In spite of the perils which come with hayfever season, over the last couple of weeks I’ve really been enjoying getting back out in the garden and spending some time on a few new growing projects. The older I get, the more I’m starting to realise that my spiritual home is actually the garden centre (heaven on earth, am I right?!), and it’s always really rewarding to see things flourishing, especially after the long winter. I always tend to forget just how calming it is to spend time outside too- and any patch of green can be a real oasis of peace and quiet, well worth cultivating to counteract the chaos of Monday to Friday life:
A new addition to the garden this year comes in the shape of these Delphiniums! Growing them from seed last year was something of a futile effort, so picking up a nursery plant has been an investment well made, especially given that it hasn’t really needed much maintenance apart from a good drink of water every now and then. Even better than that, it’s a real favourite of the bees too, much like the perennial Cornflowers and newly planted pink Veronica which is sitting at home wonderfully in a pot after making it back from the garden centre at the weekend. Other planting projects which I’ve got on the go include some more bee friendly favourites, incorporating a wild seed mix which was free from Burt’s Bees, and some Chives- multipurpose marvels! With more practical growing in mind, I’m also pleased as punch to report that my tomato plant is bearing fruit- honestly I don’t think I’ve been prouder of anything!
Are you getting green-fingered this summer?
(Image credit: Sarah Farrell, please do not reproduce without permission.)
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