Flitting....

Gosh,  I have missed the world of blogging. But P and I have been very busy. 

Here's a clue...

In Scotland moving house is called "Flitting". Although we're not actually at that stage yet.

It's a slow business this house selling. Gone are the days of lots of interest and a quick sale. So we have cleaned and cosseted the house within an inch of it's life. The dog and the cats are developing nervous twitches as the hoover comes out yet again and all their toys and dishes are cleared away!

But all this means that the garden has been sadly neglected. The basics have been done in the name of a sale and for photographs but seed sowing has been curtailed as has plant buying. There are no big projects just a bit of maintenance. 

Anyway the first stampede viewings are over and a bit of normality has returned so I'll be able to get out in the kitchen garden again as soon it stops raining. And there will also be time to catch up with other garden blogs!


The rest of the garden is growing apace due to the wet weather we're having at the moment.
I took some photos in between showers. Spring for me is always associated with lushness and fresh green growth. The spring flowers are a bonus.

 The magnolia and the camellias have put on a wonderful display this year. The early clematis are dripping with flowers and putting on masses of new growth.

Pots of tulips add some early colour and echo the camellia in the background. The camellia was in flower when we viewed the house eight years ago and it's still going strong.

Can you believe that we actually sat out with our coffee under the umbrella at the end of March? It was real t-shirt weather. It seems a distant memory...


So that's a quick catch-up on our garden. It sad to think that this probably be our last spring here...


The question is, would anyone out there like to buy a garden (with house attached)?