..it does look quite dry actually.. it's already cracking around your Lady of the Lake.. it gets like that here quickly too, although my soil has had some years of improvements all over.. .. what are those bags for in the background? what's in them?.. the pavers are quite nice, they look almost white at the moment..
Oh that's just the mulch that's dried around Lady of the Lake. It's moist underneath. But my garden soil gets very dry, literally dust. It's because it went a long time without any care. I mulch around the roses but the whole garden needs one really.
Apart from the shade bed as I made that from scratch with bagged top soil and compost so it's very moisture retentive.
It can't be that bad though. The garden grew very well last year, very lush and I don't water that much.
The bags next to the shed are the sharp sand for the mortar bed.
Great plants astrantia I can't say slugs have ever touch mine, they are probably munching on something else . I have 4 varieties of Astrantia Hadspen blood which is planted with lady of shallot and flowers its sockets off . Roma another great plant I divided it last autumn and got 10 plants off it could of had more , Snow star which I am very disappointed in , and a new one for this year Superstar a white equivalent of Roma .
I have Astrantia envy now! Trouble is, the only place I can get them is a French nursery I have had bad experiences with, so I think I will just have to admire everyones from afar.
Had a bad night and having a bad day too. First a large mirror crashed off the wall in the middle of the night and woke us in panic. Then we got up to find our elderly dog had dicky stomach and she’d puked and sh*t all over the cream wool rugs. All four of them. Then we discovered we had run out of gas about a month earlier than usual, so no heating or hot water! Fingers crossed the emergency delivery arrives today. Happy Easter indeed 🙁
However, I retreated to the garden to be cheered by a bud on Francis Dubreuil:
The wisteria and clematis Warsawska Nike are coming along and I empathise with that rosemary climbing the walls!
A young Malus Evereste in blossom. Thank goodness for the garden.
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My front potted roses
Lady Emma Hamilton seems to have already got over the move, has visibly grown
Same with Emily Bronte
First growth starting on my new Lady of the Lake.
Clem Alpina Frankie, far from being dead, is growing quite vigorously and has several flowers!
Tiring day. Three car trips to Wickes and 3/4 T of weight carried carted back! I've earned the new plants I think.
I'm not sure what colour I've ended up with, I was umming and ahhing between Grey and Buff, went for Buff ... But they look grey! 😅
Not sure if they doubled up and had more grey stacked in there or if they're just so covered in stone dust that you can't tell the colour.
Leave them long enough and they'll be so covered in dirt and grime, won't be able to tell anyway!
.. what are those bags for in the background? what's in them?.. the pavers are quite nice, they look almost white at the moment..
Apart from the shade bed as I made that from scratch with bagged top soil and compost so it's very moisture retentive.
It can't be that bad though. The garden grew very well last year, very lush and I don't water that much.
The bags next to the shed are the sharp sand for the mortar bed.
Buckland is the most vigorous astrantia I have.
Had a bad night and having a bad day too. First a large mirror crashed off the wall in the middle of the night and woke us in panic. Then we got up to find our elderly dog had dicky stomach and she’d puked and sh*t all over the cream wool rugs. All four of them. Then we discovered we had run out of gas about a month earlier than usual, so no heating or hot water! Fingers crossed the emergency delivery arrives today. Happy Easter indeed 🙁
However, I retreated to the garden to be cheered by a bud on Francis Dubreuil:
The wisteria and clematis Warsawska Nike are coming along and I empathise with that rosemary climbing the walls!
A young Malus Evereste in blossom. Thank goodness for the garden.