Is there any way of shifting a post from one thread to another? The other day I posted in Curmudgeons' Corner that I couldn't find the old net curtains I normally use to defend my cherry trees from avian thieves. I'm pleased to say a local Freecycler (or should that be Freecyclist?) has just dropped off some net curtains she no longer wanted.
Most don't look like much at the moment (It's dark right now too 😂). But there were two different Ballota, a Helichrysum, Stachys 'Silver Carpet', a white Lychnis corinaria (never had a proper hot sunny bed before) and a Libertia peregrinans in one package. And - this is the really exciting one for me - the other package had a Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea' and a gorgeousHydrangea quercifolia 'Burgundy' for my back garden. You may remember I've been coveting one of these for some time. So happy
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
I bought some Wright's Coal Tar soap just before lockdown - the theory being that if we couldn't smell it on our hands, it was about time we washed them again. The only problem was that it was in the downstairs loo, where we wash our hands before meals. It's such a strong smell it changed the flavour of some foods! On a similar tack, I couldn't get our usual Pears soap for the shower for weeks - getting some last week felt like home 🙂.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
I didn.t even know there were 2 different Ballota... we inherited B.dictamnus with our first garden, in Cambs, 45 years ago. I remember reading that Greek shepherds used its flower stems as lamp wicks. These things fire your interest in plants...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Sometimes I wonder if someone snuck into my yard at night and nabbed some plants if I'd even notice...(I have a lot of plants). That said the slugs and snails are wreaking havoc in the garden this year.
I'd never heard of Ballota until this year. And only found out about different types when I was searching the Beth Chatto site. None of these furry, silvery plants are typically 'me' but my eyes are being opened. Which is another reason to be cheerful
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
@LG_ we have Coal Tar soap in the downstairs loo ... it’s where OH washes his hands when returning from shopping and after wiping down deliveries etc.
We needed a fresh bar of soap in the kitchen (we usually have Wrose own but there wasn’t any) but the thought of the smell of Coal Tar permeating our sourdough starter and yoghurt was 🤢
I rummaged through the chest of drawers and found some nice soaps which had been received as presents and had been perfuming the lingerie; an elegant and expensive box of olive oil and bergamot soap is much more acceptable in the kitchen 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
On a similar tack, I couldn't get our usual Pears soap for the shower for weeks - getting some last week felt like home 🙂.
I rummaged through the chest of drawers and found some nice soaps which had been received as presents and had been perfuming the lingerie; an elegant and expensive box of olive oil and bergamot soap is much more acceptable in the kitchen 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.