My applemint is outside in a big pot and still producing loads of growth. It has been so mild that the cutting I took in the autumn for a friend is now a big plant. I am so glad you are enjoying what my friend calls my "gardening journalism" KEF. I do enjoy sharing my gardening escapades.
My Golden Jubilee Year in my garden is going to be memorable at least for the stormy weather. Once more it is raining and the winds are fierce so I have to stay indoors, but that means I spend more time in the conservatory where my newly sown peppers are up and my antirrhinums and second winter sowing of basil, the first having got damping off disease. Some of my primulas and auriculas have their first flowers. The large flowered auriculas are lovely and the primula called "Firecracker". More daffs have opened their buds and my cymbidium orchids look promising. They usually flower end of February which is when the weather forecasters think we may have some calmer weather.
At last the conservatory is looking like spring is here and the sun is shining in between the showers. Every time i venture up the garden to gather an armful of blown down twigs and eucalyptus bark the heavens open, but i can dry off in the conservatory where the daffs are scenting the air and hyacinths soon will.
Went out in the garden too early and got soaked and frozen in a sudden hailstorm, so came in to dry off and warm up and sowed nine lots of seed - four repeats of Mr.Fothergills saladings as i shall finish eating the Dec, sowings this week, four annuals, marigolds, "Sunspot gold" and "Apricot Daisy" and Ridolphia segetum and cosmos "Polidor mixed" and Cape Gooseberries"Golden Berry". Weather has improved now so should be able to work outside after lunch.
Keep warm when you go back outside! I adore your daffs. I had completely forgotten the mere possibility of having them inside - they're such wonderful cherry colours!
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My applemint is outside in a big pot and still producing loads of growth. It has been so mild that the cutting I took in the autumn for a friend is now a big plant. I am so glad you are enjoying what my friend calls my "gardening journalism" KEF. I do enjoy sharing my gardening escapades.
My Golden Jubilee Year in my garden is going to be memorable at least for the stormy weather. Once more it is raining and the winds are fierce so I have to stay indoors, but that means I spend more time in the conservatory where my newly sown peppers are up and my antirrhinums and second winter sowing of basil, the first having got damping off disease. Some of my primulas and auriculas have their first flowers. The large flowered auriculas are lovely and the primula called "Firecracker". More daffs have opened their buds and my cymbidium orchids look promising. They usually flower end of February which is when the weather forecasters think we may have some calmer weather.
Here is my new auricula which shows great promise and the primula "Firecracker" which I
choose to complement my daffs in the golden spring display in the front garden.
They got pout in wrong way up. The auricula is the second one of course.
That keeps happening to my photos too, all in the wrong order. What gorgeous colours they are.
The centre of the primula is even more golden today and the red edge does make it look fiery!
At last the conservatory is looking like spring is here and the sun is shining in between the showers. Every time i venture up the garden to gather an armful of blown down twigs and eucalyptus bark the heavens open, but i can dry off in the conservatory where the daffs are scenting the air and hyacinths soon will.
How lovely to see some colour other than brown, I'm getting impatient for spring.
Went out in the garden too early and got soaked and frozen in a sudden hailstorm, so came in to dry off and warm up and sowed nine lots of seed - four repeats of Mr.Fothergills saladings as i shall finish eating the Dec, sowings this week, four annuals, marigolds, "Sunspot gold" and "Apricot Daisy" and Ridolphia segetum and cosmos "Polidor mixed" and Cape Gooseberries"Golden Berry". Weather has improved now so should be able to work outside after lunch.
Keep warm when you go back outside! I adore your daffs. I had completely forgotten the mere possibility of having them inside - they're such wonderful cherry colours!