mean I could finally get sowing! I spent part of the day outside sowing. The first part of the day I was sorting seeds out!

Here is the list of seeds I have sowed

Cosmos 

Coreopsis

Lavatura

Portulaca

Malva  (Grew this last year, Bee's love this plant)

Verbena

Cornflowers

Sunflower (Velvet Queen and Moonshine)

Nasturtium

Mesembryanthemum

Dahlia - Mignon Mixed. 

Golden Berry 

Kale

Carrots - Autumn King 2

Parsnips - Duchess F1

Pepper - Hot patio

Spring Onions

Lettuce

Brussels Sprouts

Cat Grass - for my cats

As you can imagine my little greenhouse is choco block with trays, tubs and pots! 

I haven't started on sowing

Tomato - Sweet Baby

Cucumber - Market more

Poppies

Cucamelons

Mattock Beans 

Peas

I'm sure I'll add to this list lol I normally do! 

I'm really hoping to grow everythink, I really do not want to buy any plants in... 

                         

Spring Is Here!!!

I do not normally do this, but I thought for a change I'll do a post with just pictures.. Okay not just pictures I'll end up writing stuff, I know what I'm like! Lol..

Pelargonium 

This little flower as been flowering on and off since I planted it last year.

Camellia Sinensis

I have had this little tea yep its a tea plant a few years now. Got him/her for my birthday one year! 

I'm yet to work out were to plant him.

Isn't it just beautiful when the daffodil's come out,

spring is here! 

Has you can in the front of the picture my hydrangea is coming back to life. With the Saint John's Wort, just behind.

I'm not sure if you can truly see but

 the Sea Pink is just coming out in flower.

I'm so glad my only surviving Rhodendron, is starting to bloom.