Lovely pics. I wouldnât be surprised to see at least some colour on a bud, maybe even a flower, by the end of next week in my garden.
Im betting on Malvern Hills being the first this year.
Mulching really does do wonders for water retention. Itâs been dry for days and days. That would usually have caused my soil to turn to dust by now. This afternoon I moved back the mulch to plant some muscari that I had in temporary pots from last year, and the soil underneath was really dark and moist.
I agree, this is such a lovely thread, its brought me a lot of joy and I've learnt loads too. Long may it continue Cant remember if ive shared these or not, but whilst I wait for the roses mines bursting with spring tulips and daffodils, most planted this Autumn. I can give the names if anyones eying up any varieties! My wisteria is covered in buds!!
I just did one pot of daffs and one of tulips but Iâm so glad I did. Theyâre such a lovely feature. I think Iâll be getting a lot more bulbs this year. I imagine planting them in gaps everywhere but especially around the crabapple and apple trees.
One of my favourite âmomentsâ was around this time last year, first proper trip out following second lockdown, at Beningbrough Hall near York. We were sat on a bench in a quiet section of the garden having our lunch. It was so peaceful, sun shining, blue sky, the boys were really cheery and asking questions about the plants and insects, the bees were buzzing about, and in the beds in front of us were hundreds of tulips.
It completely changed my opinion on tulips, I hadnât been that keen. But now tulips remind me of that moment. So Iâve got the tulip pot next to the bench in the garden.
I havenât mentioned it yet, I was trying to work out the best way to bring it into the conversation, but anyway:
Weâre expecting our third in October. Just had the dating scan this last week. OH wants a surprise so we wonât be finding out boy or girl. I desperately want to know though, so am hunting for clues in the scan photos đ Boys very excited. Our youngest ran off straight away to find clothes in his chest of drawers that the baby could wear and said they could share his bedroom.
If itâs a girl Iâll be pushing for Rose as a middle name!
@Mr. Vine Eye, congratulations. I don't know any way of finding it from scan photos. We didn't know for our first one and I tried a lot by looking at the scan photos đÂ
Thanks all, yes TP is a beauty, tho two long shoots snapped on it recently in fierce winds. Everyoneâs gardens are looking much fuller than mine at the moment, every year I vow to get more spring interest/bulbs then donât get around to ordering any!
Hi @TracyP hard water is a pain especially combined with alkaline soil (they usually come as a package). Austins seem to be very sensitive to it and regularly get chlorosis here. I use sequestered iron, available in sachets in concentrated powder form to initially correct the problem. About half a teaspoon in a watering can usually clears it up. Repeat a week or two later if needed. Take care the water doesnât overflow the pot trays as the iron can really stain your patio.
Tackâs seaweed (or tomato feed) with added iron and ideally magnesium is a great top up. Regular liquid feeding is a good idea in any case throughout the growing season as roses in pots get hungry!
congrats @Mr. Vine Eye, you will just have to apply that patience that gardening forces us to have đÂ
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Im a bit of a tulip addict these days, they are so beautiful and cheery. They do ok in the ground for a few years but the huge fancy ones I love dont tend to last more than a season, still I dont mind all the faff planting etc for the huge show they put on after the long dark! Ive managed to get mine in waves to come up with various mixes to prolong the display.
I find it interesting that we had super hard water at our last house and I never had chlorosis on the roses despite always watering with tap water, must have gotten lucky!
.. lovely rose Nollie, nice to see a good one this early..
...yes, congratulations Mr Vine and to your wife.. what a surprise.. I hope all goes well.Â
Re Tulips.. I have found Tulip clusiana 'Lady Jane' to be perennial. I've also got clusiana Chrysantha which doesn't seem to be so good..
I like 'Lady Jane' with Brunnera 'Jack Frost'...
I have also found a luscious deep red Tulip that was perennial for me in another garden.. 'Red Impression'.. the bulbs need to be about 8 inches deep. It's gorgeous planted en masse..
Gorgeous Spring flowers too. We could do with some rain here..
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Im betting on Malvern Hills being the first this year.
Mulching really does do wonders for water retention. Itâs been dry for days and days. That would usually have caused my soil to turn to dust by now. This afternoon I moved back the mulch to plant some muscari that I had in temporary pots from last year, and the soil underneath was really dark and moist.
Cant remember if ive shared these or not, but whilst I wait for the roses mines bursting with spring tulips and daffodils, most planted this Autumn. I can give the names if anyones eying up any varieties!
My wisteria is covered in buds!!
I just did one pot of daffs and one of tulips but Iâm so glad I did. Theyâre such a lovely feature. I think Iâll be getting a lot more bulbs this year. I imagine planting them in gaps everywhere but especially around the crabapple and apple trees.
One of my favourite âmomentsâ was around this time last year, first proper trip out following second lockdown, at Beningbrough Hall near York. We were sat on a bench in a quiet section of the garden having our lunch. It was so peaceful, sun shining, blue sky, the boys were really cheery and asking questions about the plants and insects, the bees were buzzing about, and in the beds in front of us were hundreds of tulips.
It completely changed my opinion on tulips, I hadnât been that keen. But now tulips remind me of that moment. So Iâve got the tulip pot next to the bench in the garden.
I havenât mentioned it yet, I was trying to work out the best way to bring it into the conversation, but anyway:
Weâre expecting our third in October. Just had the dating scan this last week. OH wants a surprise so we wonât be finding out boy or girl. I desperately want to know though, so am hunting for clues in the scan photos đ Boys very excited. Our youngest ran off straight away to find clothes in his chest of drawers that the baby could wear and said they could share his bedroom.
If itâs a girl Iâll be pushing for Rose as a middle name!
Hi @TracyP hard water is a pain especially combined with alkaline soil (they usually come as a package). Austins seem to be very sensitive to it and regularly get chlorosis here. I use sequestered iron, available in sachets in concentrated powder form to initially correct the problem. About half a teaspoon in a watering can usually clears it up. Repeat a week or two later if needed. Take care the water doesnât overflow the pot trays as the iron can really stain your patio.
Tackâs seaweed (or tomato feed) with added iron and ideally magnesium is a great top up. Regular liquid feeding is a good idea in any case throughout the growing season as roses in pots get hungry!
congrats @Mr. Vine Eye, you will just have to apply that patience that gardening forces us to have đÂ
Im a bit of a tulip addict these days, they are so beautiful and cheery. They do ok in the ground for a few years but the huge fancy ones I love dont tend to last more than a season, still I dont mind all the faff planting etc for the huge show they put on after the long dark! Ive managed to get mine in waves to come up with various mixes to prolong the display.
@JessicaS wow what a spring garden đ
@Mr. Vine Eye congratulations on baby number 3! Hope everything goes smoothlyÂ
...yes, congratulations Mr Vine and to your wife.. what a surprise.. I hope all goes well.Â
Re Tulips.. I have found Tulip clusiana 'Lady Jane' to be perennial. I've also got clusiana Chrysantha which doesn't seem to be so good..
I like 'Lady Jane' with Brunnera 'Jack Frost'...
I have also found a luscious deep red Tulip that was perennial for me in another garden.. 'Red Impression'.. the bulbs need to be about 8 inches deep. It's gorgeous planted en masse..
Gorgeous Spring flowers too. We could do with some rain here..