Did anyone hear the last Gardeners Question Time on Radio 4 where Bunny Guiness mentioned a canna that is hardy enough to stay out all winter down to minus 5. I didn't catch the name of the variety and as I don't have a GH would love to know which one it was.
It has been glorious here. I got out and planted up my bulbs all 200 of them. I have kept the tulips to plant in a few weeks.
I got the winter troughs that go on windowsills round the front. Have tidied them up and put hyacinth in as well as primroses this year. The gerbera are still flowering so they will remain in place for a while.
I'm not sure if I should have done it yet but I cut back the clematis so the winter jasmine has pride of place for the winter. I also cut the fuchsia back a bit so they don't get battered in the wind. I will give them another good prune next spring.
The sun has now gone in. I've got bits to do for tomorrow. All the talk of cake is making me hungry.
Afternoon all was out in garden just came in for a break lunch and it suddenly sloshed it down with rain - made it in before that, did get rained on a bit but not that much
Its coming down in stair rods here! I have gqt downloaded on a podcast forester - will make a note of the canna name when i listen this evening (weekly ritual whilst folding up the weeks washing )
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Time for GQT and making icing
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Did anyone hear the last Gardeners Question Time on Radio 4 where Bunny Guiness mentioned a canna that is hardy enough to stay out all winter down to minus 5. I didn't catch the name of the variety and as I don't have a GH would love to know which one it was.
Blow me down - just thought I would look in the Radio Times and discovered it is on now - switched the radio on and just missed the bit about cannas.
Afternoon all.
It has been glorious here. I got out and planted up my bulbs all 200 of them. I have kept the tulips to plant in a few weeks.
I got the winter troughs that go on windowsills round the front. Have tidied them up and put hyacinth in as well as primroses this year. The gerbera are still flowering so they will remain in place for a while.
I'm not sure if I should have done it yet but I cut back the clematis so the winter jasmine has pride of place for the winter. I also cut the fuchsia back a bit so they don't get battered in the wind. I will give them another good prune next spring.
The sun has now gone in. I've got bits to do for tomorrow. All the talk of cake is making me hungry.
It's ok PG, I iced the cake and OH took a piece, so it's a free for all now - it's very crumbly so you'll need a fork - help yourself
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Here you go Forester2 me just listening to GQT
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03cv47k
it is a canna iridiflora
Afternoon all was out in garden just came in for a break lunch and it suddenly sloshed it down with rain - made it in before that, did get rained on a bit but not that much
Thanks chicky.
Thank you Garden Girl - what a helpful site this is and lots of friendly folks.