Our magnolia is going over LP. Last year it produced a set of lovely flowers on just one branch and a few scrappy blooms on the rest of the tree. I'd given it a whole bag of ericaceous compost and watered it regularly and fed it after seeing the sorry state it was in when we arrived in October 2016.
This year I gave it 6 bags of ericaceous compost and a feed and the entire tree flowered beautifully. It's only small still but seems to be responding to TLC.
The two wisterias are out in full now and glorious. I'll take a pic tomorrow.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Hi hope your stress levels have gone down now Pat and your daughter and grandson managed a talk last night about his new job. Today our temp was 30c and tomorrow again with a chance of 3mm of rain, i wont be keeping my fingers crossed. I have been busy cleaning the garage out today as our MG is having new door rubbers fitted by the guys from the MG car club,not a job I can do myself. Our grandaughter and boyfriend are moving out at the end of the month and going into a flat, they have been us for 6 months now,so our little house will heave a relief.
Pat, your daughter deserves a medal. You must be very proud of her.
Obelixx - that plant haul sounds excellent. Could your iris be I.ensata? Japanese or water iris, used to be Iris kaempferi. Beautiful flowers.
Glad everyone's teeth are ok, Cedric included.
Had my 2nd tenor horn lesson today. Sounds increasingly like a musical instrument (and less like a sick cow, I'm happy to say) - but my lips are still tingling. Cheaper than fillers for producing a "trout pout".
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Hi everyone on May Forkers! Time has run away tonight ... will choose a podcast for bedtime and head up I think (Stephen Fry probably). Sleep well all.
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This year I gave it 6 bags of ericaceous compost and a feed and the entire tree flowered beautifully. It's only small still but seems to be responding to TLC.
The two wisterias are out in full now and glorious. I'll take a pic tomorrow.
Pat, your daughter deserves a medal. You must be very proud of her.
Obelixx - that plant haul sounds excellent. Could your iris be I.ensata? Japanese or water iris, used to be Iris kaempferi. Beautiful flowers.
Glad everyone's teeth are ok, Cedric included.
Had my 2nd tenor horn lesson today. Sounds increasingly like a musical instrument (and less like a sick cow, I'm happy to say) - but my lips are still tingling. Cheaper than fillers for producing a "trout pout".
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Time has run away tonight ... will choose a podcast for bedtime and head up I think (Stephen Fry probably).
Sleep well all.
Glad Hosta’s girls have returned - what an adventure they’ve had.
Back from swimming 🏊♀️ - good for me, but am now completely shattered
Porridge and blueberries on the go here. Bit later than usual, best get a wriggle on