Lots of discoveries in your land - what an exciting time to have moved up there. I've found that with poached egg plant, once sown you never need to sow again a following year, as it self-seeds mightily!
Sorry about your creaky knee. I will say that Pilates and lifting hand weights have been the best things for my 60 years plus body - far more core strength to offset all the strain on the back, and stronger legs and arms for the digging and lifting.
That’s good to hear about the poached egg plant - I was hoping it (and the Alyssum and Calendula) would self-seed.
The knee is a long-term problem, but with the amount of gardening and walking we have been doing lately my 60 years plus body is definitely feeling stronger - though pretty exhausted sometimes!
Hi Angie, it's so lovely to see you making so much progress already. You are going to have an absolute paradise before long. And I love all the little visitors that accompany you :-)
Thanks Melissa. Yes, I keep meeting new visitors everyday. I was watching a little field vole scurrying around in one of the flower borders today - so incredibly cute :-)
You are making what appears to me to be rapid progress: and I am mightily impressed. I have never been a fan of massive areas of grass: so it's the raised beds and clever path-making that appeal most… – making brilliant use of all that excess cardboard!
Good luck with everything; and find a good physio to look after your aching bones!
Thank you so much for your kind words - they really mean a lot. We have made a lot of progress, though there is still lots more to be done. It is hard work (especially with a leg that refuses to bend properly!), but so lovely being outside here when the sun is shining. The place is feeling more like home now we are putting our stamp on it.
Very interesting reading. I’ll look forward to see coming photos of your wild nature flowers. I intend to sow some myself. From my small garden today the first pasqueflower and new tulips. 💕
Thanks. The ones we have sown are ‘dual purpose’, i.e. they contain annuals that should flower this year and perennials which will mostly flower from next year. I am very interested to see what happens.
Lots of discoveries in your land - what an exciting time to have moved up there. I've found that with poached egg plant, once sown you never need to sow again a following year, as it self-seeds mightily!
Sorry about your creaky knee. I will say that Pilates and lifting hand weights have been the best things for my 60 years plus body - far more core strength to offset all the strain on the back, and stronger legs and arms for the digging and lifting.
That’s good to hear about the poached egg plant - I was hoping it (and the Alyssum and Calendula) would self-seed.
The knee is a long-term problem, but with the amount of gardening and walking we have been doing lately my 60 years plus body is definitely feeling stronger - though pretty exhausted sometimes!
Looks great - you have been busy - as the season warms and the plants grow, hopefully you will have many critters and wildlife visit your garden.
Thanks, Mark. Yes, I keep seeing new wildlife everyday. I was watching a little field vole scurrying around today - lovely :-)
Hi Angie, it's so lovely to see you making so much progress already. You are going to have an absolute paradise before long. And I love all the little visitors that accompany you :-)
Thanks Melissa. Yes, I keep meeting new visitors everyday. I was watching a little field vole scurrying around in one of the flower borders today - so incredibly cute :-)
You are making what appears to me to be rapid progress: and I am mightily impressed. I have never been a fan of massive areas of grass: so it's the raised beds and clever path-making that appeal most… – making brilliant use of all that excess cardboard!
Good luck with everything; and find a good physio to look after your aching bones!
Thank you so much for your kind words - they really mean a lot. We have made a lot of progress, though there is still lots more to be done. It is hard work (especially with a leg that refuses to bend properly!), but so lovely being outside here when the sun is shining. The place is feeling more like home now we are putting our stamp on it.
I hope you are doing OK :-)
Very interesting reading. I’ll look forward to see coming photos of your wild nature flowers. I intend to sow some myself. From my small garden today the first pasqueflower and new tulips. 💕
Thanks. The ones we have sown are ‘dual purpose’, i.e. they contain annuals that should flower this year and perennials which will mostly flower from next year. I am very interested to see what happens.
Your flowers look very pretty!