Hi folks, I'm home. What a change for the garden in two weeks! Rampant weeds, flowering rhododendron and my new fabulous amelanchier plus brunnera, pulmonaria, dafs and tulips .
Within less than 24 hours I was at the GC ,jet lag or no! The White amelanchier and White rhodo needed a new white weeping prunus to balance them along with blues underneath ( muscari, primulas and something like aubrietiia).
Busy day weeding but didn't get around to potting on unfortunately, not too many weeds but entwined around all the perennials so very fiddly. Looking much better now.
BM, your garden looks amazing, going to be super come summer. I keep looking at my bare patches too (after being a bit ruthless) and worrying, but I am sure it will soon be full to bursting, patience, patience, patience.
Ighton, hello, not seen your posts before but your garden looks super too, how lovely to have a project.
WS, nice pergola, what are you going to grow over it?
Congratulations SGL, something very exciting to look forward to.
We are now calling our little corner of flagstones 'the trellis terrace', I was saying the seat by the Daphne but OH kept looking at me blankly.
Meal at college was lovely, as always, One bit of drama, poor woman on the table next to us passed out cold, fell like a stone, I honestly thought she was dead, she didn't move for 5 minutes, and then came too right as rain. I am sure she will have a big bruise on her head tomorrow, she went with such a bang. apparently she has low blood pressure. I had to have an extra cocktail to get over the shock.
Took pic today in same spot as last year. Last year's pic looks greener but close up was a lot of weeds, this year's looks bare but like BM the good stuff is yet to show up (fingers crossed). Hope next year's will be closer to what I am aiming for; patience, patience, patience.
This year (2015) with new member of the family of course.
Good evening to you all, posting an unidentified seedling on another post now, you will have to be very good to name it I'm sure.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
Welcome home MrsG We need pics of the amelanchier If i remember rightly we shared the rather stressful process of siting it perfectly
Getting a bit excited that the weather is forecast to stay fine til Saturday. I am off to a Garden Festival in Malmesbury .... A couple of "lectures" booked, some stalls to browse round, and a tour of the Abbey House Gardens booked......can't wait
Missed you there DD - love a photographic diary - its amazing to look at how things change without you really noticing. Although in this case, the changes are pretty dramatic. You'll need to make that photo an April tradition .....make sure you keep the same hat for that element of continuity
My garden was a lot more advanced last year too DD, OH reliably informs me that we had a much warmer start to spring I don't remember but my photo journal backs up the story
Anyways, great job done, that border looks set to leap.
Welcome back Mrs G and ighten,
Beau's Mum, what a lovely job you've made on your beautiful garden, you should be proud
Re what to grow up the pergola? No idea yet, probably clematis and something else but nothing poisonous as Flynn tends to obey me 90% of the time and then runs away with something he's found and chews it up before obeying me again
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Hi folks, I'm home. What a change for the garden in two weeks! Rampant weeds, flowering rhododendron and my new fabulous amelanchier plus brunnera, pulmonaria, dafs and tulips
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Within less than 24 hours I was at the GC ,jet lag or no! The White amelanchier and White rhodo needed a new white weeping prunus to balance them along with blues underneath ( muscari, primulas and something like aubrietiia).
Evening all,
Busy day weeding but didn't get around to potting on unfortunately, not too many weeds but entwined around all the perennials so very fiddly. Looking much better now.
BM, your garden looks amazing, going to be super come summer. I keep looking at my bare patches too (after being a bit ruthless) and worrying, but I am sure it will soon be full to bursting, patience, patience, patience.
Ighton, hello, not seen your posts before but your garden looks super too, how lovely to have a project.
WS, nice pergola, what are you going to grow over it?
Congratulations SGL, something very exciting to look forward to.
We are now calling our little corner of flagstones 'the trellis terrace', I was saying the seat by the Daphne but OH kept looking at me blankly.
Meal at college was lovely, as always, One bit of drama, poor woman on the table next to us passed out cold, fell like a stone, I honestly thought she was dead, she didn't move for 5 minutes, and then came too right as rain. I am sure she will have a big bruise on her head tomorrow, she went with such a bang. apparently she has low blood pressure. I had to have an extra cocktail to get over the shock.
Took pic today in same spot as last year. Last year's pic looks greener but close up was a lot of weeds, this year's looks bare but like BM the good stuff is yet to show up (fingers crossed). Hope next year's will be closer to what I am aiming for; patience, patience, patience.
This year (2015) with new member of the family of course.
Good evening to you all, posting an unidentified seedling on another post now, you will have to be very good to name it I'm sure.
Welcome home MrsG
We need pics of the amelanchier
If i remember rightly we shared the rather stressful process of siting it perfectly
Getting a bit excited that the weather is forecast to stay fine til Saturday. I am off to a Garden Festival in Malmesbury .... A couple of "lectures" booked, some stalls to browse round, and a tour of the Abbey House Gardens booked......can't wait
Pics are done chicks just need some tech input the they'll be here, enjoy the g.festival.
must must look back at all the pics and comments....
Missed you there DD - love a photographic diary - its amazing to look at how things change without you really noticing. Although in this case, the changes are pretty dramatic. You'll need to make that photo an April tradition .....make sure you keep the same hat for that element of continuity
My garden was a lot more advanced last year too DD, OH reliably informs me that we had a much warmer start to spring
I don't remember but my photo journal backs up the story
Anyways, great job done, that border looks set to leap.
Welcome back Mrs G and ighten,
Beau's Mum, what a lovely job you've made on your beautiful garden, you should be proud
Re what to grow up the pergola? No idea yet, probably clematis and something else but nothing poisonous as Flynn tends to obey me 90% of the time and then runs away with something he's found and chews it up before obeying me again
Many thanks Hosta, RB, DD and Chicky for your good wishes.
Lovely pics DD, your doggie is so cute.
Glad you enjoyed your hols Mrs G
Hope we get the sun again tomorrow.
SGL, many congratulations! Being a nanna/granny is wonderful.
Hmmm. Colosseum? Amphitheatre? Maybe a trifle grand, since it's only 10 feet across...
General view of top two terraces, another wall, lawn and beds lower down, also another lawn and bed on other side of house.
Congratulations Lily!
DD, looking good, what a lot of work you've done. I think you look slimmer than last year, or is that because of the running?
I was working in the garden until it was too dark to see properly, then I came in and did a load of ironing.