A Warm Welcome To Our Daisy Garland Spring Green Shoots Project 🌱

This project exists because of funds and seeds donated by our Daisy Garland fundraisers and supporters. We are enormously grateful to each and every one of you.  Thank you!  Without your help this brilliant project would cease to exist.

March 2026

Spring has well and truly sprung here at Daisy Garland HQ!  Jean, our Family Support Assistant, has been a busy bee filling our spring grow boxes with tiny tools, carefully selected seeds, and lots of love.  These little boxes of joy will soon be on their way to the 67 children taking part in our 2026 Green Shoots project 🌱  Each box will be opened with much excitement by our enthusiastic gardeners who we know will be keen to roll up their sleeves and get the growing season underway!  Team Daisy will be growing alongside you too and we can't wait to get our little seeds in the ground!   As the weeks go by we'll be sure to post growing hints and tips in order for you to get the best possible results from your gardens, patio pots and window boxes.   There's lots of fun ahead!   Look out for your grow box with our distinctive Daisy Garland tape.... it's full of magic!  

Ready, Steady, Go!  Family Support Assistant, Nikki, loading up the car ready to head off to the sorting office.  Look out for the postie everyone!  

In forty years of medical practice, I have found only two types of non-pharmaceutical 'therapy' to be vitally important for patients with chronic neurological diseases: music and gardens.  ~ Oliver Sacks (1933-2015)

SOWING AND GROWING TIPS FOR SPRING 

BABY SNAP DRAGONS

Baby snap dragons are perfect for growing in borders, pots and window boxes.  Bumblebees love baby snap dragons, showing a special preference for yellow and blue flowers.  Once inside, the flower it closes around the bee and sheds its pollen,  These charming little flowers are easy to grow and are perfect for picking lots of colourful posies.  Click HERE for sowing and growing tips.   

BASIL

This highly scented flavourful herb is a must for summer.  Click HERE for growing tips.  Ring the changes with this keto-friendly Peach Iced Tea recipe by replacing the mint with a sprig of basil - for the recipe, click HERE

BEETROOT

This delicious sun-loving vegetable is packed with nutrients, can be used in sweet and savoury dishes and is easy to grow.  Sow every few weeks for a regular supply.  Click HERE for lots of beetroot info and useful growing tips.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH

This gorgeous squash with beautiful orange flesh is a tasty addition to the table. You will find lots of advice on growing by clicking HERE

And a tasty Keto Cafe recipe when you click HERE

CARROT

Lots of sensory fun in store when you grow carrots.  Who can resist running their fingers through the feathery tops and when you do be sure to notice their carroty aroma.   Click HERE for lots of useful growing information.

CHILLI PEPPER

Grow Chillies on sunny windowsills, in a greenhouse, or directly in the ground. They’re also perfect for containers and their brightly-coloured fruits are a great way to brighten up conservatories or patios.  Click HERE for growing tips.

CORNFLOWER

Cornflower is an easy to grow wildflower that is quick to germinate and blooms in summer, bearing masses of pretty, ruffled flowers on slender wiry stems.  Cornflower blooms are edible, and the petals make lovely garnishes to salads and other dishes.  For growing tips click HERE

COURGETTES

Courgettes contain very few calories and provide useful amounts of immune system-boosting vitamin C as well as significant levels of potassium, which is key to controlling blood pressure. The soluble fibre in the skin slows down digestion, and so stabilises blood sugar and insulin levels. Soluble fibre also helps prevent constipation and relieves irritable bowel symptoms. Click HERE for lots of useful advice on growing courgettes.  And click HERE for our Courgette Bread recipe.  For our super yummy Courgette Rosti recipe, click HERE  Courgette Chip Recipe HERE

CRESS

This tasty all-year-round Cress is fun and easy to grow.  Cress is an excellent source of vitamins C and E, with  high amounts of carotenoids that become vitamin A when consumed.  Click HERE for growing hints and tips.

CUCUMBER

Cucumber is delicious - especially when you've grown it yourself.  Cucumber has a high water content so eating them can help keep you hydrated and the fibre boost they give you helps avoid constipation.  Click HERE for some top growing tips.  And click HERE for a yummy keto Pickled Cucumber with Dill recipe.  For our keto Tomato Soup recipe (yes it includes cucumber) click HERE

DILL

Dill is a member of the celery family.  It can taste citrusy and slightly grassy with notes of anise (licorice) and has been used in Ayurvedic medicine since ancient times.   Ayurveda is a traditional medical system that uses a holistic approach to improve physical and mental health.  Find lots of useful herby growing tips HERE

FORGET-ME-KNOT

The vibrant blue flowers of Forget-Me-Knots make them a pretty choice for brightening a spring garden. They are super easy to grow, and can be grown in the ground or a container. Forget-Me-Knots  are loved by bees and butterflies, and the petals are edible too - the delicate flowers are perfect for sprinkling on top of a cake or a summer drink.  Click HERE for growing tips.

NASTURTIUM

This easy-to-grow plant has the prettiest flower and will look as good in the garden as it will on your plate. Growing tips and hints HERE

NIGHT SCENTED STOCK

Simple four-petalled flowers, borne on slender grey green stems with long narrow leaves, give off a strong sweet perfume in late evening, making them extremely attractive to night-flying moths. They work well in a border as well as in pots, and can be cut for indoor flower displays. The flowers of night-scented stock are edible and can be added to salads.  For sowing and growing tips, click HERE

OX EYE DAISY

With their bright, cheery faces who doesn't want a garden brimming with beautiful daisies.  Click HERE for all your daisy tips and hints.

RADISH 

This crunchy little treat can be sown outside from as early as March in pots, window boxes or directly in the garden.  They're speedy little seeds too - taking just 6-8 weeks from the time of sowing to grow a row of rosy radish.   You'll find more tips on the perfect radish crop by clicking HERE  And a delicious tried and tested keto radish recipe HERE  Another recipe suggestion: wash a small bunch of radish and dry well before rolling each one in softened butter and sprinkling with sea salt.  Happy munching!  They're absolutely delicious!  The butter really compliments the peppery radish.  If you haven't tried this before, go on, give it a whirl!  

RUNNER BEAN

These delicious and fast growing beans are a must for every garden. Pop one in the ground and watch real Jack and The Beanstalk magic happen before your very eyes! For runaway success tips and hints, click HERE

SPRING ONION

This quick growing little onion, favoured by keto cooks, can be grown in window boxes as well as in the garden.  For growing tips click HERE 

SUNFLOWER

These sun-loving giants are guaranteed to bring a smile to every face and are a must for every garden.  Click HERE for your sunflower tips and hints, and see below for some fascinating sunflower facts 🌻

TOBACCO PLANT (NICOTIANA)

These trumpet-like, night-scented flowers make tobacco plant a great choice for planting near a seating area. They're a firm favourite here at The Daisy Garland.  Some varieties also attract moths for night-time pollination.   For top growing tips, click HERE 

TOMATO

Seeds can be sown in a seed tray, toilet roll centre, tin can  or yoghurt pot, placed on a sunny windowsill.  Pot them on into a larger pot when you see 4 true leaves (jagedy-edged leaves which appear 14 - 28 days from sowing).  Good growing companions are marigolds, basil, mint and chives which will help keep aphids at bay.   Click HERE for expert Tomato growing advice from Thompson and Morgan.  For our keto Tomato Soup recipe (which also contains cucumber) click HERE

WALLFLOWERS

Wallflowers have a special place in my heart. When I catch that sweet, almost orangey, scent I am transported back to sitting on a front door step in my Nan and Granddad's garden - nostalgic memories of days gone by.  Wallflowers are biennials, which means that you sow the seeds in May, they do most of their growing between May and November, they hunker down and don't do much over the winter and then, when the weather warms up in the spring, they burst into flower.  Click HERE for Wallflower growing tips.

WILD FLOWER SEEDS AND SEED BALLS

Create a flowering meadow or just a natural patch in a window box or flower garden to encourage bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects.  Find out how to do this HERE   And to discover how to make your own Seed Balls, click HERE 

A little bird told me our Grow Boxes have arrived.  Let's see what our Green Shoots families have to say.... 🌱🌱🌱

Thank you very much for Theo's Green Shoots box.  I think we'll be busy over the Easter holidays. xx"  Emma


"Thank you very much for Emily's Green Shoots box. As you can see she was very excited to open it then straight out in the garden in her PJ's to get started πŸ™‚πŸ₯°πŸ’œ "  Sarah

"Thank you!"  Amanda

"One extremely happy Amy today!  Dug out her growers t-shirt from last year too!  More pics to come. Thank you so much. So thoughtful. The tissue paper is stunning! xxx" Ceri-ann

"Thank you πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ"  Justine and Oran

"THANK YOU SO MUCH.  Well George was absolutely stoked with the parcel that arrived on Saturday!  James, Daisy and Stella are going to take part in the planting this week.  Love Marguerite xxxxx"
"Thank you so much for our wonderful Green Shoots parcel! We are all very excited! I'm especially excited about the squash! Thank you! xx"  Julie 

"Thank you our Green Shoots box has just been delivered won't upload pics into Daisy's Keto Cafe yet incase everyone else has not had their boxes yet, don't want to give the contents away. xx"  Chloe 

"We received a magical little parcel!🌼✨ Thank you so much for our 'Green Shoots' Spring 2026 box ☺️🌸🌱. Those miniature tools will be so useful for transplanting seedlings!  Will be gardening a lot this weekend. P .S. I must admit I love the tissue papers you always put in your parcels ❀️ "  Erika

"Thank you so much for our green shoots gift! Neave enjoyed opening it (as did Caitlin!) Plus a couple of shots of our lovely flowers from previous grow boxes, which brighten up our garden and the girls are very proud of x"  Joanne

"Thank you very much" Sadia

"Eve was so excited to receive her Green Shoots box today, thank you so much! We can’t wait to get planting 🌻🌺🌷🌼"   Jenny

"Opened our Daisy Garland box this morning. Couldn't wait to see what surprises we had. Can't wait to get planting... Thank you, so looking forward to seeing what the Crown Prince Squash looks like."  Kim

"Thank you so much for Geth’s Green Shoots box, he loves the little tools and can’t wait to get planting again." Helen

"It's Faith's 16th birthday this week and she's hoping for lots of gardening items so this little box of joy was well-timed!  The daffs from our autumn grow box are blooming.  Thank you Daisy Team."  Angela

Last autumn we sent our Green Shoots families lots of lovely bulbs to plant up in pots, window boxes and gardens, in the hope of a blooming good spring/summer!  A splash of colour at this time of year is good for the soul. 🌼🌸🌼 

 Pic below: Sara our CEO with Family Support Assistant Jean making up Autumn Grow Boxes.

"We have a bit of success this year."  Kim

"This morning. We got some colour in pot ❀"  Vanessa

"The sun has encouraged more of our Green Shoots bulbs to flower 🌼 😍 x"  Sarah

Wish I'd got our autumn GS bulbs planted sooner! Some shoots appeared but only one flower. Weather has been terrible too. I think next year they'll all be great x Ceri-ann

"We opened our parcel outside yesterday as it was so sunny! Thank you for the goodies, can't wait to get started! πŸŒ± We got Rex out to water this amazing purple plant my mum got for us this week πŸ’œ "  Hannah

"Thank you Daisy Garland.  Grandma and Jacob will start gardening again at the weekend."  Lynn

"Thank you so much for Annabelle’s Green Shoots parcel that arrived yesterday!  Our cat Lily is chuffed with her new tissue paper cat bed and Annabelle enjoyed planting the seeds this afternoon. We sowed the chive seeds in a pot with photo of her face on, so hopefully she will sprout some green hair in a few weeks! xx"  Hannah

Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.  Laura Ingalls Wilder

"Green Shoots 2026 started today! 🌱 Anna has received the parcel.  Thank you."  Honza

"Green Shooting 🌱 "  Charles

Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better.   Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

"Tia’s daffodils are growing nicely 🌷Tia is walking independently everywhere now so getting her to stand still and take a photo is harder than ever πŸ™ˆ but its a blessing she is walking independently πŸ’œ x"  Chloe

Pic below:  Tia before and after the ketogenic diet.  The Magic of Keto and Daisy Garland support πŸŽ‰ 

(Pre-diet prognosis poor: unlikely to sit, crawl, walk, talk...)

"Thank you for the Green Shoots box from Lily. Arrived Saturday.  Sorry a very tired girl (had another seizure on Saturday evening, making 3 last week 😒). πŸ’œ Will look forward to planting all the seeds & especially the squash."  Lily and Vanessa


"A little Green Shoots update from us... We went to a garden centre on Saturday - Poppy was desperate to look at the seeds, and I got some plants for Mother's Day. Here's Poppy with Grandad, and a reluctant big brother in the corner πŸ˜‚  Our green shoots are getting taller, still waiting for flowers! πŸ€žπŸŒ±πŸ’š "  Hannah

"The first Green Shoots welly flower 🌼 πŸ’œ xx"  Sarah

Working with the soil and the seasons, growing crops that are nurtured from tilling the soil to harvest and then shared with friendly people is one of the sanest, healthiest and most healing activities that man can undertake.  Monty Don

"George planted some beans this week that came last year in the Green Shoots grow box.He did not want any help.  The following morning he said, "Oh no, they are not growing."  Marguerite

“Fantastic flowers 🌱” Charles

So good to see some blue sky this week and great to get out for a Mindful walk with Flossie this morning.  Noticing along the way: a tiny tucked away bug hotel (pic 2), primroses, ladybirds, bluebells... and....

... a little clump of violets by the roadside, which made me think of the quote (below) by Dr Edward A Wilson. 

A happy life is not built up of tours abroad and pleasant holidays, but of little clumps of violets noticed by the roadside.  Dr Edward A Wilson.

Looking forward to sowing my Green Shoots seeds this weekend and I hope you are too! 🌱🌱🌱

Take care and happy Easter everyone! πŸ₯

 SARA XX

Did You Know?  The word April means 'to open' in Latin, a reference to the start of spring.

APRIL

Spotted lots of spring flowers whilst walking Flossie this morning and had a quick forage along the way for some hedgerow greenery to take home and turn into a little Easter tree...

If you're out and about over the Easter, see how many of the spring flowers below you can spot.

"Happy Easter! Here is our tree, with some lovely wooden ornaments, wool tufts, and little wooden eggs decorated by me and the children.  Also in shot are the flowers Poppy was given by her epilepsy nurse - a well done present for completing her Daisy Garland sponsored bike ride! πŸ’œπŸŒΈπŸŒΌ "  Hannah

"Green Shoots 🌱 - seeding.  Anna's indoor garden upgraded and started new season, with one special inhabitant.  Wish us luck."  Honza

"Easter Sunday gardening session, we planted beans you sent us last year, she did try to eat them but eventually popped them into the compost πŸ«£πŸ˜‚"  Claire

"We planted our seeds yesterday, with some help from Nanna. Most of them went straight outside, but we've started a few indoors 🀞 Poppy had a good time with the compost!"  Hannah

"Thank you for our Green Shoots box πŸ₯° so exciting!! Our teeny tiny dafs from the autumn are looking lovely and we made the most of the sunshine yesterday and George planted the snapdragon seeds in between them xx"   Sarah

"We’ve planted all of our seeds this morning, enjoying the sunβ˜€οΈhope everyone is having a lovely Easter break and enjoying the sunshine too!" Jagoda

"Thank you for our green shoots box πŸ₯° so exciting!! Our teeny tiny dafs from the autumn are looking lovely and we made the most of the sunshine yesterday and George planted the snapdragon seeds in between them xx"  Ella

Trying to find small ways of building more Mindfulness moments into my daily routine.  Wonderful to see green leaves and tiny chestnut flowers on my walk into work this morning.    It's surprising what you see when you take the time to look up as opposed to looking straight ahead!  

"Hello Greenshoots! πŸ’š  It's been full on gardening Easter holiday up here.  The radishes are popping up nicely. Toms have been just potted up using lovely mini tools. While Isabelle's dad was busy up in the allotment planting fruit trees, sifting compost and cutting grass.  There is so much more to do in coming weekends. Have a good growing and eating season everybody! πŸ₯¦πŸ«›πŸ…πŸ“πŸ§„πŸŒΆοΈ  P. S. We also had our very first crop of the season- forced rhubarb. It was a very nice rhubarb crumble πŸ˜‹" Erika

"Green Shoots 2026 🌱 first harvest.  Just after one week from seeding, Anna harvested first batch of cress and had it for her snack with feta cheese."  Honza

"So much was planted this morning. Amy’s sister is in nursery so we used her inset day for mummy daughter garden time. Amy has quite strong mood swings but today really relaxed and enjoyed planting. Last years chives have come back a treat too. Also pics of Ella doing some planting last week. Thank you so much again everyone at Daisy Garland xxx"  Ceri-ann

11 April 

Beautiful birthday buds blooming on our 'Tree of Hope' for Epilepsy.  Pictures taken on what would have been Daisy's 28th birthday.

"We love to see the daffodils from our Green Shoots Grow Box a couple of years ago are still going strong."  Lorraine

There are lots of buds coming up in the alliums we planted in the autumn. I will try and get a picture tomorrow for you. Spring seed sowing has been delayed because of the lengthy hospital stay. It will be one of the first things we do when we get him back home xxxx  Rosalind

"Photos of our daffodils, and the teeny tiny alium shoots!"  Hannah

April 17th

The second week in April and everything in the garden's waking up! Sara x

Alliums from last autumn's Green Shoots grow box...

First Gertrude Jekyll rosebud of the season πŸ’œ...

Peony bud...

Lilac flowers emerging...  (There really is nothing like the scent of lilac! πŸ’œ) ...

Rosemary, soon to be buzzing with bees and other little pollinators!🐝🐝🐝 πŸ¦‹πŸ¦‹πŸ¦‹ ...

Poppy bud (with the cutest little whiskers!)...

Can't remember the name of this stunning tulip, but it has the most exquisite petals and fruity scent...

Last November we rescued and planted this little pot-bound Christmas Tree.  It had lost lots of its pine needles and was looking very sorry for itself.  But lo and behold, since being planted in the ground it seems to be having a  second wind!  Look out for some twinkly pics in December!

A little box of joy! 

Time to settle down with a Daisy mug of tea for some serious seed sorting! 

In the absence of rain, today's a good day to get sowing!  I must admit a few of the seeds sown were vintage seeds, dating back to 2019. So it will be interesting to see what does and doesn't come up!  I'll be sure to keep you posted!    Here's what I've sown so far:

The Borlotti beans in the little grey pot on the left (a 'souvenir' from the stunning veg garden at Sharpham House in Devon, where we held last year's Time4Me Retreat).  I'm very excited at the thought of planting a little piece of Sharpham magic on our allotment this year.  If you're one of the 16 lucky mums who attended this event, you'll know just what I mean by Sharpham magic ✨    PS  the tin of pear halves is a make-shift plant pot (just in case you were wondering!) 

Into the compost my magic beans go! 

Flossie's always on hand to help!

Tiny little garlic chive seeds - some added to pots, the rest of the seeds will be sown later in the salad patch on our allotment plot...

These little plastic fruit cartons come in handy at this time of year...

It's a great way to recycle these plastic containers, using them as mini cloches, keeping the air around the plant pot at at even temperature to encourage early sprouting...

Four little pots of Crown Prince Squash seeds waiting to germinate on our sunny kitchen windowsill.  These seeds were collected from the belly of one of the large Crown Prince Squashes we grew on the allotment last year. All 67 of this year's Green Shoots growers received some of these seeds and it's lovely to think we're all going to be growing them together, comparing notes and pics along the way.  Good luck everyone!  I hope your little seeds sprout!   The grey/green squash in the pic is what these little seeds will produce later in the year 🀞

Some exciting news to share from Maddie's mum, Kayleigh... 🌱🌱🌱

"Maddies Crown Prince Squashes are coming along a treat!  3 out of 4 isn't bad!"  Kayleigh

"We were very excited to find this green shoot this morning. It's one of Sara's squash seeds 😍"  Sarah

"We've had some time in the garden planting some veg. We have potatoes, carrots, brussels sprouts, strawberries, onions and the Crown Prince squash is peeking out.  We also have celery and tomato seeds in and waiting for those highly anticipated green shoots 🌱 had a little visit from a ladybird that Kirstie named Robert who landed on my shoulder."  Gail

"I took a few photos when we were watering last night - I love the mini daffodils, I keep thinking they're past it but then we get more!
Poppy was saying goodnight to her little shoots, so cute..  I'm putting a few sensory friendly plants in the long troughs, so the kids have a little area for messy/sensory play if they want. Also trying to encourage my 15yo to get interested in the garden!"   Hannah

"Georgia opening her green shoots box πŸ₯°   She was very happy with her own gardening tools! We are yet to start planting as the weather has been awful here but we are hoping to get into the garden next week. We will keep you updated with how we are doing 😊 xx"  Sarah

"Here are James, Daisy, George and Stella Planting the seeds! XXXX "  Marguerite

"So, I'm incredibly late to the garden this year.  Finally got some time to get outside today.   Have put some seeds in the greenhouse in the hope that as it's been so late to dry this far north, it's not too late to start things off.   My fig tree now has buds of fruit on so moving it into a better pot doesn't seem to have done it any harm (yey!).  The bulbs you sent last year are happily poking through and as you can see i have some flowers 🌺🌼🌺

The overly ambitious planter has a few things in there that are basically self- seeded from last year, but have added a few more seeds to the mix today as well as those in the green house, in the hopes that at least some of them succeed 🀞 Taking a break for now as I want some tea, but am feeling rather accomplished β˜•οΈ  You forget just how much you enjoy being outside in early spring.   My next step will be to plant some potatoes I think...  I bought some anya potato sets to try πŸ₯”πŸ₯”πŸ₯”   But that's a tomorrow job x"  Kay

Kay, who in April 2024 tragically lost her Son, Spud, to epilepsy and has written a wonderful gardening blog for The Daisy Garland, which you can read  HERE.

"Tia has planted some more seeds this afternoon in the sunshine 🌞 🌱"  Chloe

All the bulbs are starting to bloom now too! (Amazing as Izzie literally threw some into the pots..isn’t nature amazing!). Annie

"A quick Green Shoots update 🌱 - we moved some of our tomato and cucamelon seedlings into bigger pots, and round at Nanna's house, the radish is a little out of control and needs thinning out! πŸ™ˆ " Hannah.

"A busy but lovely day in the garden at the weekend!  Amy started by helping dig out our homemade compost (and was delighted when she spotted any worms! πŸ˜†). Then she planted courgette, runner bean and Garland Crown Prince Squash seeds. We also planted some baby snap dragon seeds and some sweet pea plug plants. She's now waiting impatiently for those green shoots to appear!"  Julie

"Eve having lots of fun sowing her Green Shoots Seeds 🌱"  Jenny

"The Devon hedgerows are filled with wild garlic.  Couldn't resist picking a little bunch this morning whilst out with Flossie to turn into wild garlic butter.  I made sure to pick leaves from higher up in the hedgerow....  Wild garlic butter is more flavoursome than regular garlic and is  delicious smothered on keto-friendly bread. or stirred into vegetables."  Sara

"Thank you so much for our green shoot box , georgia had so much fun planting everything with the help of her big brother πŸ₯°πŸ’š πŸͺ΄ 🌱 🌿"  Luanne

"Our Crown Prince Squashes are now too big for the house, so have been moved out to the greenhouse. Roots still not strong enough for outdoor planting."  Charles

If you planted Daisy Garland alliums last year, please don't give up on seeing those Green Shoots just yet 🌱  Every little bulb is individual and some allium bulbs nudge their noses through the soil later than others.  Just keep checking the pots/area where you planted them (if you can remember where you planted them!) and you should see those long awaited Green Shoots very soon! πŸ§… 🌱 πŸ₯€  Sara x

PS  excited to see some of the seeds sprouting I planted a week ago...

My magic Sharpham Berlotti Beans 🫘 

 

Crown Prince Squash seedlings 🌱🌱🌱🌱

Vintage lettuce seedlings - hooray, they came up! πŸ₯¬  (isn't Mother Nature clever πŸ’š)

"We’ve put lots of strawberries in this year which are starting to grow so hoping for a good crop despite the late frost yesterday 😬🀞 and the tiny alliums we planted in the autumn are budding up nicely 🌱" Ella

 "We have some little green shoots growing 🌱"  Chloe and Tia 

"We have some too... Novice gardener at best, really enjoyed planting them for Grayson with my eldest Reuben can't wait to see them flower 🌸 πŸ’œ"  Lee

"We have some cucumber peas and tomatoes starting to sprout  Wonder how long till the squirrels come and steal them again? πŸ˜‚ they are starting to annoy me now we did have some onions and carrots that had sprouted but they have stolen them xx"  Chloe

"Lots of beautiful, bright, alliums in flower right now and a lot of buds waiting to burst forth. Delayed Spring seed sowing taking place later this week. Thank you xxxx"  Rosalind

"Ours have suddenly all opened! Love the alliums and so do the 🐝! xx"  Annie

"Coffee and biscuits with my gardening!  Poppy got home in time to label the cucamelon, then she wanted to go for a ride in the wagon! We'll have to move the plants again soon, as I'm struggling to find room indoors for them to have a pot each, but they're sharing for now. I need some bigger pots for my spider plants now too 🌱🌿"  Hannah

Our Daisy Garland Crown Prince Squashes looking good! 🌱  Sara

"The Beans and Radishes are on the way up!"  Marguerite and George

Plant spotted!  We have had a breakthrough seedling come through!  Whoop whoop!"  Sadia

"Had some fun planting our chives this morning and a little plant update! The squashes are growing lovely and all the plants are really bringing our balcony to life!❀️🌱🌸"  Jagoda

 

   

 

 

"Here are George's Beans, Radishes, Cucumbers, Beetroots and Carrots.  We will be separating them soon to give them plenty of space."  Marguerite

"Green shoots! 🌿  We had some radishes and they were as crunchy as they can get But because of drought they began to bolt. We might sow another batch.  Up in allotment we have a lovely crop of strawberries and it looks like there will be plenty of gooseberries to make some Gooseberry fool.  We love watching bees collecting nectar 🐝 🌸. It feels as if time stops. Very meditative."  Erika and Isabelle

"Still more work to do but it's coming along.  Back garden has 3 yellow tubs of potatoes then we have some onions, Brussels sprouts; sugar snap peas have been planted but no shoots yet and the same with the chives. We also have some strawberries, carrots and tomatoes."  Gail

"George is excited to be growing radishes this year!"

"Impatiently waiting for all these [allium] buds to burst forth into flower."  Rosalind

"A bit of rain and sun and we have a fast growing allium or 3!"  Charles

"A mini firework display of alliums, bursting into bloom."

"Exciting news…George’s radishes are growing!! He is loving coming home from school to water them every day at the moment!!"  Ella

"Our green shoots in the glorious weather."  Angela

"We harvested some of our radishes and lettuce yesterday - the radishes were delicious, a bit sweet and slightly peppery! 🌱
And here's Poppy checking the oxeye daisies and saying goodnight πŸŒΌπŸ’š"  Hannah

"All of a sudden we have an abundance of beautiful alliums and bees are loving them."  Rosalind and Daniel.

"I keep checking our alliums but they’re still firmly shut! Can’t wait for them to open!!  George harvested his first radish this morning!! He wanted to give it to his Grandma for her birthday πŸ₯°"  Ella

More updates coming soon!