Where Have I Been??

It has been quite a while since my last post. When I started, there was plenty of enthusiasm and was posting about once a week. As the novelty wore off a bit I thought once a month was adequate though have not even manged thst recently!! So I apologise if you have missed me.

To recap on whats been happening.....

We have been incredibly busy this spring, in fact busier than ever before. Its mainly been with existing clients wanting more rather than new gardens needing help. The pace hasn't yet calmed down either, yesterday I finally got around to getting to the nurseries to buy more lovely plants, my favourite part of the job :)

One of the plants I bought was one I haven't seen for a long time, just had to have it (I think it will end up in my garden!) Its a Lespedeza thunbergii (Bush Clover), a beautiful arching shrub with racemes of pea like rose/purple flowers in Autumn.

Available here at Burncoose Nurseries 

Our garden is still a long way off showing you guys, might never happen!! The only veg we have are potatoes and a few broad beans. I still haven't planted the courgettes. Oh, nearly forgot, we have tomatoes in our greenhouse.The fruit seem to be doing well this year, plenty of apples growing, a few plums and some strawberries ripening too. My roses have been really good so far, lots of flowers on my Pat Austin. Still havent got a lawn, the old one being removed as it was so poor. Crikey, sounds like my garden is quite big, but alas no, still I can pack a lot of plants in a small space :)

We had a holiday in the Lake District, which was lovely, though our dog was very ill on the last night, after possibly eating something bad. Thankfully she's back to her happy self.
During our holiday we took a lovely walk from Ambleside around Loughrigg  Fell which had a bit of everything - moor, woodland, river, lake and even two caves. I love it there!

Here's a few pics

Just a few, the weather wasn't on our side so was a bit too dull to take any decent shots.

While there, we took the opportunity to drive to the north of the national park to see the rather magnificent Blencathra, or Saddleback Mountain. It really is an amazing sight. It rises up from level ground and stands alone away from other mountains. 

I know of  a film maker, Terry Abraham, who is in the process of filming a documentary on Blencathra and the people who live and work around it. It won't be completed until May 2016, though you can buy his previous film about Scafell Pike,  another famous mountain in the Lakes. It's a fascinating film, you can buy it here Scafell Pike - Life of a Mountain

Time for a break now, am feeling under the weather as have been up most of the night with a sore throat! Be back soon :)