It’s warming up and spring seems to have arrived, so we are back out there and kick-starting Project Garden again. It’s all gone a little quiet over the last few weeks, but the plans have continued forming, and so now I need to do something about them!
As always, my mum is on hand to help! We made a start a couple of days ago, and it did feel nice to be back out there. I spotted a few flowers out and shoots coming through…
We planted up some Asiatic lilies, which were a lovely gift from Iona at Redpeffer, and I’m so looking forward to seeing them bloom..
The children enjoyed some bubbles time (Boo chased them, Little Man stood right in front of the machine and laughed as they hit him!)
And then Mum (I’m not going to lie – it wasn’t me!) cut back the clematis climbing all over the shed, planted up a new daisy and mowed the lawn – yes, yes, I know, you all want her! It all looks loads tidier for it.
I’m very conscious of how bare the fence looks, as it was a new one put in last year, but I’m hoping that as the weather warms, the many climbers that I planted last year will start to come into their own and cover it up.
Mum is coming over again tomorrow, so we will make more progress, and then we really need to get that shed down behind the rockery mound. There is another shed behind that one, so we’ll have to move a few things about and de-clutter them to do this. Once that’s done, we can start to level what was the rockery, and get going on the cut flower patch, fruit area and wildlife garden. Boo is particularly keen to help us make the wildlife garden, and I’m certain she’ll be very interested in the fruit once it starts to grow!
Have you been getting outside into your garden now that the weather is a little warmer?
I’m linking this post up with the brilliant #ThePrompt, with this week’s quote, Spring is the time of plans and projects – Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, and the fabulous #HowDoesYourGardenGrow? – click on each button to read more fabulous posts joining in.
It is lovely that the weather’s warming up. Your garden is looking so neat, wish I could say the same!
Thanks, all thanks to my mum!
it’s funny because soon it will be too hot for us to be getting out in the garden but in the meanwhile, yes, we have been getting out there. we got an asiatic lily in ours too 🙂
Of course – oh to be too hot here!
Looks like you’ve been making the most of the warm weather. So many little buds on the plant with the white flowers, are they some sort of primroses? The cut flower patch is a lovely idea!
Thanks. I think it’s a kind of daisy. I’m desperate to get going on that cut flower patch!
Your garden is looking lovely, how fab to have so many helping hands.
Loving the bubbles and looking forward to seeing the Asiatic lilies from Iona at Redpeffe bloom.
Thank you. It would not be looking lovely if it weren’t for my mum!
ooh i’ ve had my kids outside grafting too #hdygg
Has to be done!
Your mum is fab, does she visit other bloggers too?! All the plans you have are very exciting and I hope the lillies give you a great deal of pleasure 🙂
Nope, not for hire – I need her here! Lots to do, but hopefully we’ll get there. And thanks so much again – looking forward to seeing them flower 🙂
isn’t it lovely to have the warmer weather… we spent most of last weekend in our garden and it was blissful. I love that your Mum is so helpful in the garden… exactly what my Mum would do, bless her! x
She’s brilliant! Loving this sunshine, hoping it lasts…!
We too have new fence that’s glaringly bare. I don’t think it helps that for 6 months there was no fence up at all, now it all feels quite penned in. So good to be out mowing the grass though isn’t it? Loving the light in your tops photos – glorious!
That must feel strange every time you look out then. Yes, mowing just neaten a it out there instantly, too! And thank you 🙂
Awww look at the colors! Nice to look at at this cold gloomy day.
Ah, thank you x
I am lucky my husband is a gardener so he always cuts the grass! Great to see you have been outside enjoying the sunshine, cant wait to see what the asiatic lilies are like when they flower.
I don’t mind doing it, but don’t object if others want to! It’s great to be out 🙂
Ooh it is looking lovely, but I bet you can;t wait to get that shed down! Your mum is such a trooper, she is welcome to help a ours anytime she likes 😀 xxx #hdygg
Desperate to get rid and get going! She’s fab, and totally committed to my project only! X
This weather has been lovely hasn’t, such an exciting time of year xxx
Beautiful sunshine 🙂
Your daffodils seem to be at the same stage as mine – are you as excited as me to see them open up?!
Yes! I keep looking out there eagerly!
I SO wish the weather would cooperate here and I could get outside. It will be 75 one day and 35 the next! It’s so crazy and I’m ready for Spring. Hopefully I will have a garden this year!
How frustrating for you! Hard to get going out there with weather like that.
Your garden is looking fab! Lovely photos. x #HDYGG
Thanks very much x
Sounds like you (and your wonderful sounding Mum) are making great progress. I reckon though, that if you do nothing else other than mow the lawn the garden will look so much better for it. And it makes everything smell of Spring!
Yes, you’re so right! Mowing made it look tidy immediately, and I love the smell x
oh your garden and your children are adorable i love that bubbles shot i bet you took your time to capture that they are tricky buggers to photograph
Thanks so much – I do quite like the kids ;-)! I took a lot of bubbles shots to get that one!
Does your mum take bookings?! I have severe lawn envy right now *curses the chooks* 😉
No, step away! I need her! She is fabulous 🙂 We thought about getting chickens, but I suspected they’d ruin the garden, so we changed our minds!
What a lovely helpful mother you have! The garden and the blog are looking good!
She is the best! And thanks very much on both counts 🙂
Your garden is looking beautiful. The wildlife garden sounds like an exciting project. Can’t wait to read about it! #ThePrompt
Thank you. Oh yes, that part should be lots of fun to do 🙂
I’m very jealous, I desperately want to get stuck into my garden plans but the weather won’t cooperate, we’re still under snow here, send us some spring weather will you?! #ThePrompt
Oh no! I’ll send over what I can 😉
Like Lou, I’m rather jealous 🙂 Loving all your plans and progress. I want daffodils! Thanks so much for linking to #ThePrompt x
Thank you. You’ll get spring soon! X
Wow your garden is looking fabulous Jocelyn – you’ve been a busy bean! We’ve done nothing so far but really need to soon, it’s become a bit wild!
Thank you. Been out there again today – lots to do!
You are much more impressive gardener than me. I struggle to grow anything other than for eating purposes. Such a lovely variety of colours
No, no, my mum is the impressive gardener! It just happens to be my garden 🙂
Ooh lovely garden!
We are off to buy a new BBQ for our tiny little courtyard if that counts as gardening?!
#ThePrompt
Of course it does! X
Your mum sounds great Jocelyn! My mother in law is a real gardener too and sometimes she pops over to help out or gives us a bit of advice too which is nice. Nice pictures of what’s going on, it always feels tidier when the lawn is mowed and the sun is out! #ThePrompt
She is the very best 🙂 Yep, they instantly make it nicer! We’ve been out there again today, so making progress slowly.
I want to know more about the wildlife garden – love the idea.
I (& Boo) am so excited to get going on that part! I will most certainly be posting updates 🙂
I’ve yet to give our lawn the first mow. We’ve just moved in here and the lawn has lots of moss in it which I’ve never had to deal with before so I need to find out what to do about that.
I want to create a wildlife garden at some stage as well. I really want a small pond for frogs!
Love the bubbles shot 🙂
The mowing makes such a difference – hope you can figure out the moss. Hopefully we’ll sort the wildlife garden in the next couple of months, & I will report back! And yes, it wouldn’t be complete without frogs!
You’re garden is shaping up nicely. We’re also planning a nature area for this year!!
Thank you. Oh, we can inspire each other!
Isn’t it great to get outside! I love seeing everything come back to life x #HDYGG
It’s lovely to see it all 🙂
Lovely photos – it’s definitely been a weekend for gardening!
Absolutely. Nice to get a few things done 🙂
Your garden looks lovely! Gardening really isn’t my thing – luckily my husband loves it so I just let him get on with it and enjoy the results! I am looking forward to better weather though so I can start playing in the garden with Toby, we got a bubble machine for Christmas which hasn’t even been taken out of the box yet!
We got our two a bubbles machine for Christmas, too – they love it! Enjoy when the time comes 🙂
I’m going to be taking some pics of our planting efforts as soon as the shoots appear (she says hopefully!) but the pics won’t be as good as yours (not fishing for compliments!!). Grass had its first cut this week. Sowed tomato, strawberry and pansy seeds just today in fact. If they don’t ‘come good’ at least we had fun trying 😉 will be pinning the gardening efforts too! *excited*
Sounds like you’re getting loads done! Look forward to seeing it all, & I’m quite sure the photos will be lovely x