Showing posts with label window boxes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label window boxes. Show all posts
My seedlings are one week old today! I feel like a proud mother, spamming you with greenery as opposed to photo upon photo of my first born child and his or her first spit bubble / rusk / hat with ears.

I'm taking these photos on a daily basis with the intention of being able to create a Vine / Instavideo with the shots at the end - watch them grow! But I won't spam you with them on a daily basis, promise.

I think this is pretty impressive only 7 days after planting, I'm very pleased.

The seed mix is just called 'Mixed Wild Flowers', so waiting to see what they turn out to be is a bit of anticipation in itself!



They've grown so much! About 1.5 inches tall now!

Go seedings!

More interesting posts to come once I've shaken the Monday blues. Have a good week everyone!


As I mentioned in my bio I've recently developed an interest in gardening. I'm very lucky to have a grandmother who taught me how to plant seedings and plants and take care of them, but its only recently that I've developed the inclination to plant some of my own and actually take care of them!

Most plants I've had in the last few years have been bought on a whim and short lived in every sense of the word. I only started to gain a bit more interest when I got sick of paying for fresh herbs in the supermarket when I know they are easy to grow and keep for free.

I bought a 'seed greenhouse starter kit' from Poundland as a little project recently, and that is now flourishing and I'm so proud of it!
A herb kit like the one I bought from £land!

The same goes for my chilli plant acquired from the seeds given to me after dinner at Wahaca. Its so great to get so much joy and sense of achievement from something so... cheap!

When Shaun and I went to Amsterdam in June he bought and planted some Tulip bulbs for me in a window box outside my bedroom. An amazing, sweet and thoughtful gift, although unfortunately we'd just missed Tulip season! So they haven't flowered yet.

Keen to have some flowers to look at this Summer, I bought two packets of 'mixed seeds' from another really cheap store - one of those factory outlet places that sells literally everything. I bought 2 packets and a fancy floral trowel for £3. Brilliant considering I almost bought a similar trowel from an 'I Saw You Coming' kind-of store in Soho the other day for £20. It was fancy and I liked it, and I almost thought 'why not have a fancy trowel, treat yourself Wills'! But then I decided not to spend more money for something with flowers on it. Win.

Anyway. I was delighted to see that only two days after sewing these seeds, I have little seedlings!

Day Two




Day Three


Check out these guys going for it!
I'm aware that I've become a little obsessed with them - I have to check them every day to see how they're coming along, and the warm weather we're having is definitely having an effect on how quickly they grow! I'll try not to spam you too much with seeding watch!!