First Wild Salad of the Season 19th March 2017

I was so happy to see dandelions growing strong, then noticed a few other edible weeds. Before I knew it I had lunch all sorted.

Delicious.

Wild salad from the garden

From left to right, wood sorrel, dandelion, Jack-in-the-hedge.

 I wasn't as happy to see this next one, but decided to pull it and eat it too, ground elder.

Last but not least salad Burnet.

Salad Burnet

Dandelion

Ground Elder

Jack-in-the-hedge

The following day, and I could swear there was no sign of it the previous day, I discovered wild garlic.

Wild garlic

Wild garlic in the raspberry bed

Garden Diary in Pictures March 2017

Crocus in full bloom by the public path.

Primroses below the lavender by the garden steps

Hellebore under the pear tree

Garden Picture Diary February 2017

 24th February 2017

Daffodils

Poor little primrose

Apple tree

Crocus

Last years leeks knocked over by the snow

I'm very excited about this mullein.

Garden Picture Diary January 2017

Since moving house two years ago a new hobby has jumped into my path, and my new best friend is Monty Don, not that he knows it. Yes, I've taken up gardening. The owner's daughter asked if I'd like to take over the care of the garden as it had become much too much for her mother. With the warning that it wouldn't be a perfectly kept Swiss garden, I've never done any gardening in my life, I agreed to give it a go.

14th January 2017

Garden path to road

Front of house, terrace and top of pear tree above the wall.

To the street

My mess behind the house

24th January 2017

Front of house from street

This is the fruit and vegetable garden. Pear tree left of steps, apple tree right of steps. Canes for raspberries, summer and autumn fruiting. Far right of picture are red currant bushes tied up with string to protect them from the snow. Strawberries, cultivated and wild, under the snow.

Garden from street

At the garden gate