In memory of Dad.....

It has been over a year now since I have last posted. My inspiration left me for some time... In memory of my wonderful Dad I now hope to pick up where I left off....

All systems go!

Well the garden is in full swing yet again and after the recent rain -blooming!

Now the work begins again...strawberries first this week...with the others coming along nicely...not much chance for a break...

But we did get the pool up and I have managed a couple of times to get in and relax!


Maybe next week we will have more time?....

Garden Visitors

We have been busy trying to encourage some different guests into the garden.....

We have some house martins already nesting ...they seem happy enough even though we are currently painting the house! We have painted round them..:-)

This is the first box of many that we hope to place in the garden.
This one was a birthday gift for me from a neighbour ...






we will see what decides to move in....

Happy Easter!!!

Happy Easter to all!!!

It is great to see some of the old traditions being kept in the village ....

And everything is in bloom.....

I just love this time of year when everything is coming to life...
........and we begin again...

New beginnings

Although the garden looks a little crazy at the moment with all the plastic bottles it will not be long before these little beauties will be revealed!


Under each bottle a new rose...well 95% of them anyway.... which is a good result.





The new red currants are budding nicely.....



And finally some colour emerging!

All the best for 2011!

Best wishes...

Time to feed the birds!

Well the snow has started falling and it's time to get busy again....






All the feeders are out ....and with their new fat balls the birds are loving it!!!!

Ready for winter

Well that time of year has come along again!
I can't believe it has come so quick though this year....


We have been busy finishing off the harvesting..:-)....far too many carrots...note to self...much less next year...though I say this every year!





We have taken lots and lots of rose cuttings and hopefully most of the will survive under their bottles....






And the onions and garic are once again seeded....and it will be time now to pack away all the garden furniture...until next year..:-(

I hate this bit!

frosts

Well the first frost came today....a little too early for my liking....

We kept warm by wrapping up the pool house....it looks quite sweet like this!
We have left the door openings so we can still get inside .....

5 Years!

5 years today we moved to Srebarna...the time has gone so fast!
But we could not let it pass without a celebration with the neighbours!


Cheers!!!!!









For more pics.....http://srebarna.spaces.msn.com/

Getting colder......

Temeratures are noticeably cooler now and the pool has been packed away until next year.:-(


The last of the tomatoes...harvested...but still much more to do.....



















Some wonderful visitors!

Sometimes nature needs a helping hand....

I spotted this bee not doing very well at all...

So I placed it under a bottle in the sun....with some honey..:-)





After a while it began to move and to eat....so I removed the bottle




It took a little walk about....



Then....30 minutes later...all back to normal....:-)))))

Harvest time -A garden update

Harvest time is here...seems so quick to have come around...

Everything seems ready all at once....
This year I have picked and frozen most of the peppers....




With the chillies I have dried them and they smell delicious....ready for the blender now












All the fruits are ready too...apples..blackberries ...raspberries and plums..
been busy making jam......



The garden is still looking lovely despite being so very, dry again.



They say rain for the next few days which will be wonderful...for all the plants and the wildlife....