In between the rain went up our garden watered my small plants overwintered in the greenhouse, checked on the potting shed just one small leak , sorted 18 - 7cm pots for my hellebore seedlings, then decided this year to have our heated propagator in our conservatory next to the kitchen ( so we don't forget to water once seeds start to show) while in the mood went through my seed box and selected 5 varieties, Coreopsis Verbenna Bonariensis, Maltese Cross ! Anthirinium ( lemon/white) and Dianthus Cruentus enough for now I reckon.
Had a mad thrash around the garden cleared 3 large perennial beds (I did choose the nice easy weed free ones) delighted to find my large cirsium is just opening some new flowers (me thinks that's a confused plant). Potted on some hostas, eryngiums and some surprise plants (lack of label last year and can't id). Sown some rudbeckia seeds and moved some seed trays into the house in a nice sunny spot.
Done 2 hours outside today. Front garden now weeded and perennials cut back. Three roses pruned, fed and mulched. Very glad to come inside though, the sun is shining but the wind is biting and I'm chilled to the bone. Potted up three Aldi bare root Russell lupins, very chunky plants l must say for £1.49 a pack. Sowed some sweetpea seeds, saved from last years plants. Cupani l think they're called.
Not warm enough to tempt me out apart from refilling the bird feeders and chucking an old bag of topsoil over the mess underneath which smells appalling.
I am however watching the pink cherry tree come into blossom from the warmth of inside!
Today I trimmed my plants just enough to make a delicious lunch. In the afternoon, I watered and fertilized the plants. In the evening, I took pictures of the plants and Shared happiness with my friends.
Went outside at 7.00am to have a coffee. The bird song was wonderful to hear. Planted a tray of native primroses I'd grown from division and were flowering . Great to see new growth on hardy geranium, aquilegia, astrantia and that all my peonies are showing through. Lots of clematis shoots appearing from the ground. Now to sort out the pots of last year's cuttings and divisions that have been outside all winter. I can see little shoots at the base on salvia Amstrad and good growth on verbena bonariensis so that's heartening to see.
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Potted up three Aldi bare root Russell lupins, very chunky plants l must say for £1.49 a pack. Sowed some sweetpea seeds, saved from last years plants. Cupani l think they're called.
I am however watching the pink cherry tree come into blossom from the warmth of inside!
They seems to have spread quite a bit too, but we still have some 2-3ºC nights forecast next week...pray or fleece?
Now to sort out the pots of last year's cuttings and divisions that have been outside all winter. I can see little shoots at the base on salvia Amstrad and good growth on verbena bonariensis so that's heartening to see.