Margaret for you again

Hello there poppets, I'm back from the city, and as it was such a lovely day today I took some house photos!

Front porch


The backyard, down the side of the 'mess' shed -the original 1930s garage that we're keeping for the messy jobs such as gardening supplies, chicken feed and rogue furniture building. Not to be confused with the art shed, which is bungalow (behind me in this shot) that we'll be renovating for the studio.

A shot along the art studio wall, showing the wildness of early spring.

Froots! This is a picture from 2 weeks ago. They have since swollen:


...picture taken yesterday. :) They're apricots I think, and there's a mountain of them! We also have an apple, a peach, a necturine, figs, oranges (which is bursting with blossoms that smell diviiiiine), some sort of bramble I am hoping is rasberries (but blackberries are just as lovely thank you!) and the most exciting of all...


CHERRIES!! I have never had a cherry tree, I am so looking forward to plucking it's rounded rubies.

We set up the compost today as well, and hopefully should get those veggie beds dug as the earth is starting to warm. The roses are all going crazy, especially in the front garden. I've another front garden shot for you now, taken this afternoon. First let's remind ourselves of what we moved in with...


...not much fun, all dry and dead and looking a little unwanted. Soon into moving we'd cleared it...


...though that left it neat, it was a little bald. But now things have a foothold, and spring has coaxed a few weary heads....


Admittedly the golden afternoon sun is helping (and yes a few green spots here could officially be classed as weeds to those gardeners of the non-chaos school), but there's no denying how much lovelier the place is looking. here are a few detail shots:


My giant rabbit nestled under the white Japonica...


My housemates fairy toadstool...


Tulips in the afternoon sun...


The birdbath hidden in the roses. I love this, it reminds me of the Secret Garden!