How does your garden grow?

Over the last couple of months I have been busy giving the courtyard at the side of our house a new look.

As this area contains my clothes-line, I wanted to make it an appealing spot and a place a really wanted to be in. So after gathering up some stuff for free, I set to work - it is still a work in progress but is now my special place for gardening, relaxing and of course hanging out the washing!!

I revamped this small garden that used to have some sad looking lavender and unruly agapanthus  in it. In their place  I planted  tomatoes, beans, rhubarb, squash and zucchini, eggplants and a passionfruit.
My lovely husband made the metal trellis out of some scrap metals. It looks lovely when the solar fairy lights come on (wound around the top rail of the trellis).

I already have a great crop of tomatoes.

An old wooden ladder (picked up from a kerbside collection) now houses a variety of herbs and lettuces.

These used oil tins are add a bit of quirkiness to the garden and fit in well with the recycle-reuse theme.


My kind neighbour gave me an old cement laundry tub so I decided to mosaic the sides to make it look better. I still have one side to complete and it still needs grouting but I am happy with the result so far. It is now the home to some cherry tomato plants and some basil - a match made in heaven!!
Still have to paint a table and some chairs.
I now look forward to hanging the laundry on the line!!
As this garden area is in addition to another large vegetable plot, I have been aware of conserving as much water as possible. I now have a plastic bucket in my shower that catches all of the water that usually runs down the drain as I wait for the water to get to the right temperature etc. This bucketful allows me to give the plants a good drink everyday!!