It's likely that next year I will live in a house without a garden OR a balcony. Yes, really! I will be reading all of your gardening blogs next summer and feeling very jealous. I will do what I can on a windowsill, but I doubt it will be very much. I will have a garden one day though, so here is my dream garden/vegetable patch for whenever we get a house and garden of our own.
Raspberries - I LOVE raspberries, I would like to have a whole row of raspberry canes so that I can grow more raspberries than I know what to do with.
Peas and beans - these were really easy to grow so I definitely want to grow them again. I'd like to make a pretty structure out of canes for them to grow on. And at ground level I should finally get some bees!
Sweetpea - I was very jealous of other bloggers this year who had a supply of sweetpea flowers to bring into their houses. I'd like to dot sweetpeas among my vegetables.
Lettuce - I would like to have a patch for lettuce where I can plant all my favourite varieties (I like delicate leaves and I really want to try some rainbow chard) and never have to pay supermarket prices again.
Apple tree - I would love a fruit tree of some sort. I know they take ages to grow but it will be worth it.
Lemon tree - as above. Imagine being able to pick your own lemons!
Lemon tree - as above. Imagine being able to pick your own lemons!
Herbs - I would love some big herb pots so that whatever I am cooking I can pop out with the scissors and get some fresh herbs to go with it. I'll keep growing heartsease too so that I can add the petals into salads.
Chillies - if I've got a sunny indoor spot I will definitely grow chillies again, they were great. I also think I am becoming slightly more tolerant to spicy things. Slightly!
Carrots - you can't beat the taste of home grown carrots. I didn't grow them this year as it's not too easy on a balcony but when I have actual ground, I will.
So that's my dream garden....I hope it will come true some day!
So that's my dream garden....I hope it will come true some day!
That's a terrific list! Keep dreaming and your fingers crossed that one day you'll be able to grow and eat all of them! Flighty xx
ReplyDeleteRachel you've done so well this year and your love of growing plants really shows - if you have no garden to call your own, have a look at Landshare - a project set up by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall where people share their gardens for food growing. I really hope that we're able to read more of your exploits soon! V. best wishes, Caro xx
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