It’s been a gloomy day here in South Devon! Yet, this week, my thoughts have turned to the garden.
On Tuesday we drove to a garden centre near Dartmouth. They had renovated the cafe and it seemed like a good idea to visit; driving in that direction at half term, I thought would be quieter than going towards Exeter.
Well…that was a bad move. The cafe was heaving as we managed to grab the last two seats. But the noise! And it wasn’t children as there were no children there! I don’t know what it is with people nowadays but why do they have to be so very loud?! We had intended to have lunch but we couldn’t hear each other speak and so we settled for a quick drink and a quick exit. I did manage to take a quick snap of their lovely selection of house plants:
However, I was heartened as we drove along…I spotted some lovely clumps of primroses in the verges! I love the wild variety as much as I loathe the highly coloured polyanthus in all garden centres have, right now! It was a rare, sunny day …and you could definitely feel spring, ‘knocking at the door’.
Today, I went in search of my box of seed box, in order to remind myself of what I have… and what I need!
Sweet Peas are always my favourites! And I do need a few more packs as I’m going to grow them all along the back fence this year, rather than use the metal obelisks.
I absolutely love Kew Seeds! The designs on the packets are wonderful! I always keep the old packets as they are useful for crafting!
Looks like I’m short of Nasturtium seeds too. I love to poke them into containers and then let them ramble to their heart’s content.
Marigolds are another of my favourites…as well as these:
Moving on…
Of course, Thursday is the best day of the week for us as we have our little visitor. I’d planned some hedgehog art but when he arrived he said he wanted to do dinosaurs! And so…we did both!
William enjoys his art and craft! And as we sat there chatting he said, ‘This really makes me happy!’
And that brought a big smile to my face and made me happy too!
You have plenty of seeds to choose from there. Your garden is going to look beautiful. I've already sowed my sweet peas, which I think I'll plant against the fence, where the soil isn't really deep enough for larger plants. I might try planting some nasturtiums against the dry stone wall. Xx
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