The last fortnight has seen things warm up to summer like temperatures. Things have gone crazy in the garden. I've planted the veggie seedlings into a timber packing box my Farmer Son brought home from a local farm machinery operation - a great example of recycling and repurposing - I think I may have to put in an order for another one!
Veggie box planter - 27 September 2015
I've planted climbing beans, cucumbers and beetroot in the box. In the space of a few weeks, things have started to take off in the veggie planter box - makes all the difference having more hours of sunlight rather than too much shade where I previously had the veggie garden in the back corner of the backyard. I've been picking rainbow chard, broad beans, radish and have a healthy couple of plants of rhubarb that are nearly ready for picking. I need to do some weeding so I can plant my pumpkin seedlings which are getting a bit leggy.
Veggie planter box - 18 October 2015
First Roses
Here are the first roses I've picked from my front garden this season. The photo really doesn't show how stunning they are. I've been enjoying finding jugs and jars to use as vases and group together in different spots inside. The fresh flowers really make a focal point in a room; a pop of colour and with roses, the added bonus of a waft of fragrance as you pass by.
