March 10th is a big day in my life. It’s my birthday (presents and cake welcome if you’re that way inclined). Not only that, it’s the two year anniversary of my plot. So, it’s a double birthday celebration tomorrow. Just wanted to share a few photographs of the plot from the last two years and a little story with each to explain the processes, simply hover over each image or click on the first one to scroll through them. Thank you all for reading and for all the support over the past two years. Big things coming in the coming weeks/months in the garden, watch this space.
Now, to go cry into my birthday cake and lament my misspent youth. Hold me.
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- Day one
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- First dig
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- First plan, quickly changed to make room for….
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- some raised beds (that’s my friend Mark helping me out).
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- Took a full 7 days of backbreaking work
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- My first major planting project, my asparagus trench
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- Yummy Rhubarb!
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- Had to install a windbreak to protect the rhubarb from the wind
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- And of course, no garden is complete without a shed, so I had to get myself one
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- Glorious green plot in the first summer
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- …complete with serious weeds
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- Then, I decided to pretty up the beds
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- ..so I painted them blue
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- Then I decided I needed a herb feature
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- It’s now my favourite part of the plot
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- Changed the location of the plot entrance to make the herb bed the first feature you see
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- Starting to kit out the tunnel
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- March 8th 2014
What a manificient job you did! It looks amazing. What is the wind screen made out of? Have you talked to your allotment neighbors if it works well? We live in a very windy place I would love to know the products name to check it out in my area. I like that it won’t block the sunligt. That has been a concern for us in other wind protection products that we have looked into. I would be greatful for the information.
Honey
Thanks. As far as I know, it’s just called wind break netting, or wind break garden mesh, should be available to buy in most decent garden centres.
Thank you. I will look into it. Happy belated birthday by the way. Thanks for the tip on the wind break garden mesh.
Honey
What a transformation! Wonderful effort and adaptability. And happy birthday to both you and your plot!
Thank you 🙂
HI Fiona. Happy birthday. I love that time of year in the gardening calendar. Each bed is full of the hope of the new season and you have created a lovely space, I hope you have a fabulous day and an amazing harvest in months to come. Cheers Sarah : o )
Thanks Sarah, can’t wait until the beds are overflowing with produce again, won’t be long now 🙂
You share a birthday with my son, who turned 8 yesterday. Great looking garden, too. I was just looking at a council plot this morning, but living in a foreign country (Spain), I have no idea who to contact about it or how to go about getting one. Anyway, happy birthday and merry gardening!
Thanks 🙂 My plot is actually privately owned, was trying for a council plot but the waiting list is crazy long, at least 5 years most places here in Ireland. I do know of a UK incentive started by hugh fearnley whittingstall of River Cottage, called Landshare, (link below), maybe someone there could put you wise to something similar in Spain? Might be worth a shot.
http://www.landshare.net
Happy Be-lated Birthday! Hope you had an awesome you day!!!!!! The garden is looking Great!!! That soil is going to make some tasty veggies 🙂