Week three progress: greenhouse and flower beds

Between last weekend and this one I have got as far as this:

New plastic greenhouse. Some seedlings from last weekend have already sprouted! Others I started indoors two weeks ago and I've now moved outside to the greenhouse. 

Mini invernadero de plastico. Algunas de las semillas de la semana pasada ya han germinado! Otras las empece en la cocina y las he pasado afuera al invernadero.

I planted a lavender hedge in my Mediterranean/herbs bed- they came as little green plugs from the shop, you can just about see them in the gravel line.

Las bolitas verdes en la linea de gravilla son mis plantas de lavanda. Cuando crezcan haran un seto pequeño delante de las plantas aromaticas.

And I continued down the garden (it's in a slope). I started the next bit with some plants I had already: the lilac on the left and the philadelphus (the green bush in the middle). The yellow plant is cytisus 'all gold', a fragrant broom, I love it. In the middle I'll sow something for the sumner, but I'm still not sure what it'll be.

Y empece con el siguiente trozo de jardin. El lilo de la izquierda ya lo tenia, la planta amarilla de la derecha es nueva y me encanta: es una xesta de olor!

All the boards are up in the future vegetable raised beds . The bits of broken paving were holding down a weed mat under the decking, I plan to recycle them in a new path to the entry to the new "allotment area".

Ya levantamos todas las maderas en lo que sera la huerta. Los cachos de baldosas estaban debajo, los voy a reciclar haciendo un nuevo camino a la entrada de la zona de huerta.

First week progress

I've done all this in one week and without buying any plants or seeds (I'm quite proud of that). Todo esto y todavia no he comprado ni una planta ni semillas!

I started sowing seeds last Sunday, and by Wednesday the ones in the kitchen window sill had starting sprouting already! It really is very sunny and looks perfect for seedlings (so far). I sowed some more outside but those aren't as speedy. I sowed: marigolds, cornflower, lettuce, chard, basil, cauliflower, rocket, spring onions, leeks, cosmos and purple peas.

Las primeras semillas en la ventana de cocina empezaron a germinar en tres dias! Las que sembre fuera van mas lentas. Sembre: targetes, centaurea, lechuga, acelgas, albahaca, coliflor, rucula, cebolletas, puerros, cosmos y guisantes morados.

By the front door I had a tree that I think is a climbing hydrangea. It's a bit shady (north/east facing) and I've turned it into a spring garden, with things that flower when it's too cold to go out in the garden to enjoy them, because I will still walk past them every day after work! I'm particularly fond of the viburnum (foreground of the picture), it smells amazing and now I will enjoy it fully every year.

Junto a la puerta de entrada he puesto plantas que florecen a finales de invierno o primavera, porque aunque haga demasiado frio para salir al jardin siempre pasare por aqui todos los dias. El arbol mas grande ya estaba en el jardin, el resto (incluyendo el viburnum delante) los tenia en macetas del jardin anterior.

This spiky plant and jasmine were already in the ground but in the wrong place. Now I'm making a mini bed between our patio and the neighbour's. 

Un jazmin y la planta que parece una fuente ya estaban, pero las trasplante a esta mini jardinera que estoy construyendo entre nuestra terraza y la valla del vecino.

The magnolia was already there, and I'm making a semicircular bed with stuff I had that like part shade: rosemary, hosta, honesty, phlox, sweet williams, astilbe, a white lilac bush at the back.

Los antiguos dueños nos dejaron el magnolio, y a su alrededor estoy plantando un semicirculo con plantas que ya tenia: y que les gusta esta zona de semisombra Romero, hosta, phlox, lunarias, astilbe, clavelinas, y al fondo un lilo blanco.

I'm digging this corner, which was riddled with weeds. It's very sunny so I'm planning to plant Mediterranean/South African style plants.

Esta zona estaba llena de malas hierbas. Cuando terming de preparar el suelo, pienso poner plantas del mediterraneo / Sudafrica, porque es una de las zones con mas sol del jardin.

The decking platform at the back of the garden is hopeful going to be turned into raised beds for our veg. If it works out we will only need to buy the soil and we can recycle all the wood!

La plataforma de madera, si todo sale bien, la vamos a convertir en jardineras para huerta.

First stage of the move done

Last Friday we moved the furniture and plants into the new house, and we are hoping to exchange contracts and complete the sale this coming Friday. I left all of my pots in a cluster, with the small ones in the middle - the guys selling  us the house still live there and have two big dogs, so hopefully this will stop them from attacking the smaller pots!

The house is equally barricaded with boxes and furniture piled up in two rooms. It is an unusual arrangement, but it's only a few days left!