Evening all, has a skim dead and sounds like you've all been in the garden today! I haven't but I've been visiting papa womble and a lovely village market with a friend. A few friends round in a free for belated birthday drinks so a gentle time in the garden tomorrow I think 😉 Saw you'd all been chatting daffodils...I've got some I don't remember planting our know what they are..any ideas forkers please?
I’ve a feeling that I gave them to you @WonkyWomble ... I’ll have a look at my list and see what they are ... they’re a lot like Thalia, but I’m not 100% ... I’ll look tomorrow ...
night night everyone ... sweet dreams 😴
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi @Hostafan1 and @Dovefromabove. I think my 'bulb mix' supplier played an April Fool's joke on me. The white hyacinth flowered in early Feb. The white daffs have been in bud for 2 weeks but aren't flowering. The pink tulips look like they might burst into flower this week. No sign of the alium yet. The picture showed them all out together! First time I've put bulbs in containers. May be the last time too. I layered them just like Monty showed us. Meanwhile, I await my hostas with bated breath. Mouse Ears and White feather popped up 2 weeks ago. Captain's adventure sprouted this week. Still no sign of Tardiana and Fortunei. (BTW, careful with predictive text. No sign of the Valium??!! yet...)
Anyway, wanted to thank you guys for your gardening tips last year. I have a chronic mental health disorder and was sick for a long period with crippling depression. My tiny garden and your voices from the darkness helped me through and I was well enough to sign on to my MA conversion course by end of September. Almost got an 'A' for my Landscape Architecture submissions this Jan. But now i am grappling with the complexities of Autocad, etc. Currently, Autocad is winning! ( Hoping that I will be able to work again in 2020 in a less stressful environment - I was a teacher before.) But thanks to all on the forum for their gardening advice and encouragement which helped me to drag myself off my sofa and into the sunlight.
Good morning all 😊 G’day Pat 😊 Have a good day out there @Hostafan1 😊 and a special welcome to @allymountain13 😊 so glad to hear that your garden and a bit of friendly advice from here has helped 👍 and well done on getting on the course ... I did both my BA and MA as a mature student and although it presents some ‘interesting’ challenges to do it when you’re a bit older it has been soooo worth it ... not just in my career but in my self-knowledge and confidence. I hope you find your course just as enjoyable and fulfilling as I did. 😊.
As for your bulbs, i think the big attraction of ‘lasagne’ planting is that rather than getting all the flowers for one brief period, you get a succession of blooms, extending the period of flowering from one container ... so look forward to flowers that are still to come ... as far as I’m concerned your planting is doing what it should 👍
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Evening all, has a skim dead and sounds like you've all been in the garden today! I haven't but I've been visiting papa womble and a lovely village market with a friend. A few friends round in a free for belated birthday drinks so a gentle time in the garden tomorrow I think 😉 Saw you'd all been chatting daffodils...I've got some I don't remember planting our know what they are..any ideas forkers please?
Got it ... they're Narcissus triandus 'Tresamble'
https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/narcissus-tresamble/classid.2000022842/ ... a little earlier than Thalia, slightly more 'delicate' in appearance and with a hint of colour rather than the pure white of Thalia. Mine are looking absolutely gorgeous ... they stand up well to wet and windy too. Love them.
Morning chaps. It's been a pretty pants sort of week and I've not had time to come on here or get in the garden. Hopefully will do both today - the weather's a bit indifferent but doesn't look too bad. Lots of seeds to sow if I decide it's too damp and/or cold to be weeding and tidying.
I cheered myself up midweek by binge watching the Sewing Bee on Wednesday night
Glad you're on the mend PatE - sounds like a nasty dose of something you've had.
Very belated Happy Birthday to Wonks and congrats to Bow.
Obs - at least he does the grass cutting. My 'under gardener' doesn't merit the title - never does any sort of garden related stuff unless it's building walls.
@allymountain13 Hello I used to live near Stroud. Lovely part of the world. My OH is CAD proficient. I'm not. I learned the basics from him and can muddle through now. It's just practice, I think. A lot of the habits of other computer programmes - especially using the mouse which is kind of hind brain instinct - are different in CAD. It's a bit like switching between a manual and an automatic car - you keep slamming the brakes on far too hard with the wrong foot. Constant repetition to retrain the brain seems to work eventually.
Don't work too hard, Hosta. Hello to everyone else - have a lovely Sunday
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Saw you'd all been chatting daffodils...I've got some I don't remember planting our know what they are..any ideas forkers please?
night night everyone ... sweet dreams 😴
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
How are you feeling @Pat E?
Today is the official start of my 12 hour shifts. 8 - 8 . Wish me luck.
Still feeling weak and headache but otherwise I think slowly improving.😏
Anyway, wanted to thank you guys for your gardening tips last year. I have a chronic mental health disorder and was sick for a long period with crippling depression. My tiny garden and your voices from the darkness helped me through and I was well enough to sign on to my MA conversion course by end of September. Almost got an 'A' for my Landscape Architecture submissions this Jan. But now i am grappling with the complexities of Autocad, etc. Currently, Autocad is winning! ( Hoping that I will be able to work again in 2020 in a less stressful environment - I was a teacher before.)
But thanks to all on the forum for their gardening advice and encouragement which helped me to drag myself off my sofa and into the sunlight.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I cheered myself up midweek by binge watching the Sewing Bee on Wednesday night
Glad you're on the mend PatE - sounds like a nasty dose of something you've had.
Very belated Happy Birthday to Wonks and congrats to Bow.
Obs - at least he does the grass cutting. My 'under gardener' doesn't merit the title - never does any sort of garden related stuff unless it's building walls.
@allymountain13 Hello
Don't work too hard, Hosta. Hello to everyone else - have a lovely Sunday
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”