I love the satisfying circle of prolific self seeders, partnered with a combination of other perennial plants and bulbs, my idea of a perfect garden is complete, wild, natural and self perpetuating. For plants that need a helping hand I like nothing better than to collect their seed heads in autumn, plant them in some good compost in pots and reap the joy of their rewards the following year. Potting up and prettily presenting your excess plants grown from seeds will help spread the joy amongst others that you know. If you are a beginner, try sweet pea, nothing could be more easily grown and beautifully rewarding when in bloom The plants will provide you with cut flowers for the home throughout summer, the more you cut the more they bloom. Plant the seeds in autumn in some good compost and when they begin to sprout in spring support them with some bamboo or wicker which they will readily spiral up, cut the flowers for indoor display , this will keep the sweet pea blooming throughout the summer months.
The perennial bluebell bulb and the prolific self seeding forget-me-nots and poppies make a marvellous colourful display year upon year with little or no tending apart from some gentle taming of the poppies which involves removal of some seed heads before they set themselves down in your garden
Bees luvin’ the poppies
forget me nots profilific free seeders for that wild natural look
The perennial fern they never fail to unfurl each summer bringing joy, greenery and serenity to the garden, great for that shady corner where nothing else will grow, there are also many ever green varieties which are hardy throughout winter for all year round foliage
Nearly there
Ferns – luving’ this shade!
Support the sprouting sweet pea seedlings with bamboo cane, they will latch on with their tendrils and climb the canes
What a sweet gift they make
The gift that keeps on giving, sprouting sweet pea seedlings. They will bloom in summer, when the seed heads are formed in autumn, collect the seeds from the pods produced and plant in a pot filled with some nice compost. The seedlings will sprout the following spring giving you flowers for next summer
The art of creating a beautiful space……….
The solace of a space, love, nurture and cultivate
giving you time to contemplate
tend and nurture it will grow
not enough, stunt, it’s slow
too much drains the natural flow
would anybody ever really think
too much love and it’s over the brink
strike the balance, find your feet
then all around will tap to the beat
strong, decisive, apply what you know
now you’re gardening in rhythmic flow
full of joy the learning’s life long
creating, just being and singing your song
