Gardening *Updated with Photos*

Well spring is definitely here - although one could be forgiven for doubting it today as the rain is pouring down and it is so windy and grey. However the garden tells the story!

I have been puttering away out in the garden for months trying to teach myself how to prune shrubs,  keeping up with the weeding, and mastering the art of lawn mowing and now, finally, the results are showing! We have some new growth on nearly all the bushes along the driveway, the daffodils and bluebells - kindly donated from Mary next door - have bloomed, the kangaroo paw, the wattle trees and the banksia have flowered too - along with all the other plants, the names of which I just don't know!
There is something so satisfying in looking over ones domain and seeing the new growth and being able to bring some of the flowers inside!

Last weekend though, H'o'M and I decided it was time to add some vegetables to the mix. I have been wanting my own vegie patch for years! The issues in our garden here at the beach house are that long term, there won't be anyone here to tend to said garden and also that we don't want to take up too much of the lawn as that is the play area for 2 very active young men!

So, we did what people have always done in this situation.... we used pots!  A trip to our own garage proved to be a veritable gold mine of pots.... clearly they somehow made their way here from various households over the years. We were good to go.

A trip to the nursery ensued.... don't you love walking around a nursery on a warm day in spring. There are blooms everywhere and butterflies and warmth in the air and the promises of what your own garden could look like one one day if only you had a green thumb :-)

After much discussion H'o'M and I decided on some lettuce, spinach, basil, Italian parlsey and just one tomato plant as a good start. All of these are reasonably quick growing - a girl's gotta see some results right? - and are all produce we will use regularly over the summer months.

Well we potted away happily and now have some waiting to do before the harvesting can begin.

I'll take some photos and update this post when it stops raining!