good looking spud steff... and your garden looks great wintersong.. that mix of cornflower and achilla looks lovely.. i didnt grow cornflowers t his year.. didnt do well last year.
today we have the winds back with force and my poor agapanthus are getting a beating.. they didnt flower last year becasue i had to move them and now i have 10 flower heads on them so want wind to go away..
my rose bush has been beaten down last night along with my tall anchillas. so fed up with the weather this year
lovely pics everyone...no hope of being out in the garden...again...torrential rain and wind, very stormy (maybe some driftwood on the beach)...dreading going out for a check tho' not much around to be ruined really. staked an unknown inherited plant just the other day thank god, hope its ok...bet the ornamental poppies have had it! front garden, well soil, is underwater...urgh...roll on calm days...
@Wintersong - Thanks for that! I'm guessing I should have sown them directly.
Unfortunately the bed where they're going is underwater at the moment... Hopefully should be able to get some gravel and compost to dig in next week, see if that improves things.
well today i managed to get some hours in outside.. rather windy still but the sun was warm.
i finally lifted and split my londons pride and got many more plants ready for my path borders next year.. lifted and split my bearded iris and got loads more plants..but some back in around the garden and potted rest up for next years path border i keep reminding hubby of that job to be done... relay the path and make borders..
have decided on stepping stone slabs and gravel with edger.. and 2 3rd way down a round bed with the path passing through.. so a circle around a circle if you get me.. with a border around that.. sounds confusing.. wish i could draw picture on here then you would know.. we have drawn up plans for the wooden pergula?? that will follow the shape of the round circle path in a circle.. which will follow the paths that go out form the circle.. so like a cross section but with a circle around it and in it.. this will give me height and structure on the garden but also strong and sturdy with it.. i can then hopefully grow some climbing plants and clematis
cut grass and tided edges up so looking all pucker and dandy now.. hope to get out thre tomorrow.
I've been out doing some tidying too. Trimmed the worlds most pointless hedge, did some weeding, and potted on some Vinca and Delphinium cuttings I took earlier in the year. Nice to see a break in the weather, however brief. Be even nicer if was warm enough to just go and sit out there. *sulks*
My slugs & snails have been too busy eating my peas and beans to notice the potatoes. I've just had my second meal containing Charlottes smothered in butter with black pepper.
I'll probably jinx myself for saying this, but so far, I've been lucky with the slugs and snails. Gutted for you guys who have lost plants to the little b******s.
Loving the photos, such pretty gardens you have, mine is mostly given over to function, mainly playing.
I saw baby great tits for the first time ever today . As I was going in for a closer look, Marmite the cat also spotted them so I had to frighten them away. The babies are so naive and trusting, bless them.
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Good-looking spud, Steff---bet it tastes divine!
Well Done Steff
Lovely photos again Gary and Wintersong
good looking spud steff... and your garden looks great wintersong.. that mix of cornflower and achilla looks lovely.. i didnt grow cornflowers t his year.. didnt do well last year.
today we have the winds back with force and my poor agapanthus are getting a beating.. they didnt flower last year becasue i had to move them and now i have 10 flower heads on them so want wind to go away..
my rose bush has been beaten down last night along with my tall anchillas. so fed up with the weather this year
lovely pics everyone...no hope of being out in the garden...again...torrential rain and wind, very stormy (maybe some driftwood on the beach
)...dreading going out for a check tho' not much around to be ruined really. staked an unknown inherited plant just the other day thank god, hope its ok...bet the ornamental poppies have had it! front garden, well soil, is underwater...urgh...roll on calm days...
@Wintersong - Thanks for that! I'm guessing I should have sown them directly.
Unfortunately the bed where they're going is underwater at the moment... Hopefully should be able to get some gravel and compost to dig in next week, see if that improves things.
Well done, Steff!
Lost about half of my early spuds to slugs, this year.
well today i managed to get some hours in outside.. rather windy still but the sun was warm.
i finally lifted and split my londons pride and got many more plants ready for my path borders next year.. lifted and split my bearded iris and got loads more plants..but some back in around the garden and potted rest up for next years path border
i keep reminding hubby of that job to be done... relay the path and make borders..
have decided on stepping stone slabs and gravel with edger.. and 2 3rd way down a round bed with the path passing through.. so a circle around a circle
if you get me.. with a border around that.. sounds confusing.. wish i could draw picture on here then you would know.. we have drawn up plans for the wooden pergula?? that will follow the shape of the round circle path in a circle.. which will follow the paths that go out form the circle.. so like a cross section but with a circle around it and in it..
this will give me height and structure on the garden but also strong and sturdy with it.. i can then hopefully grow some climbing plants and clematis
cut grass and tided edges up so looking all pucker and dandy now.. hope to get out thre tomorrow.
I've been out doing some tidying too. Trimmed the worlds most pointless hedge, did some weeding, and potted on some Vinca and Delphinium cuttings I took earlier in the year. Nice to see a break in the weather, however brief. Be even nicer if was warm enough to just go and sit out there. *sulks*
My slugs & snails have been too busy eating my peas and beans to notice the potatoes. I've just had my second meal containing Charlottes smothered in butter with black pepper.
I'll probably jinx myself for saying this, but so far, I've been lucky with the slugs and snails. Gutted for you guys who have lost plants to the little b******s.
Loving the photos, such pretty gardens you have, mine is mostly given over to function, mainly playing.
I saw baby great tits for the first time ever today
. As I was going in for a closer look, Marmite the cat also spotted them so I had to frighten them away. The babies are so naive and trusting, bless them.