It's the tidying up which takes the time isn't it, at least I can see the result for my efforts. I'm whacked! Too hot now but a nice breeze, will wait until early evening to carry on.
Yes, I see the forecast for Herefordshire is mixed next week. Rain to fill the water but to then it can stop - in good time for your open garden day. All the best for that
Another beautiful Monday morning to start my gardening week. First job is to pot up some cucamelons and build them a bamboo wigwam as thay are climbing very quickly now. I have 15 plants from my pkt. of Mr. Fothergills seeds for the trial so three to a pot will mean finding three huge pots and lots of bamboo canes. A serious safari round the garden is needed to see what can come out of its pot and into the garden. Some of my many hydrangeas look like candidates, perhaps the ones that have no flowerheads on as I would hate to disturb the others. I plan to take my refreshment breaks when Chelsea is on the TV.
The first three cucamelons are potted up and one side of the drive is pretty well lined with tomatoes. The scheme I planned of purple rhododendron with Heuchera "S
outhern Comfort" and poached egg plant and Allium "Purple sensation" and pale pink aqualegia has turned put very special.
The bearded irises are in flower. I love the deep colours, O
ne is almost black but not quite open yet but this brown one is. The weigela is very floriferous this year and very early compared to last when it did not flower till July. The potager is filling up.
Beautiful iris Marion, my Kent pride has just opened it's first flower with lots of others on their way. Are your iris's taller than normal Marion? Some of mine are three feet tall and the wind is picking up, typical. I like the purple and bronze border, those huecera are lovely, the nearest I could find to southern comfort was one called sweet tea and I've put it with a lime green leaved fern. They brighten up a shady corner.
Oh, I know Sweet Tea as they have it in the Bristol Botanic Garden. Yes, the irises are tall . I may have to stake some if the breeze increases. I think Chelsea is right up my street this year - lots of naturalistic planting, sensible designs, nothing floating about in the air or sky scrapers. Most years I feel for the Queen as it looks like a disaster is about to occur but today I felt she was safe. The only disaster seemed to be plants wilting in the heat and having to be substituted.
Rain through the night so the garden is lovely and fresh and no need to water the newly planted shrubs and perennials in the new Jubilee border. The tomatoes in their pots will need watering however as it takes a lot of rain for them to be even dampened. Flumpy, gardening is not work to me . I love the feeling of being close to living plants and animals. It makes me feel part of the wonderful world. I think as some of your faculties like sight and hearing deteriorate with age other senses like touch, taste and smell become more important and I can satisfy that with my gardening.
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It's the tidying up which takes the time isn't it, at least I can see the result for my efforts. I'm whacked! Too hot now but a nice breeze, will wait until early evening to carry on.
Yes, I see the forecast for Herefordshire is mixed next week. Rain to fill the water but to then it can stop - in good time for your open garden day. All the best for that
Another beautiful Monday morning to start my gardening week. First job is to pot up some cucamelons and build them a bamboo wigwam as thay are climbing very quickly now. I have 15 plants from my pkt. of Mr. Fothergills seeds for the trial so three to a pot will mean finding three huge pots and lots of bamboo canes. A serious safari round the garden is needed to see what can come out of its pot and into the garden. Some of my many hydrangeas look like candidates, perhaps the ones that have no flowerheads on as I would hate to disturb the others. I plan to take my refreshment breaks when Chelsea is on the TV.
The first three cucamelons are potted up and one side of the drive is pretty well lined with tomatoes. The scheme I planned of purple rhododendron with Heuchera "S
outhern Comfort" and poached egg plant and Allium "Purple sensation" and pale pink aqualegia has turned put very special.
The bearded irises are in flower. I love the deep colours, O
ne is almost black but not quite open yet but this brown one is. The weigela is very floriferous this year and very early compared to last when it did not flower till July. The potager is filling up.
Beautiful iris Marion, my Kent pride has just opened it's first flower with lots of others on their way. Are your iris's taller than normal Marion? Some of mine are three feet tall and the wind is picking up, typical. I like the purple and bronze border, those huecera are lovely, the nearest I could find to southern comfort was one called sweet tea and I've put it with a lime green leaved fern. They brighten up a shady corner.
Oh, I know Sweet Tea as they have it in the Bristol Botanic Garden. Yes, the irises are tall . I may have to stake some if the breeze increases. I think Chelsea is right up my street this year - lots of naturalistic planting, sensible designs, nothing floating about in the air or sky scrapers. Most years I feel for the Queen as it looks like a disaster is about to occur but today I felt she was safe. The only disaster seemed to be plants wilting in the heat and having to be substituted.
Rain through the night so the garden is lovely and fresh and no need to water the newly planted shrubs and perennials in the new Jubilee border. The tomatoes in their pots will need watering however as it takes a lot of rain for them to be even dampened. Flumpy, gardening is not work to me . I love the feeling of being close to living plants and animals. It makes me feel part of the wonderful world. I think as some of your faculties like sight and hearing deteriorate with age other senses like touch, taste and smell become more important and I can satisfy that with my gardening.