Thanks for the info Dean. I will keep an eye out for that. BTW, ceonothus come in different shapes and sizes so you would probably be able to find a little one. I took cuttings from the one in my garden and now have two happily growing in pots.
I spent the afternoon in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens today. Beautiful. There was an interesting flower bed which contained red salvias with a rosemary hedge. It looked really good as an alterative to a box hedge. I have never thought of doing that before.
A friend of mine has some very striking rosemaries in large pots which she clips into ball shapes. She reckons the prostrate type is best for this - seems counterintuitive to me, but they do look lovely.
MuddyFork! I think you are right! Everybody making the most of it weatherwise! It's been dreadful! n I heard a rumour this morning we are gunna get snow n minus 6 degrees! Jeez! I am hoping not! Only just got my veg planted out!!!!! But I have had a day at home today! Loved it! in amongst my front garden! Only sad I really didn't get time to enjoy it this year, but other commitments regarding the plot took place! Always next year!!!
Went a bit bonkers in the garden today, lifted, divided and replanted a helenium, moved a big geranium, took out a dead stipa tenuissima and relocated a more substantial grass in its place. And the soil was like dust even after all the rain! Half a trug full of 50/50 comost and leafmould into each planting hole. I sometimes wonder how anything grows here.
Hi all...I'm pretty new to the site and love the banter, looking forward to sharing the highs and lows of life in the garden. Hubby and I moved to a bungalow by the sea, Rossall Beach Nr Cleveleys, Blackpool...what I call a big back garden (13x8 fence panels), 2 lawns, 2 large veggie patches = 4 smaller ones, battered greenhouse, lots of tatty paths, large patio and loads of paving flags down the middle. love it but it needs some serious work done, want to get rid of the paths and some of the flagging, a big job, have been quoted £200 to remove paths if we break them up and get the skip...must take some pics. Have cleared most of the weeds and mowed the lawns...ha ha...will post pics if I can...
Welcome, Debbie--congratulations on your new garden--it sounds like it has lots of potential. Be sure to take some before pics so that we can appreciate your hard work.
You might want to live with it for awhile before you do anything major. What kind of paths are they?
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David spikes- great photos
I am jealous of your weather david spikes! And that pinky/mauve Iris is to die for.
Thanks for the info Dean. I will keep an eye out for that. BTW, ceonothus come in different shapes and sizes so you would probably be able to find a little one. I took cuttings from the one in my garden and now have two happily growing in pots.
I spent the afternoon in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens today. Beautiful. There was an interesting flower bed which contained red salvias with a rosemary hedge. It looked really good as an alterative to a box hedge. I have never thought of doing that before.
It's gone very quiet here, everyone must be very busy.
MuddyFork! I think you are right! Everybody making the most of it weatherwise! It's been dreadful! n I heard a rumour this morning we are gunna get snow n minus 6 degrees! Jeez! I am hoping not! Only just got my veg planted out!!!!! But I have had a day at home today! Loved it! in amongst my front garden! Only sad I really didn't get time to enjoy it this year, but other commitments regarding the plot took place! Always next year!!!
Went a bit bonkers in the garden today, lifted, divided and replanted a helenium, moved a big geranium, took out a dead stipa tenuissima and relocated a more substantial grass in its place. And the soil was like dust even after all the rain! Half a trug full of 50/50 comost and leafmould into each planting hole. I sometimes wonder how anything grows here.
Hi all...I'm pretty new to the site and love the banter, looking forward to sharing the highs and lows of life in the garden. Hubby and I moved to a bungalow by the sea, Rossall Beach Nr Cleveleys, Blackpool...what I call a big back garden (13x8 fence panels), 2 lawns, 2 large veggie patches = 4 smaller ones, battered greenhouse, lots of tatty paths, large patio and loads of paving flags down the middle. love it but it needs some serious work done, want to get rid of the paths and some of the flagging, a big job, have been quoted £200 to remove paths if we break them up and get the skip...must take some pics. Have cleared most of the weeds and mowed the lawns...ha ha...will post pics if I can...
Welcome, Debbie--congratulations on your new garden--it sounds like it has lots of potential. Be sure to take some before pics so that we can appreciate your hard work.
You might want to live with it for awhile before you do anything major. What kind of paths are they?
Trellis in progress
Looking west--work in progress, but the path is done
Wild columbines
These are really electric blue-Lithodora Grace Ward
Tree peony flower--in front of the agave, which is making lots of babies.
Love this little geranium--matches my furniture. The foliage is wonderful.