A rainy walk around the back garden...

Worth a look for the tea and sponge cake..just right

Hi Beverley ..
I enjoyed the tour, thank you ...
You have lots of areas of pretty planting ...
.. and those little gem lettuces are very promising :o)

Your garden is coming on really well. It's made a big leap since we last saw it. Looking good!
I like the colour of your shed and I like the shady corner - good choices of plants there. Enjoy!

Its all we can do isn`t it, I did one yesterday so can join you in a slice when my cuppa is ready, lol.
Your garden is coming on well Beverley, I know we are a tad fedup with the constant rain but boy our gardens are coming on in leaps and bounds, I did manage a few mins in the g'house but thats about all today....

Thanks everyone for your kind comments as always....i agree with you Lincslass all this rain is making our garden come on in leaps and bounds isn't it? Lots of new growth which is great...glad you were able to get into the greenhouse if only for a bit :)

your garden looks lovely, bet it will look super in the height of summer:-) nice cake too, bet it didnt last long!

Nice blog, and much to look forward to :o)
I hope you enjoyed your cuppa ...

nice blog , this damn weather was okay for a week but here we had 2 full dry days in April and weekend more - a lot more! weather said 65% more than usual. we got rid of our grass for it got flooded a lot - glad we did this month. Gravel does drain loads better and easier to maintain :)))))))))

Great choice of plants , bought some hollyhocks and foxgloves this year never had them before - and arthur bell rose is a corker of a rose !!!

lupins are a fav of mine also , lots of great plants and nice cake :D

That is such a transformation and all so thoughtfully done with your choice of plants.
I can just imagine how it will be sitting under your arch taking time to relax and enjoy your peaceful looking garden.

Thanks for your lovely comments...yep cake only lasted a couple of days!! Think we will have to put in a gravel path as our lawn gets flooded a lot too Paul. We are in the process of digging up our existing lawn and replacing it with fresh turf as it is patchy and compacted - the new border shows the grass up now! lol... :-))))

I had lots of problems with ours - I got so fed up with it I had to remove it - our garden gets a lot of shade in winter

Sludgy grass is a pain isn't it? Your garden looks fab with your gravel garden/paths..you can add many alpines and plants to soften them and add interest like you have!! Our garden like yours gets quite a lot of shade in wintertime from the conifers and trees surrounding our garden... it doesn't really dry out properly so the garden can be a touch 'glastonbury-esque' at times...always wearing wellies to take the weeds out!!!! lol.... :))) gravel is the way forward then!

It is a real nice feature I think - felt when I first ripped turf up stressed as once you commit that's it - I would suggest doing on a dry day and compacting the soil then adding gravel onto - rather than put blanket weed down - it's crap - smells and makes more weeds - you will love it :))))))

the transformation is stunning bev.So many interesting plants nicely placed.Alpines have hidden charms and give so much Sigh!!!!