Well it's been another long break between posts but since my hip replacement back in September last year and now I haven't really been in the best of health and certainly not fit for too much gardening!
As you will know by now I like to have a 'project' on the go and as I was off this last week looking after my daughter and with my health moving in the right direction I thought it time to start a new one!
Unfortunately I don't have pictures of it's construction from start to finish as I usually post on here but I'm posting this to show that I am at last back and moving in the right direction!
So here it is my latest project which involved the tidying up and rejuvenation of the old dry river bed including the addition of a new raised deck seating area complete with bridge.
The pictures above hopefully show the new feature and how it sits with the rest of the garden.
The picture below shows that I have kept with the wildlife theme by providing habitats through the addition of a part buried log pile and the shallow pebble lined pond gives a great shallow bowl for birds to bathe in...
I haven't taken many pictures in the garden yet as I've been so busy getting my hand back in as it were, but it is great to see some spring colour now with the Primrose, Cowslip and Marsh Marigolds starting to push through...
Marsh Marigolds add some much needed colour to the garden and of course provide nectar for early bees and other pollinating insects...
Ribes is another great spring time plant/shrub for early bees who adore this plant at this time of year..
Over the last month or so I have also been busy sowing seeds and pricking out. I hope to have plenty of plants from this little lot and the greenhouse full that I also have growing...
I've ended up with so many plants growing from seed that I have had to use every bit of free space that is available, including my impromptu conversion of the windows above the garage door!!!...
As well as the plants that I have growing from seed I have also, in true Higgy style, managed to collect the below plants from my local 'Freecycle' site! Freecycle is a great way to find free plants and of course to share plants with other like minded people also!...
I think that is about it for this post, I apologise that it's a shorter post than usual bu I am now in the middle of creating a garden area for my eight year old daughter as she wanted her own garden! I promise to be back soon when I've completed this project with a full update!
Unfortunately it's back to work tomorrow so I will now have to rely on evenings to get the odd hour out in the garden!
Thanks for reading and see you all soon.
Best regards
Higgy
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