I've treated myself to some alpines, and four beautiful Acers ( have lusted after some for years) that I bought online for a very good price, so I planted them all today, along with seven various perennials that just 'fell' into my trolley in the GC ! Also planted lots of gladioli bulbs and a few herbs to fill up my small herb garden. It was my birthday earlier this week so thats my excuse for spending too much on plants
I uncovered my beetroot seedlings in the garden - the BBC weather forecast seems to say we're warming up. I also spread some fertiliser on the lawn as advised by Beechgrove Garden. Then it got cold and very windy. Again.
Have tried to keep out of the garden today so as not to tinker anymore until the plants have had a chance to settle down since the last time I tinkered.
So I restricted my urges to a little gentle weeding, thinning, planting out and potting up a new Hosta 'Big Mama'.
I am now trying to work out wether my 'sunny border' at the foot of a south facing wall is in fact sunnier (as it gets afternoon shade from the house) than my woodland shade garden that is now getting a serious scorching from the afternoon sun.
My stipa gigantea is full of floweriing stems. Gigantea has a physical weakness at the first knuckle on the floweriing stems so each year I support with thin canes then they will flower upright til the autumn.
...I have noticed that Verdun but I wonder if it depends as much on the soil we're growing it in... for example, mine is in very poor dry rubbly soil, full of stones and hard pan.... I don't have to support the stems at all... They only droop after heavy rain but perk up again when dry... the odd one will blow over in a real summer gale...
I weeded, sowed some carrots, pinched out my sweet peas, potted up some chillis and peppers, went to the garden centre, bought a variagated buddleja, some kennedy irish primsoses and some creeping phlox, and planted them out. Watered in well cause it's been dry as anything up in newcastle recently (so much so i'll only seen 2 slugs all year).
Oh and i burnt my head in the sun.. must remember the cream tommorow!
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I've treated myself to some alpines, and four beautiful Acers ( have lusted after some for years) that I bought online for a very good price, so I planted them all today, along with seven various perennials that just 'fell' into my trolley in the GC ! Also planted lots of gladioli bulbs and a few herbs to fill up my small herb garden. It was my birthday earlier this week so thats my excuse for spending too much on plants
I uncovered my beetroot seedlings in the garden - the BBC weather forecast seems to say we're warming up. I also spread some fertiliser on the lawn as advised by Beechgrove Garden. Then it got cold and very windy. Again.
I'll add gigantea to my shopping list, thanks.
Have tried to keep out of the garden today so as not to tinker anymore until the plants have had a chance to settle down since the last time I tinkered.
So I restricted my urges to a little gentle weeding, thinning, planting out and potting up a new Hosta 'Big Mama'.
I am now trying to work out wether my 'sunny border' at the foot of a south facing wall is in fact sunnier (as it gets afternoon shade from the house) than my woodland shade garden that is now getting a serious scorching from the afternoon sun.
...I have noticed that Verdun but I wonder if it depends as much on the soil we're growing it in... for example, mine is in very poor dry rubbly soil, full of stones and hard pan.... I don't have to support the stems at all... They only droop after heavy rain but perk up again when dry... the odd one will blow over in a real summer gale...
^I know what you mean.... I hope your saffron cakes are as perfect...
I weeded, sowed some carrots, pinched out my sweet peas, potted up some chillis and peppers, went to the garden centre, bought a variagated buddleja, some kennedy irish primsoses and some creeping phlox, and planted them out. Watered in well cause it's been dry as anything up in newcastle recently (so much so i'll only seen 2 slugs all year).
Oh and i burnt my head in the sun.. must remember the cream tommorow!