I've spent 2 hours in the garden. I tidied up the long border, pruned the 2 roses on the fence and raked up the twigs and small branches that fell on the lawn in the gales.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Goodness me lawn cutting in Feb. I live in dreams Yviestevie
I've planted 2 gooseberry bushes, a tray of snowdrops that a friend gave me, a blackberry, a clematis, and finished the arch that one of the storms blew down.
Stunning day down here, despite a chilly breeze. I cut back, shredded and composted the sunflowers now that the seedheads have been picked bare. Always amazed how thick and woody they get for annuals. Rearranged my pots of spring bulbs now that the iris have gone over and the daffs 'tete a tete' and tulips 'kaufmanniana' are starting to flower. Cleared some leaves out of my pond that were blown in during the storms. Prepared the ground, mulched and planted 6 Japanese anemones (honorine joubert) in a shady corner of the garden. And planted 12 Vinca minor (after weeding the area first) in another neglected corner to give ground cover under some buddleias and asters.
Edit - I noticed some of my forget-me-nots are starting to flower. Anyone else think that's weird this early?
My plan was to plant a Salvia Nacktvlinder from Sarah Raven that arrived today, and that I'd bought myself with some bday vouchers I'd been saving. It was sold as a 3L plant (https://www.sarahraven.com/products/salvia-x-jamensis-nachtvlinder ), but it's 3 tiny plants all in one pot! Is this normal?! Seems a bit of a hack in my view, but maybe they're always like this?
My plan was to plant a Salvia Nacktvlinder from Sarah Raven that arrived today, and that I'd bought myself with some bday vouchers I'd been saving. It was sold as a 3L plant (https://www.sarahraven.com/products/salvia-x-jamensis-nachtvlinder ), but it's 3 tiny plants all in one pot! Is this normal?! Seems a bit of a hack in my view, but maybe they're always like this?
Are you sure they are 3 tiny plants and not fresh early-season shoots from a bigger root system?
Blow the spring cleaning, I'm out in the garden today. I'm going to pot up this terracotta drain pipe with a variegated Vinca Major that has been kicking around in a plastic pot for more years than it should have. I was going to buy a variegated ivy but the Vinca will be more interesting and save me money.
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I've planted 2 gooseberry bushes, a tray of snowdrops that a friend gave me, a blackberry, a clematis, and finished the arch that one of the storms blew down.
I cut back, shredded and composted the sunflowers now that the seedheads have been picked bare. Always amazed how thick and woody they get for annuals. Rearranged my pots of spring bulbs now that the iris have gone over and the daffs 'tete a tete' and tulips 'kaufmanniana' are starting to flower. Cleared some leaves out of my pond that were blown in during the storms. Prepared the ground, mulched and planted 6 Japanese anemones (honorine joubert) in a shady corner of the garden. And planted 12 Vinca minor (after weeding the area first) in another neglected corner to give ground cover under some buddleias and asters.
Edit - I noticed some of my forget-me-nots are starting to flower. Anyone else think that's weird this early?
I'm going to pot up this terracotta drain pipe with a variegated Vinca Major that has been kicking around in a plastic pot for more years than it should have. I was going to buy a variegated ivy but the Vinca will be more interesting and save me money.