Hi Folks, Back in the garden today, weather been OK. All of the plants seem to have survived the holiday thanks to hubby's irrigation system. Haven't caught up because I've missed so much. Did see that Chicky has an orchid though, how exciting and that Hosta's Cannas are flowering from seed. Mine are still only leaves and they were bare rooted plants.
Have planted out 3 lysimachias that I grew from seed today and also some aquilegia. Hope they are OK out in the big wide world rather than their cosy pots
Removed the top layer of soil from my bulb pots (down to the chicken wire) and refilled with fresh compost, fed, watered and planted a few petunias in there, also grown from seed. I'm going to see if the bulbs flower again next year without removing them (lazy devil that I am).
Lots of deadheading done and planted a couple of Lupin Masterpiece that I had ordered before going on holiday. Only have a few Clary, Verbena and Petunia to find homes for now.
Met the new neighbours today, they seem nice, they have a dog but no cats
Good walk - wasn't feeling too great yesterday (shivery) so wasn't sure if I'd be fit today but I was ok. Weather was good apart from one shower - pretty lucky - you could see the snow coming across from the hills further west.
I bet Panda is more weary than me though ....
I thought of growing cannas from seed but never got round to it MrsG - end of August/September is a good time to get some cannas - they sell 'em off cheap then
Lovely to have an orchid chicky
I'd love to have a Gaura but they'd get battered into submission up here I think!
I need a shower, some dinner and a rest - before I have to collect a young fairy at some ungodly hour....
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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verdun, no cannas in GC yet up here ( as of last week)
might venture out today
Dug some more grass out to reshape border
need some dosh...Cannas, trellises, arbour paint, sticky labels...
lovely sunny day
In the words of Oscar Wilde:
" the only thing to do with temptation: is to succumb to it"
ps, the first of my cannas I sowed from seed in Feb, are now in flower.
Hi Folks, Back in the garden today, weather been OK. All of the plants seem to have survived the holiday thanks to hubby's irrigation system. Haven't caught up because I've missed so much. Did see that Chicky has an orchid though, how exciting and that Hosta's Cannas are flowering from seed. Mine are still only leaves and they were bare rooted plants.
Have planted out 3 lysimachias that I grew from seed today and also some aquilegia. Hope they are OK out in the big wide world rather than their cosy pots
Removed the top layer of soil from my bulb pots (down to the chicken wire) and refilled with fresh compost, fed, watered and planted a few petunias in there, also grown from seed. I'm going to see if the bulbs flower again next year without removing them (lazy devil that I am).
Lots of deadheading done and planted a couple of Lupin Masterpiece that I had ordered before going on holiday. Only have a few Clary, Verbena and Petunia to find homes for now.
Met the new neighbours today, they seem nice, they have a dog but no cats
Glad to hear your garden survived yvie, and you're straight back at it
hosta! seed! canna! miracle man!
happy with newly shaped borders, back a bit less happy but the rose is taking care of that ( not the garden type)
time to chill
I'm home from the hills
Good walk - wasn't feeling too great yesterday (shivery) so wasn't sure if I'd be fit today but I was ok. Weather was good apart from one shower - pretty lucky - you could see the snow coming across from the hills further west.
I bet Panda is more weary than me though ....
I thought of growing cannas from seed but never got round to it
MrsG - end of August/September is a good time to get some cannas - they sell 'em off cheap then 
Lovely to have an orchid chicky
I'd love to have a Gaura but they'd get battered into submission up here I think!
I need a shower, some dinner and a rest - before I have to collect a young fairy at some ungodly hour....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
used to have a gaura, looks like it's disappeared
would look nice in the feather bed alongside grasses I think ?
OH looking intently at takeaway menu
Feather bed in the garden MrsGarden.? What luxury
Congrats on your orchid chicky, truly amazing
And your cannas hosta, also incredible achievement , all of the above are wonderful additions to the garden, I also have a new garden addition
Wintersong - you're a very lucky gardener!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.