Falling back in love.

The lockdown has been difficult, but for me it has given me time to focus on the garden. LOL! What am I saying, 'focus on the garden' . Its all I have been doing, but, actually working in the garden. Having done all my usual jobs, that I do year in year out, I have started doing things in the garden I have been thinking of doing for ages, but never really had the time. Its been enlightening.

Whilst the weather has been so gorgeous, every afternoon we sit and drink tea outside hubbies office, I have time to sit, relax, enjoy and plan. I don't often sit in my garden.

Please excuse the washing, I have now started sitting the other side of the pond in the morning. I am really falling back in love with my garden.
This has been missing for a number of years, probably because I have been up and down to mums so much that I didn't have time for it.
I have reconnected with my garden and my mind is full of things that I would like to do, may change, may add. It is fun.

I have also seen more in the garden, spending 4 weeks outside in the garden you see how it is emerging from winter.

This Euphorbia is stunning I have had it for years and it only ever has 3 stems, whether it does'nt like were it is I have no idea. More research is needed as it is such a spectacular looking plant,

One of my Cypomandra corymbifolia a hardy tomato which is actually not normally hardy in my garden. But with the mild winter we have had it has actually survived and is sprouting away.

My smaller Cycas revoluta is usually kept up on the top patio, but this year I have decided it can sit on the bottom patio, what it does need is a new pot and as soon as I can get out again, I will look for a new one.

My poor tree ferns have still not recovered from the 'Beast from the east'. They are still pushing out small fronds, but I must admit each year they do get bigger. I have set up an automatic watering system for them and since then they have been slowly improving. All I can do is hope they get better each year.

This year I moved my hostas, up to the top patio. It is one of the hottest part of the gardens but sitting here they get the shade they need. Since putting them here they have absolutely romped away, also being closer to the house I remember to water them more often.

This is Hosta Sum & Substance and will grow to a spectacular size, I am rather excited.

Hidden away is my seed sown Kiwi, its in a big pot and currently growing up a temporary arch.

I plan to put an arch just at the start of the bed on the right, across to the bed opposite and pop the Kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa)in here to frame the entrance to the garden....... I think?

Till next time xx