Labour weekend dawned grey and gloomy here in Palmy but fortunately the sun came out by Saturday afternoon.
It's been a fantastic weekend of gardening, although I managed to spend my entire fortnight's 'pocket money' all at the nursery again! I wish I was a skilled cutting taker and seed sower. Maybe I'd be able to save some money. Ah well... maybe with time and practise those skills will develop. I bought myself some cherry tomatoes, since my own germinated well but then succumbed to my neglect and either shriveled and died or grew lanky and thin and fell over. I tried planting some of them out anyway but they don't seem to be doing ANYTHING poor things. I guess it's back to planting lovely healthy seedlings raised at Oderings again. I also bought baby leaf basil, which I fell in love with last year. It grows into beautiful round bushes which look almost like topiary balls and make a lovely short hedge around the vegge patch or along the driveway. It's delicious too with a real classic basil taste.
This afternoon I picked myself a few heads of Elderflower and had my first ever go at making Elderflower champagne. All the garden magazines are going crazy for it and it seems really easy so why not? I've got a beautiful pot of gorgeous looking white flowers and lemon chunks sitting decoratively on my kitchen bench waiting to ferment. Photos to follow when I remember to collect my camera from work :)
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