Filed under: gardening | Tags: Garden, gardening, herbs, paver patio, vegetables
Well I am delighted to say that the UK finally looks set to move swiftly away from the cold and drearyness that we experience during winter year upon year (including some very heavy snow in 2009). Yes ladies and Gentleman, spring has made its first attempts at being sprung and that means its time to get back into the garden and think about my landscaping plans for the forthcoming year. I really do love having a backgarden – not only is it a great supply of fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs courtesy of the simple irrigation system I installed last summer, but it is also for me a great place to sit out on those long summer evenings and relax in the fading sunlight – mind you, if you want to sit out at night at this time of year I suggest you check out a paver patio or you could be getting a rapid burst of hypophermia before you know it! So roll on spring proper and then summer and we can leave the bed memories of being snowed in our homes behind us!
Good morning all, I had a quick look in the garden this morning and both my fuchsias and all my herbs have begun to sprout in their propagotor with a row of small green shoots appearing! I’m so excited , I can’t wait for them to grow over the coming weeks and have fresh herbs available for a bit of home cooking whenever i like. Watch this space for further news from the garden – I have some big plans for some more gardening ventures this weekend 
Today, having got over my recent bathroom and shower related DIY frustrations, my attentions have temporarily shifted to my back garden. Gardening has of course, has in recent times developed a certain stigma attached amongst the younger generation, with its “old man” image not exactly providing a great stimulus for a young man such as myself to dive into the garden and tend to my plants, lawn and other hulticultural needs.
Like many other people however, in spite of the outdated image of gardening, finacial circumstances have provided me with the imputus to grow my “green fingers”, pick up my trowel and get out in the back garden – but hey, at least the sun was shining! Having read around the whole subject of horticulture on the internet it seemed as though the easiest (and most importantly cheapest) first horticultural steps for me to take were to plant my very own herb garden. Having visited the local supermarket and picked up the seeds for a variety of weird and wonderful herbs and spices, I set about the surprisingly simple task of planting the tiny seeds in my back garden. According to the instructions it may take several weeks for the shoots to appear, so I opted to sit back in my garden sunshine and enjoy an ice cold beer. It seems this gardening mallarchy wasn’t so dificult after all! “Here’s to Alan Titchmarsh” I thought as I swigged on my cool one and dozed off in the afternoon sun.
Get in the Garden and Plant those seeds!
