First Gardening of the Year

Finally we have some gardening weather. The ground is plenty wet enough - in fact the heaviest clay areas of the garden are still seriously wet, but at last the plants that I was given from Mum and Dad's garden, plus a couple that were bought last back end but never got planted due to weather, finally make it into the new bed in the back garden.

There is not much to show for our efforts in this area, as spring hasn't really got going here yet. No daffs flowering yet and the plants that went in in the back end are only just waking up. That said, when we look back at the changes we have made, we think we can be pleased with the progress.


We inherited some very urban patios and a couple of rockery beds which were colourful for a few weeks of the year and bare the rest of the time.
The patios both went a long time ago, and the rockery areas were removed, re levelled and restocked. Once the growing season really starts we should be able to see a marked difference.

The site of the old patio still has to be transformed - so watch this space on that.