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.

Saturday, 16 April 2011

Greenery

I just can't get over how quickly spring has arrived this year after such a hard winter. It's like someone opened a trapdoor and let out all the greenery in one flush. The other morning I was sat looking out of the kitchen window and realised all the leaves were out in view when only 2 weeks ago there were merely twigs, amazing! This weekend, all the borders have filled out and my cherry tree is in blossom


The weeping silver birch has burst it's buds (this tree was in a pot at our wedding)


The geranium I planted beneath this tree only a month or so ago has romped away as is now in flower


and my special white tulips are in full bloom, I don't remember the variety but they have spiked tips which give them an unusual shape. Wish I had jotted down their name now!


Even my lilac tree looks like it will bloom tomorrow, which happened many weeks later last year.

So it really feels like May already, which leaves me to fear a little the coming weeks of weather, will it return to a chilly damp spring like last year?

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