My wedding

When i started this blog i intended it to record my garden as a process, from conception to realisation. BUT in a sudden resurgance of enthusiasm i feel like writing about my upcoming wedding. The theme is a "bohemian circus" and i have many pictures for inspiration, but am struggling to make my vision a reality on our tight budget. BUT where thers a will theres a way...

Embroidery

In the spirit of all things flowery, it is a very rainy day and i am working on my new "thing", an embroidery that the mother in law had tucked away in a suitcase. I am in love with the colours of embroidery floss, it's like painting with the best and most vivid thick oils.

My plants are loving this rain after all the sunshine of the last week, and it is suddenly so warm! I can positively hear them slurping up the watery goodness. A false spring me thinks, it certainly FEELS like spring, but surely not in August?!

Strawberries

Another stunner day, did alot of weeding YAY! Took Ishta to playgroup at Steiner school this morning then spent the whole afternoon in the garden planting strawberries. It was slightly a mission as i had to first move the strawflower seedlings that had sprouted up in the vege garden, then move over some compost, pick out all the centipedes for my dear son to "play" with, THEN plant the strawberries. I got these ones from the gorgeous lady at the farmers market who sells the edible plants. She is such a funny old hippy, i love her. She sells the most amazing herbs, and next week i am going to buy a blackcurrant bush from her.

My most gorgeous fiance cooked dinner tonight, and now he is going to babysit while i go to my Soul Doll workshop. We are apparently meditating on our 14-21st years tonight, which may be heavy as those were some particularly dark years for me... but its a lovely supportive atmosphere to explore them in, plus Osha always has REALLY good rosehip tea...

Indian summer?

It is a phenomenally beautiful day, it is a crime to be inside on the computer, but sean has taken the kids out and i just wanted to post a quick blog before they get back! I have some compost to spread, it hasn't rotted down as well as i had hoped. Apparently there is a real art to making compost which i have yet to delve into passionately, my style is just chuck it all in there and hope it magically transforms into nourishing crumbly goodness for my garden beds...

And check out all my seedlings a-sprouting! My gorgeous sean built this little hidey away around the side of the garage which is a total sun-trap, and my babies love it! The only downside is i think my neighbours may get to eavesdrop on all the secrets and wisdom that i reveal as i chat away to my lovelies...

Petit gardens

Aside from my larger flower bed and the two raised beds in the back, i have many little sneaky spots filled up with any type of pot, box or container i can find. Apparently bulbs do quite well in pots, as do herbs (for scented foilage) and sunflowers. And of course i have had raging success with marigolds (which are not actually for the market bouquets but for my wedding) so if everything else blooms as successfully i will be making mucho grande posies...

Lovely anenomes

The weather has been great and the moon calender says it's time to plant seeds! Yay!! I jumped the gun and got in some jade sunflowers and more calendulas and some nigella sown direct on my birthday, just cos the time was gifted to me and i couldn't let it go to waste! So it will be interesting to see how the two compare, if the seeds planted on the dark moon thrive or not. Today i will try get in some more sunflowers, some zinnias, caryopteris, more cosmos, salvia, and delphinium. And some anise hyssop for delicious scent and foliage. God damn i hope something grows... faith. I have the coolest sunflowers, apricot coloured and with twisty petals. I did the big summer order from kings seeds last week, so hard to hold off until spring, but my little greenhouse should help everything through the next month, fingers crossed! Please join me in crossing our fingers for good growing...

Birthday dinner

Last night was really lovely. Despite all the family pulling out and opting to stay home in bed due to illness aplenty, we had a gorgeous little dinner for my gorgeous little girl. We had mulled wine warmed in the crock pot and a birthday berry trifle, which are incidentally my favourites. We listened to music and chatted into the night, and Ishta provided the entertainment, just as a good hostess should, by dancing to everything from Biggie and Meth to Mazzy Star. The girl has got mad skills...

A 1st birthday table

Blowing out candles with uncle David