Beds going in!

 So, it's time to start putting the beds in. I want to have a go at growing some veggies this year, so I'm going to start with two 
raised beds, quite wide along two sides of the garden.

I bought some log roll edging and hammered it in to where I wanted it. After that I simply added some multi purpose compost, and voila! I know from last year that the general garden soil in the back garden is not great, so adding this type of compost will add the vital nutrients needed to grow vegetables and other goodies!
The next thing to go in was the fence on both sides. This was the finishing touch to make the garden start to feel much more private, secure and cosy! It made a huge difference actually, and the enclosed feeling the fence gave actually made it 
feel bigger! I quickly added some hanging baskets to the fence and planted some strawberries as the 
location is great for them to flourish in the sunshine!

My lovely dad....

.... fixed up this for me too. It was here when we moved in, but the wood was rotten and it was falling apart, so dad came over with his drill, hammer and wood, and fixed it up ready for painting!

Aren't dads great?!?!!

Earth, Earth, Earth!

We back on to a graveyard, and yesterday they were doing loads of digging with diggers and all sorts, so I talked my husband into going round and having a word with the digger man to see if we can have some of the soil he was digging up. Of course, he let us, why wouldn't he? Even lent us a shovel and a wheelbarrow which the kids had great fun riding in! So we filled up the flower- planter that my dad made, and topped it off with high nutrient soil from B&Q, and I was able to get some herbs planted. Also managed to fill up the border a bit, but I'm going to put the high nutrient soil in there also, and I've also decided to make another border up the side of the garden that has the sun all day, and am going to attempt to grow some veggies! So some of the graveyard soil went down along there too as a base.

And it begins....

Last year, my dad kindly knocked together a larger flower-box that I could plant herbs in. I never actually got around to planting herbs, but my husband loves to cook, so this year I will try to grow some. The box fits nicely in the corner, and I found some log edging in Tesco, 2 meters for £3, so I grabbed that and dug it in to make a border with the intention of planting something colourful in there along the back wall, to give me something nice to look at whilst I'm doing the washing up!

Starting again.....

So, after this most terrible winter, the spring has FINALLY sprung and I can't wait to get out in the garden again! After a bit of a tidy up at the front, de-weeding, and digging over, I'm happy to say that all the work I put in last year has lasted and survived over the winter, so to start on the back garden! We have basic grass out the back, a bit of decking by the patio doors, and a trampoline for the kids by the fence, but the part that needs attention is photographed (above). In my head, I want to put in a border, or maybe two, and plant a few herbs also. Lets see....