Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, Thyme...

I had a quick walk around the garden yesterday, it doesn't take long as its pretty small, but the first thing you notice is the Thyme growing near the kitchen door. Its in flower at the moment and is so pretty. The plant itself is probably outgrowing its space in the bed but its my most used herb and I love having there, just one step out onto the patio whatever the weather.

It was only taking a quiet stroll around that I realised quite how many different herbs I actually have dotted about.  

The bay used to be in a big pot on the patio, but after a number of years it was suffering badly, so a couple of years ago we planted in the bed next to a large rosemary and it has bounced back and is looking great. The only problem we have with the Bay and rosemary is that they are the end of the garden and whenever we want a leaf or two we have to walk across the grass and that's no fun when its dark, wet and muddy. A path is on our ever growing list of things to do.

Theres mint, but that's mostly growing up through the uneven patio slabs, looking a mess and a new sage plant that's so tiny at the moment that it's hardly deserves a mention, but I have high hopes for it throughout the summer. Coriander has been sown and is currently growing in little pots on the spare bedroom windowsill. 

Thyme

Chives

Parsley

Feverfew

Oregano

Rosemary

Bay

Garden update

Its been a week since the girls were moved to the bottom of the garden and they are really not happy about it. They walk up and down the fence like lions in a cage, but its the company they seem to miss the most. So time is taken out every day to sit in the enclosure with them, chat to them and get shouted back in return. 

Quiet a lot has been done to make the garden look like a garden again. We have redone the herb bed. We now have Chives, Oregano, Marjoram, Rosemary, Lavender, Sorrel, Thyme, Sage and have sowed the parsley, rocket and coriander seeds. We have strawberry plants along the bottom edge too and I'm also trying to bring the Bay back to life.

We moved a lilac from another bed where it couldn't be seen, its only a small one and me being me originally planted it in completely the wrong place, but so far it seems to have taken quite well to its new environment. The chickens only managed to eat the bottom of it, so hopefully it will do its best this year to get new leaves. I've also planted a rose that has been hanging around in a pot in the front garden for a long time, along with more flower seeds and a peony for free.

Another bed dug and another plant planted, I've been after a Buddleia for ages and found this variegated one at a very good price. Hopefully the birds, bees and butterflies will now start getting attracted to my desert, I mean garden. I've also planted some bulbs for more colour.

Now I know that none of this looks great, but it definitely looks 100% better then last week.  I've even made a start on cleaning the garden furniture. Who knew that chairs could become so green, or so white again with just soapy water, a scrubbing brush and elbow grease...

The best thing though is that Spring has finally arrived to the garden and the blossom is finally out.

On the cherry tree

On the tiny little plum tree planted last year

And thinking about it on the equally small apple tree

Oh and I've got flowers, just the one tub so far!