What a weekend!

You know the weekends I love? The ones where the jobs get done!

I promised my sister four raised gardens for her birthday, and finally we got a weekend of good weather.
I spent nearly all day Saturday sawing wood and drilling...and by days end my back was so sore, and tennis elbow was flaring in both elbows. BUT, it was a job I had been wanting to get done, so was feeling pretty satisfied.

I am doing what I can to encourage my sister to grow some vegetables and herbs! We have both long held an interest in good health and diet, so I am just doing what I can to help!

I may get some extra seedlings going come spring and take some out for her. I think the gardens are a good height, and easy to get at from all sides, so should make vegetable gardening a pleasure! Can you think of anything better than going out into the garden and eating a fresh strawberry, guava, or tomato, straight from the plant? The energy of the food is at its very best!

The other jobs that I had wanted to get done was to move the Feijoas and Chilean Guavas from sitting on top of the soil, to planted IN the soild!

I had -- after the first picture was taken -- bought another Chilean Guava! This garden is the garden for growing fruit! Must admit, those are voilets planted along the front, but my argument is: they will attract the bees!

We do actually have a Feijoa already...but when you like Feijoas (as out whole family does) then one tree is simply never enough! Feijoas have always been a treat...now they will be a feast!

Getting out in the fresh air and doing some gardening, is just as much about exercise and fresh air as it is about growing healthy organic food. We spend so long indoors in winter, that come spring and summer I want to be outdoors in  my gardens. I never used to be much of a gardener, but it's a bit addictive!

I also finally put the Compact Stella Cherry in the pot, and that job was another that had been waiting for me.

Why a cherry? Why in a pot? A friend of mine, a gorgeous girl called Debbie, told me about her cherry tree in a pot and the six kilos of fruit she got off it last season. I admit that I will need to learn how to keep it pruned properly, but I have a gardener friend who can help me with that.

It has been a busy, tiring weekend ... and I am now rewarding myself with a large mug of tea and a sit down while I watch the rugby match between the Wallabies and the Springboks!