the garden this morning plus a peony and iris. the dahlias are now at 50%. 14 have sprouted 15 have not but perhaps? total solar eclipse here this afternoon so out in the high desert to watch it.
I lost the first lot of my dahlias. A slug got in the green house. Started again and just pricked them out today. Have got them in the conservatory on the windowsill, not a chance of slugs there! (Well, until I plant them out, then will have to be extra careful)
Hello,all- still under the weather,which is cloudy--wonder if we will see the eclipse. I managed to get the Silver Lace vine into a bigger pot; will have to do until my energy returns. Happy gardening!
I got out in garden yesterday for a while.. was a chilly eind but fine for gardening and titivating I h ave seeds to plant today and off to do neighbours garden tomorrow.. it is a total overgrown mess.. but once i get through all the overgrown plants and shrubs i think there is some nice plants in there...just got to find them.
No gardening today since the wind is flipping cold again. Finally have my alliums begining to break and the first of my poppies is opening today. Group two Clematis are all in flower now barring The President which is growing healthy but no sign of flowers yet...it hasn't flowered for a few years
Hostas are looking gorgeous at this time of year, Foxgloves are showing their flower spires now and some other plants such as my Canyon salvias and Convolvulus Cneorum are lagging with all this cold, but at least they are alive.
Inside, my Basil seedlings need pricking out, 3/4 50p bargain plants are making slow but stable progress and the march cuttings I took of Penstemons and Phlox are finally showing roots.
@ Steff37 - can't claim the credit for guttering, I think it was Geoff Hamilton! If you have a poke around the 'How To' section on this site, I think there's a short Sarah Raven video on it, or there's loads of stuff on YouTube as well. You must try it! Fab for successional sowing as well.
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the garden this morning plus a peony and iris. the dahlias are now at 50%. 14 have sprouted 15 have not but perhaps? total solar eclipse here this afternoon so out in the high desert to watch it.
Gorgeous photos David.
I lost the first lot of my dahlias. A slug got in the green house. Started again and just pricked them out today. Have got them in the conservatory on the windowsill, not a chance of slugs there! (Well, until I plant them out, then will have to be extra careful)
Sun, sun, sun! Glorious here today, 5 (!) loads of washing out and dried today. Sat in the garden sewing today, taking up hubby's work trousers.
Daughter saved the pips from her apple today and insisted on planting them, so I have now got 8 potential apple trees in the GH.
The pumpkin seeds I saved from last years lanterns have just germinated, much to my surprise. We shall wait and see.
Lovely pics David, did you get to see the eclipse?
Figrat, I have never heard of using guttering, brilliant idea. I got to try that!
It's been cracking rocks here in Sunderland. Got a mammoth amount of weeding done and had a barbecue
Hello,all- still under the weather,which is cloudy--wonder if we will see the eclipse. I managed to get the Silver Lace vine into a bigger pot; will have to do until my energy returns. Happy gardening!
Hello everyone. gorgeous pics David.
I got out in garden yesterday for a while.. was a chilly eind but fine for gardening and titivating
I h ave seeds to plant today and off to do neighbours garden tomorrow.. it is a total overgrown mess.. but once i get through all the overgrown plants and shrubs i think there is some nice plants in there...just got to find them.
No gardening today since the wind is flipping cold again. Finally have my alliums begining to break and the first of my poppies is opening today. Group two Clematis are all in flower now barring The President which is growing healthy but no sign of flowers yet...it hasn't flowered for a few years
Hostas are looking gorgeous at this time of year, Foxgloves are showing their flower spires now and some other plants such as my Canyon salvias and Convolvulus Cneorum are lagging with all this cold, but at least they are alive.
Inside, my Basil seedlings need pricking out, 3/4 50p bargain plants are making slow but stable progress and the march cuttings I took of Penstemons and Phlox are finally showing roots.