Where have I been??

Wow - where has all that time gone since I last wrote here?? Well I can tell you now that we have bought a brand new house and it has taken an awful lot of time and effort to get sorted. Am exhausted but loving it too. However juggling a busy business, home life and a new property has stretched my brain to it's limits, so it's high time I got out in the garden, back to my therapy for unwinding. Hopefully this year's blog will again chart my trials and tribulations in the garden peppered with some successes of course.

I've managed to prune my roses, using the new Radius Bypass pruner - proving good so far and no exposed spring clip to catch your skin in!!.
The Radius Transplanter also featured recently in the Mail Weekend magazine and I am loving the ergonomically designed handles. If you do a lot in the garden these will help ease hand strain.
In the veg patch I've only set 6 new potatoes - Charlotte, so far. Ground is a little cold and now very soggy since it has rained here everyday since the hosepipe ban!!

At least my water butts are nice and full and all watering cans are kept topped up - have quite a colourful awray of them here including a beautiful pink Haws can, alongside the Daisy and Thoughtful Gardener cans

In the greenhouse I am nuturing along a few Mangetout plants which are not looking too bad at the mo and there are also some baby tomato plants and lettuce coming along nicely.

The rockeries are looking good although the tete a tetes daffs were over very quickly due to that hot spell in March I think. I've also added three of the new bird feeders in orange which are a colourful addition and are already attracting small birds into the garden which I can watch from the window as I work!!
Hopefully tomorrow the rain will hold off and I can enjoy a few hours outside before it's back to work on Monday but at least I'm doing something I enjoy!! Will keep you updated too! Enjoy your gardens whatever the weather this weekend.

Laura Ashley range

We have been very busy bees at the Garden Divas camp just lately with loads of new products coming on board and customers shopping early for Christmas. It's not leaving much time for anything else at the moment but I did manage an hour in the garden on Wednesday morning this week and I still say it is the BEST therapy - felt really energised by the fresh air. Just did a bit of weeding and potted up some planters with dwarf tulips and violas - I prefer violas to larger pansies myself. My supplier was selling the bulbs off so they were a bargain - I am always a bit late in setting spring bulbs but they don't seem to come to any harm!!


Anyway Christmas is coming and I am delighted to say that we now have a few pieces from the Laura Ashley range including this beautiful Heart Shaped Gift Basket
on offer until Christmas at £34.95 (RRP £39.95)

More Gift Sets from Laura Ashley are expected early 2011 - not in time for Christmas sadly but keep an eye on the site in the New Year - they are lovely.

Another brill new product which we think will fly out is the Kneelo - a revolutionary modern garden kneeler from Burgon & Ball which comes in stunning colours and should be very kind to your knees! A sure hit Christmas present at £14.95

We have also introduced a small Wildlife section with MiniBugs habitats for ladybirds and other insects, posh Birdie Bistros and a cute Bird Seed Tree (with added snow)!! I have a Norwegian Spruce in the garden and I am going to hang several of these on it- should look lovely and Christmassy and it will keep the birds happy.

Go on - be nice to the birds in your garden too.