Oh TY Barbara. I do get carried away with enthusiasm sometimes but like to share my pleasure, especially this year which is a very special one for my garden.
No way can I be responsible for withdrawal symptoms, Linda. So now I have a very moral reason to keep my chronicle up to date. I only did an hour's gardening today which would normally faze me but my other commitments were all garden related and enjoyable and BBC 4 crowned a lovely day with their programme about Great Dixter.
I was certainly feeling blessed yesterday after such a lovely day. I shall tackle some tricky jobs in my garden this morning with renewed vigour. First up is the rogue sedge which has established itself in the slate scree - almost a metre in diameter. I am sure it will take quite a lot of effort so will do a quarter at a time and intersperse it with more pleasant jobs like choosing the polyanthus plants from the conservatory to harden off to replace it. Forecast is for a warmer day than yesterday and dry again. The amelanchier trees at the Botanic Garden yesterday were so very beautiful. When the Heart Nurse asks me if I ever get breathless i should say only when I
Sedge removed and squeezed into the green wheeliebin. Rhododendron "Shamrock" soaking in its pot in rainwater till it gets planted in ericaceous compost in what was the yellow ring of my OLympic rings. May take its picture later. In the meantime here is the Arum creticum at the Univ. of Bristol Botanic Garden yeaterday which I drooled over. I love the pattern on my Arum italicum leaves but the colour of those flowers is special.
Rhododendron "Shamrock" which has finished its green flower display safely planted out in what is to be the new Olympic shrubbery spawned from the Olympic Rings garden. I feel it is on the way now one shrub is planted. I will dig out the grass gradually as I plant.
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Oh TY Barbara. I do get carried away with enthusiasm sometimes but like to share my pleasure, especially this year which is a very special one for my garden.
Marion, I get withdrawal symptoms if I can't find your thread, as I love to see what you are growing! Mr. Fothergills is very lucky to have you.
No way can I be responsible for withdrawal symptoms, Linda. So now I have a very moral reason to keep my chronicle up to date. I only did an hour's gardening today which would normally faze me but my other commitments were all garden related and enjoyable and BBC 4 crowned a lovely day with their programme about Great Dixter.
Ooooh, glad the Dixter programme was good Marion - i recorded it for watching tomorrow
I was certainly feeling blessed yesterday after such a lovely day. I shall tackle some tricky jobs in my garden this morning with renewed vigour. First up is the rogue sedge which has established itself in the slate scree - almost a metre in diameter. I am sure it will take quite a lot of effort so will do a quarter at a time and intersperse it with more pleasant jobs like choosing the polyanthus plants from the conservatory to harden off to replace it. Forecast is for a warmer day than yesterday and dry again. The amelanchier trees at the Botanic Garden yesterday were so very beautiful. When the Heart Nurse asks me if I ever get breathless i should say only when I
see this.
Sedge removed and squeezed into the green wheeliebin. Rhododendron "Shamrock" soaking in its pot in rainwater till it gets planted in ericaceous compost in what was the yellow ring of my OLympic rings. May take its picture later. In the meantime here is the Arum creticum at the Univ. of Bristol Botanic Garden yeaterday which I drooled over. I love the pattern on my Arum italicum leaves but the colour of those flowers is special.
Rhododendron "Shamrock" which has finished its green flower display safely planted out in what is to be the new Olympic shrubbery spawned from the Olympic Rings garden. I feel it is on the way now one shrub is planted. I will dig out the grass gradually as I plant.