My banana went in to the greenhouse at the end of September. The big brugmansia got tucked up by the house wall and is still flowering. Dahlias, Salvia hot lips and Amistad still going on. Nerines are flowering in pots, and also some forget me nots have started flowering. The broccoli flowered while I was away , but I think with some pruning it may be saved. Lots of kale ready, potatoes still to dig up.
No time for gardening today, I have done five loads of washing, more to do, all the dive kit needs a soak in best chlorinated Severn Trent before putting away. Hubby has been playing with his photos. He seems to have picked up a cold on the plane.
My banana was felled by Brian so it was lifted and stuck in the hot tunnel last week.
Dahlias and cannas and gingers still in the ground.
I'm in 2 minds about my hedychium, Not one has flowered this year. Is it worth the faff of digging them up and putting them into the tunnel? Was it because we had a hideous wet , cool, cloudy summer they didn't flower? Will next year be scorchio and a riot of colour and scent from them? Who knows?
Good morning to anyone awake at this ungodly hour (for a Saturday)!
I'm up in solidarity with OH, who is currently drinking his second litre of ""preparation" before his colonoscopy this afternoon. Not nice, poor dear, but at least it'll soon be done...
Do your hedychiums usually flower, Hosta? Or is this lack of flowers a regular occurrence? It certainly was a rotten summer...
Right. Time to make him more black tea.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Clarington says:... so I might eventually get hens. I think if I buy another I'll buy one with the run built in. See original post
You can actually order the whole kit and caboodle all together, so that it all comes complete with the chickens ... you could order yourself a poultry faitaccompli.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all - feeling for Mr Liri, he deserves a fry up tonight
Sad about the end of GW......but loved seeing the snowdrops .....Mr C and I went there this spring, and it was spectacular. Its also currently home to the bake off tent ⛺️
Up earlyish (for a Saturday) as mane taming at 10. Then Mr C is taking me to the Kensington Roof Gardens this afternoon, “hidden” walk round Notting Hill and then a meal tonight .....all part of my birthday pressie from last week ??????
Good morning. Had my mane tamed yesterday. Why have I never met a hairdresser who doesn't hack my fringe?!! I need it to hide a nifty gardening scar on my left eyebrow and forehead!
Spent the afternoon visiting a nearby garden owned by Maurice who's a keen collector of plants but doesn't have much success growing his rare treasures. Having recently retired he has expanded his garden into a field bought form the farm next door. He's planted all sorts of stuff but doesn't put rabbit and deer protectors round so his commentary was full of "it was this high but then I came out one day and it had been eaten!". We offered to spend a day putting wire cages round but he hasn't time as his partner is still teaching English and Spanish in Paris and they head there for winter once the Halloween hols are over. Despite that he has some interesting ideas for layouts and structures. We had Spanish hot chocolate spiced with cinnamon and little empanadas filled with a sweet filling made from a Spanish squash of some sort. Eric doesn't garden but he does cook and make preserves. Sounds like a good team. I came away with gifts including some baby "walking iris" and a white flowered hebe and a variegated yucca and seeds. I do like people who garden and bake and share plants!
Misty this morning so I'm finishing my sewing and then will check all my pots are ready for my absence next week. Seed sowing fest when I get back so the tree and shrub ones can stratify.
Hope all goes well with OH Liri and that he can have a treat tonight.
Chicky, your plans for today sound lovely. Enjoy!
Clari - will you get proper breeds or rescue battery hens?
OH tells me there's a butter shortage in France. Have you noticed Busy? All because the price is fixed in Feb for the year so the producers are now selling to Germany where they can get more.......
I'm off to look up hedychiums. Not something I ever tried in Belgium.
Have a good day all. Hope you're doing OK PDoc!
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That banana gets more air time than any other plant!
Good evening all. I'll read back now but the banana comments made me smile.
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My banana went in to the greenhouse at the end of September. The big brugmansia got tucked up by the house wall and is still flowering. Dahlias, Salvia hot lips and Amistad still going on. Nerines are flowering in pots, and also some forget me nots have started flowering. The broccoli flowered while I was away , but I think with some pruning it may be saved. Lots of kale ready, potatoes still to dig up.
No time for gardening today, I have done five loads of washing, more to do, all the dive kit needs a soak in best chlorinated Severn Trent before putting away. Hubby has been playing with his photos. He seems to have picked up a cold on the plane.
Well , Montys banana still stands proud in the garden
Hope OHs cold is only a sniffle and doesnt develop into anything more serious Fidget.
Night night folks ... See you in the morning ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My banana was felled by Brian so it was lifted and stuck in the hot tunnel last week.
Dahlias and cannas and gingers still in the ground.
I'm in 2 minds about my hedychium, Not one has flowered this year. Is it worth the faff of digging them up and putting them into the tunnel? Was it because we had a hideous wet , cool, cloudy summer they didn't flower? Will next year be scorchio and a riot of colour and scent from them? Who knows?
Good morning to anyone awake at this ungodly hour (for a Saturday)!
I'm up in solidarity with OH, who is currently drinking his second litre of ""preparation" before his colonoscopy this afternoon. Not nice, poor dear, but at least it'll soon be done...
Do your hedychiums usually flower, Hosta? Or is this lack of flowers a regular occurrence? It certainly was a rotten summer...
Right. Time to make him more black tea.
Good morning all
Hosta, what about keeping them in the hot tunnel in pots and moving them out to the terrace only once they're in bud?
Last edited: 28 October 2017 07:38:08
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You can actually order the whole kit and caboodle all together, so that it all comes complete with the chickens ... you could order yourself a poultry fait accompli.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all - feeling for Mr Liri, he deserves a fry up tonight
Sad about the end of GW......but loved seeing the snowdrops .....Mr C and I went there this spring, and it was spectacular
. Its also currently home to the bake off tent ⛺️ 
Up earlyish (for a Saturday) as mane taming at 10. Then Mr C is taking me to the Kensington Roof Gardens this afternoon, “hidden” walk round Notting Hill and then a meal tonight .....all part of my birthday pressie from last week ??????
Have a lovely day, Chicky!
You're right. OH deserves something scrummy for tea - assuming he's awake...
Good morning. Had my mane tamed yesterday. Why have I never met a hairdresser who doesn't hack my fringe?!! I need it to hide a nifty gardening scar on my left eyebrow and forehead!
Spent the afternoon visiting a nearby garden owned by Maurice who's a keen collector of plants but doesn't have much success growing his rare treasures. Having recently retired he has expanded his garden into a field bought form the farm next door. He's planted all sorts of stuff but doesn't put rabbit and deer protectors round so his commentary was full of "it was this high but then I came out one day and it had been eaten!". We offered to spend a day putting wire cages round but he hasn't time as his partner is still teaching English and Spanish in Paris and they head there for winter once the Halloween hols are over. Despite that he has some interesting ideas for layouts and structures. We had Spanish hot chocolate spiced with cinnamon and little empanadas filled with a sweet filling made from a Spanish squash of some sort. Eric doesn't garden but he does cook and make preserves. Sounds like a good team. I came away with gifts including some baby "walking iris" and a white flowered hebe and a variegated yucca and seeds. I do like people who garden and bake and share plants!
Misty this morning so I'm finishing my sewing and then will check all my pots are ready for my absence next week. Seed sowing fest when I get back so the tree and shrub ones can stratify.
Hope all goes well with OH Liri and that he can have a treat tonight.
Chicky, your plans for today sound lovely. Enjoy!
Clari - will you get proper breeds or rescue battery hens?
OH tells me there's a butter shortage in France. Have you noticed Busy? All because the price is fixed in Feb for the year so the producers are now selling to Germany where they can get more.......
I'm off to look up hedychiums. Not something I ever tried in Belgium.
Have a good day all. Hope you're doing OK PDoc!