Beautiful colours in the garden

The garden is starting to look very colourful with Bill and Ben looking very happy. The blossom is starting to appear on the plum trees so we are hoping that there will not be any frost now to stop the fruits forming and it will soon be time to get the tomato plants into the new greenhouse. With two greenhouses now at the bottom of the garden I hope to have a lot more tomatoes this year for the guests breakfasts and there will be plenty of room to bring on the plants and hanging baskets too.

Spring Lambs

Spring is well and truly here in the Cotswolds. On a recent walk I was fortunate enough to get an up close experience with some lovely lambs. While they were not confident enough to eat from my hand they were quite happy to have their noses stroked.

Today's task is to plant the tomato plants in the greenhouse. As any summer visitor to the cottage will know I am very proud of the tomatoes that we provide our guests at breakfast time which are fresh from the greenhouse. Hopefully we should get a good crop again this year. 

The annual strange looking tomato blog

As usual I have been growing tomatoes in the greenhouse for use for our guest's breakfasts. This year has been no exception in managing to provide an odd shaped tomato that can go on display. This fine shaped chap has been on display in the entrance hall for a while drawing many an admiring comment. I have to admit that the smile and eyes are not completely natural!

Autumn is well and truly with us now and with the clocks having changed the nights are getting dark so early now. We have still managed to get some lovely sunny days and Pam and I have managed to get some nice long walks in the sunshine albeit with a few extra layers of clothing on.

Grapes Galore

The fruits of my labour have finally been tasted. The grapes growing on the vine in the greenhouse were picked today and taste fantastic. Those of you familiar with the blog may remember what they were like earlier in the year looking like small full stops!
This was the first year for the vine and to produce a bunch of grapes in the first season is seemingly quite unusual. Pam did suggest making some wine with them but we decided that we would be lucky if we even got one sip from the small amount of grapes. However that is the target for next year.
The tomato plants have produced literally hundreds of tomatoes this season and we are using them for all of the breakfasts just now. This is definitely the best crop that we have had and so rewarding.

The Greenhouse at the Cottage

The greenhouse is in the process of producing a first for the Cottage. We have our first bunch of grapes!! Can you actually see them in the photo? At the moment they are the size of a full stop but I can assure you that they are there. If you are visiting over the next couple of months why not pop down to the greenhouse and have a look for yourself.
We also have a fantastic crop of tomatoes again this year which will be available in the dining room very soon for guests to sample at breakfast time or to take away as part of a picnic.
The chilli plants are coming on well as are the courgettes and cucumbers. Samples should be available very soon.