Just the best time to buy new plants GWRS. The soil is still warm and crumbly so easy to weed first too. I had a lovely cistus brought back to me my my daughter when she visited that garden a few years back and it has been a real beauty.
Another fine day in Bristol. I had to do some watering yesterday and looks like more is on the cards for today. No rain forecast till Wednesday. I have planted up so many new things lately it is important to check on them. New lemon coloured daylilies being planted today in the perfume garden. All my other hemerocallis have fine scents.so i expect these to have too. I made room in the freezer for some stewed Bramleys flavoured with cinnamon. they tasted superb.
Good morning everyone : ), it's cold and gloomy in the NW, the colours are changing on the trees my nice plants are showing signs of autum too, we've still got flowers though and on my sweet peas too. I see Marion your plants are flowering in your conservatory, they look lovely : ), is there still more additions to be added?
Yes, flumpy I keep stumbling on a tender plant now and again and bringing it in. Yesterday I rescued a hawarthia from the potager as it is a succulent and needs to be sheltered from frost. I still have a few sweet peas in flower too.
New hellebores planted and looking good. Sixty leeks planted up. More brambling done. I think I deserve a rest now I am reaching the middle of my perfume garden where I plan on planting my myrtle tree so I have put it to have a good drink till tomorrow and will look for a stout stake for it before it gets too dark up the spinney. A blackbird and a robin who must be good friends accompanied me and had some luscious worms. They seemed to know there would be loads for both of them as there was no squabbling. The robin perched on the rim of my weed basket and did not move a jot when I reached in for my secateurs. The cooking pear tree has monstrous pears on which I should be able to pick tomorrow when I do another bit of brambling.
I cook my pears in red wine and freeze for Xmas when they are delicious with chocolate sauce. Those two radishes are prize winners. You should have flowers on your chrysanthemum for the next month or so.
Another fine day gor gardening in Bristol - a tad warmer I think this morning. This fine spell of weather is forecast to change on Wednesday so three days of clearing and planting in the new perfume garden is called for. The green wheeliebin is full again so will have to stack up the brambles for now.
Good morning Marion, hope you are well, I don't know where you get all your energy from...you put us all to shame!!
I am hoping to finish of my bulb planting ( including some garlic around the roses- thankyou) and then just a general clear up, depending on how the cracked rib behaves!
Your perfume garden sounds amazing....can't wait to see the photos
I would love to create a smaller version in and around my raised patio beds as our kitchen patio doors lead out on to it , and the doors are never closed during the summer months and we sit out there for all our meals so having a scent wafting around in breeze would be heavenly. I will be watching and learning from you Marion. It's a pity they haven't got a ' scent button' on the forum, as we could all real!y enjoy your garden. X
I think my energy comes from good (Scots based) food. Porridge for breakfast with Bramleys stewed with cinnamon keeps me going till lunch. All cooking is from scratch - big chicken going in the oven soon. Organically grown veg as they come from my garden. More Bramleys in the apple crumble. i will make three of those, two to freeze for later in the winter as I do a big cookup when the oven is on. Blackberry squash to drink as I had a glut of them this year. I will use the chicken carcase to make chicken soup with elephant garlic from the garden. Oh and I always run my hands through the herbs like lavender, rosemary, feverfew etc as I saunter through the potager to work or to harvest. That I find really energising and makes me smell nice! With a scent button you could smell me too. Great idea to have nice smells nearby to waft into the house,.flowers in the rain.
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Just the best time to buy new plants GWRS. The soil is still warm and crumbly so easy to weed first too. I had a lovely cistus brought back to me my my daughter when she visited that garden a few years back and it has been a real beauty.
Another fine day in Bristol. I had to do some watering yesterday and looks like more is on the cards for today. No rain forecast till Wednesday. I have planted up so many new things lately it is important to check on them. New lemon coloured daylilies being planted today in the perfume garden. All my other hemerocallis have fine scents.so i expect these to have too. I made room in the freezer for some stewed Bramleys flavoured with cinnamon. they tasted superb.
Yes, flumpy I keep stumbling on a tender plant now and again and bringing it in. Yesterday I rescued a hawarthia from the potager as it is a succulent and needs to be sheltered from frost. I still have a few sweet peas in flower too.
New hellebores planted and looking good. Sixty leeks planted up. More brambling done. I think I deserve a rest now I am reaching the middle of my perfume garden where I plan on planting my myrtle tree so I have put it to have a good drink till tomorrow and will look for a stout stake for it before it gets too dark up the spinney. A blackbird and a robin who must be good friends accompanied me and had some luscious worms. They seemed to know there would be loads for both of them as there was no squabbling. The robin perched on the rim of my weed basket and did not move a jot when I reached in for my secateurs. The cooking pear tree has monstrous pears on which I should be able to pick tomorrow when I do another bit of brambling.
Marion I can't wait to see photos of your perfume corner, are you going to make anything with your pairs?, I've just picked the last I two radishes
And my chrithanthanum is only just starting to flower, it seems quite late this year but it will brighten the corner up
I cook my pears in red wine and freeze for Xmas when they are delicious with chocolate sauce. Those two radishes are prize winners. You should have flowers on your chrysanthemum for the next month or so.
Another fine day gor gardening in Bristol - a tad warmer I think this morning. This fine spell of weather is forecast to change on Wednesday so three days of clearing and planting in the new perfume garden is called for. The green wheeliebin is full again so will have to stack up the brambles for now.
Good morning Marion, hope you are well, I don't know where you get all your energy from...you put us all to shame!!
I am hoping to finish of my bulb planting ( including some garlic around the roses- thankyou) and then just a general clear up, depending on how the cracked rib behaves!
Your perfume garden sounds amazing....can't wait to see the photos
I would love to create a smaller version in and around my raised patio beds as our kitchen patio doors lead out on to it , and the doors are never closed during the summer months and we sit out there for all our meals so having a scent wafting around in breeze would be heavenly. I will be watching and learning from you Marion. It's a pity they haven't got a ' scent button' on the forum, as we could all real!y enjoy your garden. X
I think my energy comes from good (Scots based) food. Porridge for breakfast with Bramleys stewed with cinnamon keeps me going till lunch. All cooking is from scratch - big chicken going in the oven soon. Organically grown veg as they come from my garden. More Bramleys in the apple crumble. i will make three of those, two to freeze for later in the winter as I do a big cookup when the oven is on. Blackberry squash to drink as I had a glut of them this year. I will use the chicken carcase to make chicken soup with elephant garlic from the garden. Oh and I always run my hands through the herbs like lavender, rosemary, feverfew etc as I saunter through the potager to work or to harvest. That I find really energising and makes me smell nice! With a scent button you could smell me too. Great idea to have nice smells nearby to waft into the house,.flowers in the rain.