lg cottage garden challenge for single mum help!

singlemum_to_3

just a quick note to all and a very big thankyou...hope you are all enjoying the weather only trouble is we now need to think about watering:doh:
will try and drop in later with the phots from face book of now to take DS3 to choir practice....!

ginnyknit

like the others say, tackle a bit at a time. If you clear all the garden you will be too worn out to deal with it all and be back to square one. Have a look on your local market if you have one and buy an odd plant here and there, other than that you can get cheapish seeds online. The supermarkets charge way too much for seeds. Maybe some sunflowers, start them indoors then plant out. The children will love them and you can dry the heads and use the seeds for homemade health bars - sooo much cheaper! Sometimes on freecycle type sites people give away plants, you may be lucky there. Good luck and most of all enjoy yourself

esmf73

Single Mum - where are you in the country? Some places have freecycle for plants - just join the group. Go to local fetes / school fares / jumble sales etc - as you may find plants for sale. For any extra plants / equipment - why not ask the local agricultural college? Sure they must have things that they will find that they don't need at the end of term.

Perhaps speak to your neighbours and see if they have any spare plants - and look on childrens TV website - like CBeebies, CBBC and CITV to see if there are any gardening programs which are giving away free seeds to children. Look on gardening magazine sites to see if they are giving away any freebies. Best of luck xx

singlemum_to_3

hi all and a good morning ...here are the photos please can you tell me if the link has worked ! sorry didnt work will try again!

singlemum_to_3

well here goes have put them on fliker
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61506408@N06/

Lotus-eater

singlemum_to_3 wrote: »

well here goes have put them on fliker
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61506408@N06/

Honestly, I am so jealous.

singlemum_to_3

well its eather this .. or a man! and i love gardening he he

all ideas welcome , log piles being built this weekind and sunflower seeds going in, i will take a few pickies of the plants my mum gave me maybe some one could tell me what a few of them are as i dont know,
feeling frustrated as i kneed to do lots of sewing today to earn some money...whould prefer to be outside

singlemum_to_3

xnatalie81x wrote: »

just wanted to say hi - i am also a single mummy to 4 children. I left my OH last April so nearly a year on and you will get through it - i have a humungous garden now and like you am trying to sort it into some sort of self-sufficient and nice place to be for me and the kiddies I also have lots of photos but a very wriggly 4.5mth old here so shall save these for another time - PM me if you want details to find me on facebook though as maybe we could spur each other on xxxxxx

thanks its good not to feel im doing this on my own..my ex oh left me for someone else and the sun and sand of spain! am trying to throw myself int the garden and paying of a huge mortgage, just feel very very lonly at the moment, and my spelling isnt brill ether! i cant thank everyone enough for there kind support.

Lotus-eater

singlemum_to_3 wrote: »

feeling frustrated as i kneed to do lots of sewing today to earn some money

Have you thought about doing some sowing

Get hold of some seeds and modules and sow what you want to grow and eat, you have some time yet before they need to be out, but if you get them going now, it gives you more time.

singlemum_to_3

am holding on till easter as hopfully someone it erecting my greenhouse for me as you see on the photos only part of the frame is up...must clear the ground first:eek: do you think end of april will be too late.?
have been looking at some of the gardens that gertude jeakel desighned:D they are lovely,
i got out a book from the library yesterday on wild gardens some good ideas in it too but realy just like looking at the photos