Day 1: Before...

Today is the first day of our Easter holidays. So to chart progress I have taken some 'before shots' to see how well we do. So, here are some photos of our garden and a general idea of the amount of work we have to do!!

This is the salad bed we started last summer. It is somewhat overgrown now and probably my main task for this week. Due to lack of depth of soil it will be turned into a rockery with some herbs and heathers and pots.

This is the view from the top of the garden. It is very steep and will be levelled. Currently there are no plans for this space. Some raised beds, mini fruit garden and decking (hopefully a mediterraenean bar!)

And this is the patio. We're hoping to have a bbq on it on sunday, so this is priority number 1. Thankfully all it needs is a bit of a tidy up.

And off to the garden centre....

Summer's here

The clocks have gone forward...and hayfever has struck! Great! But I will not let it get to me and it won't stop me from working in the garden.

I gave up on my lettuce, and planted Jalepno peppers instead, leaving the lettuce to Matthew. I have also discovered that the Rocket I planted last year has grown again. It has to be the easiest salad leaf to grow - and definately my favourite!!

Very excited though as we have managed to take off the Thursday and Tuesday either side of Easter in an attempt to make a mark on the garden. So expect lots more blogging and, finally, some photos!