Lovely sunny morning in Bristol and we only had a sprinkling of rain yesterday after having a Yellow warning for heavy rain from the Met. Office. It was noticeably colder when I got up this morning though so will step up my efforts to get in the more tender plants. just in case frost threatens. I find even moving some a few metres nearer the warmth of the house walls helps. Anyway I will try to get another 25 into the conservatory today to join the 25 already happily accommodated.
One of my two woodland strawberry plants I was trialling for Bob Flowerdew via MR. Fothergills trials for Nation of Gardeners is showing lovely autumn colour so I will put it in my spinney to fight it out with the vinca. If it likes it there it can spread to its heart's content. They both have hundreds of runners on. The garden is a bit damp but full of lovely flowers and berries. My pink hibiscus has opened its buds and there are loads of rosehips.
Yes, GWRS, do cut off any old leaves as they can harbour disease in the winter and affect the plant in the spring. Cutting them off will also let more light and rain into the new leaves which will soon appear. I am glad you like my pics. I do enjoy photography. i find it is like having a third eye - you notice things better when you are snapping them. I have just put the fiftieth tender plant into the conservatory. Loads more to do but I am whacked now as some were very heavy. Here is windowsill no.4 now full up.
Oh my gosh the parcel postman has just brought me six trays of spring bedding plugs. I have already had 80 plants from the first box of that order so now have 380 from my order of 270 - in four varieties, Who is going to have a spectacular spring show next year then? I potted up 50 straight away but eariness took over so will try to do 50 each day from now on. He also brought 50 leek plants but they can wait to go out in the potager as they have more soil round their roots.
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New plants have arrived and been potted up and labelled. The liriope in the front has a flower bud so it will be my pollution-busting house plant.
I'm a bit tired tonight so will get back to yoiball tomorrow. Great photos, Marion.
I hope you have a good night's sleep, Pat. My friend was afraid the stormy weather would damage his salvias so he picked in the flowers.
Lovely sunny morning in Bristol and we only had a sprinkling of rain yesterday after having a Yellow warning for heavy rain from the Met. Office. It was noticeably colder when I got up this morning though so will step up my efforts to get in the more tender plants. just in case frost threatens. I find even moving some a few metres nearer the warmth of the house walls helps. Anyway I will try to get another 25 into the conservatory today to join the 25 already happily accommodated.
Third windowsill took 11 plants in out of the cold into the conservatory.
One of my two woodland strawberry plants I was trialling for Bob Flowerdew via MR. Fothergills trials for Nation of Gardeners is showing lovely autumn colour so I will put it in my spinney to fight it out with the vinca. If it likes it there it can spread to its heart's content. They both have hundreds of runners on. The garden is a bit damp but full of lovely flowers and berries. My pink hibiscus has opened its buds and there are loads of rosehips.
Hello, I am going to do new strawberry bed on my allottment from the existing runners
Also I have read that you cut the leaves off existing strawberry plants in the Autumn ! I wondered why ? Do you happen to known ?
As ever nice photos
Yes, GWRS, do cut off any old leaves as they can harbour disease in the winter and affect the plant in the spring. Cutting them off will also let more light and rain into the new leaves which will soon appear. I am glad you like my pics. I do enjoy photography. i find it is like having a third eye - you notice things better when you are snapping them. I have just put the fiftieth tender plant into the conservatory. Loads more to do but I am whacked now as some were very heavy. Here is windowsill no.4 now full up.
Oh my gosh the parcel postman has just brought me six trays of spring bedding plugs. I have already had 80 plants from the first box of that order so now have 380 from my order of 270 - in four varieties, Who is going to have a spectacular spring show next year then? I potted up 50 straight away but eariness took over so will try to do 50 each day from now on. He also brought 50 leek plants but they can wait to go out in the potager as they have more soil round their roots.
Thanks for the strawberry info
You are cetrtainly busy with new plants , unfortunately still doing repairs to allottment , offeared to help on the site generally/ tidy up at weekend
always lots to do , good job I like gardening