Every year we seem to get more organised earlier in the year. This year both gardens are in great shape, and we are spending some time most days, weeding, planting, watering (it has been dry) and generally gardening!
My garden looks more like a jungle every year:
And last year’s compost heap is a mound of lovely rich soil.
My bed of strawberries is almost all weed-free, mulched with pine needles and horse manured over. A few onions got missed last year, and are now growing again.
Sophie’s garden is even more organised. Beautiful.
And this is before the main spring plantings have been done – lots of seedlings are still coming up in trays under plastic, and will be transplanted over the coming weeks and months.
NO-WORK GARDEN
Author – Bob Flowerdew
Lots of common sense stuff from the great Bob. Nicely produced large size, paperback book – for beginners and experienced alike. And, best of all, it promotes and explains environmentally sound strategies.
Looks fantastic! Oh how we dream of one day being able to actually grow something … last year we managed herbs when we were stationary for a few months, maybe we need to think of ideas for a transportable camper garden – I’m not sure!
Hi Sophie and Andy,
Those are wunderful pictures!
We now move our house in the city and found a big garden and we have started planting everything and making as possible of a permaculture approach.
It’s so funny to see this. In our case, I am also less organized than my dear love. Women seem to have an abbility to make a garden less than a jungle than us
Anyways, we have planted besides the common stuff, things like tiger nuts, skirret, black potatoes, salsify, jerusalem and chinese artichokes, and a lot of wild flowers by seed. We have also tried some no-dig raised beds, we will wait to see the results.
I will post this week photos on our blog http://www.cantinhoverde.blogspot.com
ps: we’re portuguese but currently living in Vienna
All the joys to you both
hi paulo
how fantastic that you have a big garden now! but i was always sooo impressed with all the things you grew at your apartment
i actually prefer andy’s garden and wish mine looked more like a “jungle” but, as i don’t have so much energy/strength mine is made so it’s easy to push a wheelbarrow round.
bjs
oh … and thanks for reminding us of your website, when we lost the old blog we lost all our links too
Im so envious of your surroundings, it looks absolutely beautiful. Good luck with your crop growing.
Your surroundings are absolutely beautiful, I love portugal.
Thanks for the pics.