A weekend gardening and a finished painting!
It’s amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it – this last weekend we decided to tackle a large area of a sad-looking flower bed. Firstly, as the picture below shows, we dug into the soil, breaking up huge lumps of hard dirt and bits of dead plants/tree trunks etc.
Then after a trip to our favourite garden centre, we planted a whole bunch of new plants and the magnolia tree and climbing clematis we brought with us from the old house. It’s looking so much happier now and hopefully the foxgloves will self sow some more plants ready for the following year.
Here’s one of my favourite of the new plant (the name of which I can’t remember) the blue colour is so vivid – absolutely gorgeous!
The hydrangea below my bedroom window is also in full bloom – the garden is really coming alive and it’s fun to start noticing different things each day – something a new and unfamiliar garden does well I guess!
And finally, here’s my completed painting of Smudge – I have to admit I am very pleased with it and it’s a lovely memory of my cat. I am considering painting his brother Fudge, who is still alive and well at my parent’s house. I’ll have to wait and see if I can choose a photo I like!
I’m off to Scotland again tomorrow, this time on the East Coast to the Black Isle to see the dolphins. I’m hoping to be able to share lots of photos when I get back! If I have time before I leave tomorrow (which is going to be hectic because we’re setting off late in the evening after our friend’s wedding) I will try to update you with my fruit and veg plants – they are growing so well now.
Until next time, take care!
