Sunday 13 June 2010

Strawbs, Sunflowers and a sneaky pea

A quick photo catch up on the current state of growing in the garden.

Pots of lime basil and lemon balm on the kitchen windowsill.

IMG_6982v1

Abi playing on the swing set we were gifted on freecycle.

IMG_6985v1


IMG_6990v1

The teeny limes growing on my lime trees

IMG_6994

The wild strawberry plant that seems desperate to escape it's pot. So many many runners.

IMG_6995

Potted on as many as I had pots for :)

IMG_6996

The sunflower race is going strong, Steve currently in the lead. *plots ;)*

IMG_6997

Some very sorry hops we've been gifted from freecycle, they should be fine with a bit of TLC.

IMG_7000


A big pot of sweetpeas by the side door.

IMG_7001

Some tumbling toms

IMG_7002


More sweetpeas, cornflowers, a goji berry bush and a sleeping cat :)

IMG_7003

My little shelving system of herbs and salad.

IMG_7004

The herb bed is exploding with life. I've chopped the parsley right back today.

IMG_7006

and now have a large bunch drying in my kitchen.

IMG_6981

View of the whole patio

IMG_7007

The peas, beans, rhubarb and some extra taters.

IMG_7008

Back of the veg patch, with the strawberry bed, loganberries, blackberries and another goji berry bush.

IMG_7009

Whitecurrants, cherry tree and taters.

IMG_7010

View towards the greenhouse, more taters, elephant garlic and red onions.

IMG_7011

Cauliflowers

IMG_7012

Work in progress on the fruit cage

IMG_7015

Potato flowers

IMG_7016

Elephant garlic

IMG_7017

Steve putting the fruit cage together.

IMG_7018

Abi trying her first homegrown pea

IMG_7019v1


More to come soon :)

2 comments: