Guess what - More gardening!

I've had a lovely day in the garden after a good lie in.

I've got a few changes to share with you too!

It doesn't seem to matter that I've been late planting these red onions, they're quite happily doing their thing.

Considering they were free, I am delighted to see the change. When I planted them, there was just one little sprout:

And now... well you can clearly see the difference!
*happy dance*

I started a late salad bar!:

I've started off four different types of lettuce including lollo rossa, saladin, little gem and lambs lettuce, I've also started off some spinach beet and the final pot is spring onions. I am fascinated to see if the spring onion do anything after a comment left by scarybex where she said that spring onion had failed in her garden. It made me want to try to grow some - I love a challenge!

Do you remember those games of 'spot the difference'? Well, we're going to have a little go now. I've helped you by focussing in on the workstation area in the garden - and yes, i added the water and pepsi max, they're not the difference... here you go - your two pictures:


Give up? OK, one the left you'll see three brown boxes with address labels in the window... on the right you'll see there's only one left! What does that mean I hear you ask? Well, it should mean that I've planted 200 bulbs but no... it means I've planted 100 and palmed 100 off to my mother. I convinced her that she needs 100 summer flowering bulbs... and I've put the address label on already, ready to be posted tomorrow. Only 100 bulbs left to go phew!
Here's where todays bulbs went:

You can see where I've watered with rainwater after planting the bulbs. Lets hope for flowers and colour. The first lot of bulbs I planted a couple of weeks ago look promising:

You can see I had to get right down on the ground to take this one! Looking good though aren't they? Lat time you saw them they looked like this:

Such a change from such humble beginnings!

I made one new addition to the garden today. See the clock? It was a present from my mum to my husband quite some time ago and although much admired, it sat sadly in it's box until now. It's quite meantingful to us because not only does it tell the time and on the back, the temperature, but the Rooster on top is symbolic to A. He was born in the year of the Rooster by Chinese Astrology and he's quite typical to the sign. This has been one of those 'keep meaning to get round to it' jobs, but when I finally got to do it today, it took only two minutes!



Another thing to cause delight and squees today has been this:

This mystery tree has revealed itself this year. Up until now it has sat there, produced blossom and then... nothing. Now we have plums! For the first time ever! There aren't many, but there are some and that's fabulous! I am plotting what to do with plums and looking up recipes already.. but if we get something like two plums, well, I'll still be chuffed. If we have a glut of plums though... I think we'll need a chest freezer!

The heat today was a surprise, and a welcome one, but my lifesaver has been this:

It's from Tesco and cost exactly £2.95. I've spent my time in between gardening with my feet dangling over the edge, taking in the sun and keeping my roots cool!

Finally, I'm going to cross post this last picture to a few places because I would like to know what it is. Hubs says it's a honeysuckle... any of you green thumbed lot know?:



I'm gonna wash my hands (they're still dirty lol) and then get on with crocheting Piotr's daughters blanket. It needs to be finished by Wednesday! Wish me luck!