About me



I'm a half Finnish designer who has since taken a break to bring up my children. I used to work in Graphic Design, but now I prefer working with textiles and illustration. This blog is about my allotment and garden. I have been gardening for many years and grew up watching my mum and dad do the same. I began my allotment in Jan 2010 in memory of my father who passed a way just before then. I also love cooking and finding inventive and delicious ways to make my produce into meals. I'm growing with my experiences, and welcome any helpful advice! Sometime soon I hope to use my garden as inspiration for my art.

Thursday 24 March 2011

Things going in and things coming up

Lots of my seeds have germinated this week, thanks to the warm spell, they include:

Jolant leeks
Golden Bear onions
Mignonette annuals
Larkspur annuals
Sunflowers (some ridiculously giant variety for the kids)

So in celebration I sowed some more flowers, some for pollination on the plot, some for cutting:

Russian marigold (and I mean Russian!, I liked the look of the packet)

 
Whilst doing so I marvelled at the variety in shape, size and colour of the seeds, doesn't nature package them wonderfully!
Canterbury bells 
Miniature marigolds, the seeds of which are beautiful, like black and white fans

and morning glory
As well as new sowings, I'm pleased with the progress of other plants, happily putting on mm's by the day
Florence Fennel

Jaguar pea


Drumhead red cabbage


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