I mostly harvested greens and changed hoses around and things like that today. Took a few photos as well. Yesterday I planted some climbing bean seeds and planted out some that I had germinated in pots to get them going. So far so good. They all look ok today.
Gardeninglily put me down for one as well! that is just gorgeousI You could always tell us how you did it of course! Take pics as you go when you do them for your sisters
PP that's nice of you to say -blush-but loving it . My sister's have got to go shopping for the moss so I will give you a quick overview..... I started looking at prepared bought wired frames but I couldn't't wait for them to be delivered (once I get an idea in my head!) so I cut two young branches from a Kilmarnock willow and tied them together into a circle with garden twine. Then I tied a long piece of garden twine onto frame and 'plonked' clumps of moss onto the frame tying in as I went around the frame making sure it was well covered. You do get covered in moss and its all over the floor but if you keep tying the garden twine around the moss it makes a sturdy frame and you can't see the twine. Then it's just a matter of pushing into the moss evergreen sprigs to cover the moss and wiring on anything from the garden that is seasonal. I thought the berries of pyracantha looked autumnal. Hope that helps -post me a pic!
As it just so happens I took into my sport that had grown out of my weeping (maybe Kilmarnock) willow at the week end! I have big long withies lying waiting right now. I'll give it a go when I get a chance. Thanks GL.
I got up in the dark, and returned home in the dark. Have had a peak in the greenhouse with my torch. Ami Majus seeds have germinated. Not sure what to do next with them. Picked a couple of birds eye chillies and had them in a stir fry for tea.
Did a little bit yesterday, trying to fix an area I call the triangle bed.
I'm putting a 'lawn' back in at some point and the triangle bed is in between the lawn and my neighbours houses which overlook the garden from the side. Trying to do what people suggest on here and rather than block out the houses, create a shelter of large plants around where the seating area will be. So far moved a pink buddlea and planted a molinia skyracer in between my summer rasps which make a decent screen and a tayberry, which doesn't.
Also trying to fix my front garden which I find difficult because it's a square. Moved a blackcurrant and some shasta daisies from the back so far and a panicum Dallas blues to match a Warrior on the other side. Generally I don't do symmetry but I'll see how it goes.
Got some cyclamen corms to plant today which I've been putting off. It's an awkward area with conifer roots and my hen's sand pit. Might have to move that first
Potted up a new Canna Ehemannii. Moved a few Campanula to clear a space for Peony Duchesse de Nemours. Still have loads of bulbs to plant and need to trandplant seedlings.
Not yet, but a bit later I'm intending, having decided that my back yard needs beautifying, to plant some bulbs and winter pansies. Freshly prepared and throroughy trowelled (too small for a spade) bed with (so far) only one contribution from one of the local cats.
Can anyone tell me how you tell which way up an anemone bulb/tuber/whatever it is goes?
Runnybeak, you have been busy yes, I'd like some visitor space in the garden again, hence a lawn, not that anyone ever asks to look around
Nice day today, very pleasant in the sun Moved a redcurrant and the last of the shastas, a honeysuckle to drape over the log pile, a guelder rose to where the honeysuckle was so I can make a new path, dug up some unflowering dahlias to pack away - mangled the red bishop's tubers as I was too lazy to get the big fork instead of a trowel.
Lastly, I started unpacking a hot bed of mostly heleniums I made last year in front of my arbor seat. Everything grew too tall and I couldn't see out. Replaced 3 heleniums with some francoa sonchifolia I grew from seed from the swap thread Still got the largest hel. to move.
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I mostly harvested greens and changed hoses around and things like that today. Took a few photos as well. Yesterday I planted some climbing bean seeds and planted out some that I had germinated in pots to get them going. So far so good. They all look ok today.
Gardeninglily put me down for one as well! that is just gorgeousI You could always tell us how you did it of course! Take pics as you go when you do them for your sisters
PP that's nice of you to say -blush-but loving it
. My sister's have got to go shopping for the moss so I will give you a quick overview..... I started looking at prepared bought wired frames but I couldn't't wait for them to be delivered (once I get an idea in my head!) so I cut two young branches from a Kilmarnock willow and tied them together into a circle with garden twine. Then I tied a long piece of garden twine onto frame and 'plonked' clumps of moss onto the frame tying in as I went around the frame making sure it was well covered. You do get covered in moss and its all over the floor but if you keep tying the garden twine around the moss it makes a sturdy frame and you can't see the twine. Then it's just a matter of pushing into the moss evergreen sprigs to cover the moss and wiring on anything from the garden that is seasonal. I thought the berries of pyracantha looked autumnal. Hope that helps -post me a pic!
As it just so happens I took into my sport that had grown out of my weeping (maybe Kilmarnock) willow at the week end! I have big long withies lying waiting right now. I'll give it a go when I get a chance. Thanks GL.
Beautiful gardening lily.
I got up in the dark, and returned home in the dark. Have had a peak in the greenhouse with my torch. Ami Majus seeds have germinated. Not sure what to do next with them. Picked a couple of birds eye chillies and had them in a stir fry for tea.
Did a little bit yesterday, trying to fix an area I call the triangle bed.
I'm putting a 'lawn' back in at some point and the triangle bed is in between the lawn and my neighbours houses which overlook the garden from the side. Trying to do what people suggest on here and rather than block out the houses, create a shelter of large plants around where the seating area will be. So far moved a pink buddlea and planted a molinia skyracer in between my summer rasps which make a decent screen and a tayberry, which doesn't.
Also trying to fix my front garden which I find difficult because it's a square. Moved a blackcurrant and some shasta daisies from the back so far and a panicum Dallas blues to match a Warrior on the other side. Generally I don't do symmetry but I'll see how it goes.
Got some cyclamen corms to plant today which I've been putting off. It's an awkward area with conifer roots and my hen's sand pit. Might have to move that first
Potted up a new Canna Ehemannii. Moved a few Campanula to clear a space for Peony Duchesse de Nemours. Still have loads of bulbs to plant and need to trandplant seedlings.
Not yet, but a bit later I'm intending, having decided that my back yard needs beautifying, to plant some bulbs and winter pansies. Freshly prepared and throroughy trowelled (too small for a spade) bed with (so far) only one contribution from one of the local cats.
Can anyone tell me how you tell which way up an anemone bulb/tuber/whatever it is goes?
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Runnybeak, you have been busy
yes, I'd like some visitor space in the garden again, hence a lawn, not that anyone ever asks to look around
Nice day today, very pleasant in the sun
Moved a redcurrant and the last of the shastas, a honeysuckle to drape over the log pile, a guelder rose to where the honeysuckle was so I can make a new path, dug up some unflowering dahlias to pack away - mangled the red bishop's tubers as I was too lazy to get the big fork instead of a trowel.
Lastly, I started unpacking a hot bed of mostly heleniums I made last year in front of my arbor seat. Everything grew too tall and I couldn't see out. Replaced 3 heleniums with some francoa sonchifolia I grew from seed from the swap thread
Still got the largest hel. to move.
Cyclamen corms still in box in shed