Grey matter

I found a small table from the flea market. My husband wasn't so keen on it as it was painted gold. I told him not to worry, the table would look great after I paint it. I chose a matt grey-brown colour and think the result is good enough (I used Jeanne d'Arc Living's mat grey and brown paint - mixed a bit of brown with the grey). I might still wax it to get a bit of a shine but I am not quite sure yet.

Leafy greens

Gardening is not only about flowers. I love foliage plants, too. Especially in shady corners the big leaves come to their own.

Time for lilacs

If there were a lot of flowers in the apple trees, there aren't any less in lilacs. Both violet and white lilacs flower in abundance this year.

Sitting pretty

You have to grow apple trees just because it is so lovely to sit under them!

White is overrated

The garden needs a lot of colour in strong spring sunshine. In the shadow blues and whites are ok but for the sunny spots you really need to add some colour.

Like everybody

I know there must have been thousands of photos of apple trees flowering this year. No wonder, they have never flowered as much so I also wanted to save a memory of this extraordinary sight.

You sweet thing

Fazer still makes "Fazerin parhain" sweets so we could buy new contents for the old tin.