Came in for coffee and a breather as I have been working at top speed. Surveying my work after I could do no more I decided the perfume garden is half way done. Then I looked up to see my bumper crop of Bramleys glowing with their red cheeks in the sun and realised the tulip tree next to the bramley is not showing signs og yellow in its leaves yet - autumn is indeed very late this I think i will go get a picture..
Of course I could not just take one picture. The weigela is still flowering; and the fuchsias; and a sempervivum is making full use of its allotted space. The liriodendron (tulip tree) is on the left of the Bramley.
As I was digging in my new perfume garden there was quite a buzz from the neighbours lawn mowers all trying to beat the rain forecast to hit us tonight. All the new plants will be glad of it GWRS.
Such a difference in the weather from yesterday. It must have been raining quite a while through the night as the duckpond is forming on the kitchen patio which means the water table is high already so the soakaway is not soaking away. Still raining steadily and very dark - all the houses have their lights on. I think it is time to freeze the huge pile of Bramleys I have in the kitchen today. Certainly no need to water anything in the garden and the depleted waterbutts will be filling up again. It is still mild too and calm, no sign of wind yet to bring down the leaves.
My twelve new plants arrived from the Secret Gardening Club just as the rain stopped and the sun returned so they are now all potted up . One helianthus had a flower on which got here intact!
My conservatory is coming into its own now. The winter flowering violas have some lovely colourways and the aoniums and pelargoniums are loving each others company.
So glad you are enjoying my pictures, Runnybeak and Snow. We have another lovely day for gardening in Bristol today and should be easier to get the bramble roots out now we have had some heavy rain. A pair of robins were happily worm searching in my new perfume garden yesterday afternoon when I went up to check on my new plantings and I caught them in the act - tossing out my carefully placed labels! Ah well better them than the fox.
Oh my what a difference in the digging today. The soil was just like butter so I persevered till I could do no more and have only a square metre or so to finish my cleared patch for my perfume garden. This afternoon I plan on planting a white flowered dwarf rhododendron which has a delightful scent and my white deutzia will be transplanted to go on the other side of my myrtle tree. I think my pink deutzia could be transplanted next to the pink "Maid Marion" rose bush which I noticed this morning has two more buds on. I am getting so much pleasure from my perfume garden already and it is only one quarter planted! In the spring I will be able to tuck some violets from the woodland walk under the shrubs too. My fragrant violas I will plant near the path edge as they are so pretty for the winter months. As soon as November comes I will plant the tulips my friend gave me when he emptied his bulbs from his huge pots to put in cosmos and salvias. They are mostly red and should look good among the "Cloth of Gold" wallflowers. And the odd yellow one will not have me spluttering with anger as he did on finding a "Red" collection of tulips actually had yellow ones in it!
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Came in for coffee and a breather as I have been working at top speed. Surveying my work after I could do no more I decided the perfume garden is half way done. Then I looked up to see my bumper crop of Bramleys glowing with their red cheeks in the sun and realised the tulip tree next to the bramley is not showing signs og yellow in its leaves yet - autumn is indeed very late this I think i will go get a picture..
Of course I could not just take one picture. The weigela is still flowering; and the fuchsias; and a sempervivum is making full use of its allotted space. The liriodendron (tulip tree) is on the left of the Bramley.
Good day outside, lots of jobs done , including cut lawns which really needs doing , also planted new plants out
As I was digging in my new perfume garden there was quite a buzz from the neighbours lawn mowers all trying to beat the rain forecast to hit us tonight. All the new plants will be glad of it GWRS.
Such a difference in the weather from yesterday. It must have been raining quite a while through the night as the duckpond is forming on the kitchen patio which means the water table is high already so the soakaway is not soaking away. Still raining steadily and very dark - all the houses have their lights on. I think it is time to freeze the huge pile of Bramleys I have in the kitchen today. Certainly no need to water anything in the garden and the depleted waterbutts will be filling up again. It is still mild too and calm, no sign of wind yet to bring down the leaves.
Morning , raining in Lincoln , planned to do paper work today so I am fine
Have a good day with your Bramleys
My twelve new plants arrived from the Secret Gardening Club just as the rain stopped and the sun returned so they are now all potted up . One helianthus had a flower on which got here intact!
My conservatory is coming into its own now. The winter flowering violas have some lovely colourways and the aoniums and pelargoniums are loving each others company.
So glad you are enjoying my pictures, Runnybeak and Snow. We have another lovely day for gardening in Bristol today and should be easier to get the bramble roots out now we have had some heavy rain. A pair of robins were happily worm searching in my new perfume garden yesterday afternoon when I went up to check on my new plantings and I caught them in the act - tossing out my carefully placed labels! Ah well better them than the fox.
Oh my what a difference in the digging today. The soil was just like butter so I persevered till I could do no more and have only a square metre or so to finish my cleared patch for my perfume garden. This afternoon I plan on planting a white flowered dwarf rhododendron which has a delightful scent and my white deutzia will be transplanted to go on the other side of my myrtle tree. I think my pink deutzia could be transplanted next to the pink "Maid Marion" rose bush which I noticed this morning has two more buds on. I am getting so much pleasure from my perfume garden already and it is only one quarter planted! In the spring I will be able to tuck some violets from the woodland walk under the shrubs too. My fragrant violas I will plant near the path edge as they are so pretty for the winter months. As soon as November comes I will plant the tulips my friend gave me when he emptied his bulbs from his huge pots to put in cosmos and salvias. They are mostly red and should look good among the "Cloth of Gold" wallflowers. And the odd yellow one will not have me spluttering with anger as he did on finding a "Red" collection of tulips actually had yellow ones in it!