Spring time for Ian and Ana in Sturry

Spring has sprung in our garden and so this weekend we headed for the garden centre to buy some green things. We have inherited quite a few large pots from the previous owners and decided to buy some established plants to put in these, the idea being that we could move these around the garden to fill in spaces until we decide just what we want to put there permanently.

We loaded our trolley with a selection at shrubs, herbs, flowers and ferns plus a few packets of seeds. We also picked up several different types of compost for our new friends. The rest of the weekend was spent re-potting camelias, azaleas, cordylines, box, ferns, lavender, parsley and rosemary. We've also planted seeds for tomatos, chillis, sunflowers, chives and sweetpeas. We've also got cucumbers and runner-beans waiting for sowing later in the season.

Our garden, which was rather empty, is now looking much better. As the season goes on we should be adding more and more and are looking forward to a good collection of flowers and our first harvest of vegetables. I should also mention the we've had some lovely looking bulbs flowering for the last few weeks - daffodils in the borders and crocuses in the lawn, mostly in the front garden.

We're discovering gardening to be a relaxing and rewarding activity. It's been a little expensive so far but that's the route we've decided to follow and for me it has been worth every penny. I'll let you know how we get on :o)