Been studying plant porn and finally decided on a couple of plants for the new bed at the top of the garden. I've ordered camellia Silver Anniversary and rose Ghislaine de Feligonde. I could do with a bag of ericaceous compost but not sure how to get my hands on some at the moment. Planting the camellia and moving the rhododendron might have to wait. If it's not too cold tomorrow I have some Daffs that need deadheading. @Songbird-1 I have been promising myself a blackout blind for my bedroom for a few years now but never seem to get it sorted.
Lovely bright day here but very cold - got some more weeding done though. I need some veg seeds; I have a feeling Chilterns will send to Ireland... We don't have a veg bed yet, and I was intending to wait until we were builder-free (because they keep driving machinery over unexpected bits of garden), but OH has requested sugar peas. And strawberries...
We have an unusual garden ornament at present.
Don't know how long it'll have to stay, could be weeks and weeks... but at the moment the bucket is full of rain water, so it's providing a large bath for the birds. A magpie used it this morning.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
@Yviestevie my daughter has Ghislaine de Féligond. It's so lovely I bought one from Peter Beales for the Norfolk cottage last year. It's just grown a load of new leaves.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Love the garden sculpture @Liriodendron .......its all about placing 🤣
Had a lovely day snipping back old flower heads on my hydrangeas. Very absorbing - just the job. I was singing to them whilst I worked away ....”grow back blue, grow back blue”. They were bought as deep blue varieties to suit our acid soil, only I planted them in a new bed that was filled with imported topsoil. So they have bloomed disappointingly pink for 4 years. But last year one was half pink and half purple - think its roots must have hit native stuff. Hoping that the transformation will continue this year......along with a bit of lyrical encouragement from me 🎶🎵🎶💙💜💙
Lovely dat here today. My daughter got 50 mm rain overnight in Canberra, we got 6mm.🤬
still, better than nothing I suppose. We took ourselves out for a constitutional this morning - 27 degrees and nice gentle breeze. More steps on the watch. 👏
Hello Pat, how are you two getting on? I long to be in the open countryside, I bet you enjoyed your walk! Morning everyone to come. No need for an alarm these days. Not over tired like I am normally am and such bright mornings no chance of sleeping in! Delivering more shopping for elderly couple in Felixstowe today. Second coffee before I do anything though!
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Lovely bright day here but very cold - got some more weeding done though. I need some veg seeds; I have a feeling Chilterns will send to Ireland...
We have an unusual garden ornament at present.
Don't know how long it'll have to stay, could be weeks and weeks... but at the moment the bucket is full of rain water, so it's providing a large bath for the birds. A magpie used it this morning.
sleep tight all ... special thoughts to all who are poorly of worried about loved ones who are ill xx
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Had a lovely day snipping back old flower heads on my hydrangeas. Very absorbing - just the job. I was singing to them whilst I worked away ....”grow back blue, grow back blue”. They were bought as deep blue varieties to suit our acid soil, only I planted them in a new bed that was filled with imported topsoil. So they have bloomed disappointingly pink for 4 years. But last year one was half pink and half purple - think its roots must have hit native stuff. Hoping that the transformation will continue this year......along with a bit of lyrical encouragement from me 🎶🎵🎶💙💜💙
still, better than nothing I suppose. We took ourselves out for a constitutional this morning - 27 degrees and nice gentle breeze. More steps on the watch. 👏
Morning everyone to come. No need for an alarm these days. Not over tired like I am normally am and such bright mornings no chance of sleeping in!
Delivering more shopping for elderly couple in Felixstowe today.
Second coffee before I do anything though!
it’s bright here but there are raindrops on the window 💧 Stay safe @WonkyWomble xx
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.