Hi Fairygirl - all.. If you manage to get that Wand functioning again properly and succeed with your wish for rain please wave it for me here will you. Down to -2 (out of 9) butts full now and beginning to get "fidgety".. Soil here is 50% sand and all the goodly layer of compost I have fed it this season so far has just gone. Good luck with the plants but although they have their preferences I think if it flowers its helping the Bees etc. A couple of " bits". I have been taking cuttings every year for ages to keep a very nice variegated leaf Pelargonium and I distribute a good few each year amongst family/friends. I keep 3 stock plants on the sills in the Lean To and these are right next to the glass, showing their flowers outdoors. You would be surprised at just how many Butterflies and Bees come up to that glass to the flowers and look baffled as to why they cannot get at them. Lastly about the young lass wearing the very pretty flower patterned sun hat to which the Butterflies were flying to and landing on. Both true those.
I've got bees living under my shed,I watched six coming out.I have a lonely bee ,living in the autumn leaves,between my garage and next doors in the gap.The bees that pollinate my flowers,vegetables,and fruit trees are residence of my garden.One day I watched a bee disappear through the grass,and not come out.
Have frequently had hoverflies and bees landing on me - it's nice when that happens. Not many plants in this garden at all Keen as it's what est. agents like to call 'low maintenance'- they're hilarious aren't they! Gravel, slabs, fences and grass. Loads of clover in the grass so I will be keeping a lot of it in one area - some will disappear when I extend. The front grass will be kept 'tidy' as I think that's important, and I've introduced some planting there too, but the hedging I'll put in will be largely native/wildlife friendly and jaggy - for reasons some posters here know about! We have clay soil here but I always spend time improving it - worth it in the long run as you can grow much more and it thrives well. Don't believe in molly coddling plants and I don't grow things that require a lot of faffing around with - right plant right place is my motto too. Maybe when I eventually retire (in about 20 years!) I'll start collecting Auriculas or something and spend all day primping and preening them!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi Fairygirl. I am sure that you are going to really enjoy getting that "low maintenance" garden round to your way of seeing things - have fun - cant beat a clean (ish) canvas to start with for sure. As for "faffing" ( a new one that on me but -) around well I feel much the same way about it all - keep a nice tidy ship but at the same time if a plant just ain't for me well theres something else equally good for sure. I love the expression " an orderly disorderliness" as a sort of guide but admit I do like things to look/be right though not "faffily". Had a nice area of self sown Clover in the small piece of grass at last address and it flowered and looked good - green when all the rest was brown as well. Whatever age one may be if the gardening bug is in you it is, all being well, there for life - you might later suddenly develop a liking for huge Gunneras instead of Auriculas ( love the gold laced ones of these mind) - that will keep you busy. Regards.
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Hi Fairygirl - all.. If you manage to get that Wand functioning again properly and succeed with your wish for rain please wave it for me here will you. Down to -2 (out of 9) butts full now and beginning to get "fidgety".. Soil here is 50% sand and all the goodly layer of compost I have fed it this season so far has just gone. Good luck with the plants but although they have their preferences I think if it flowers its helping the Bees etc. A couple of " bits". I have been taking cuttings every year for ages to keep a very nice variegated leaf Pelargonium and I distribute a good few each year amongst family/friends. I keep 3 stock plants on the sills in the Lean To and these are right next to the glass, showing their flowers outdoors. You would be surprised at just how many Butterflies and Bees come up to that glass to the flowers and look baffled as to why they cannot get at them. Lastly about the young lass wearing the very pretty flower patterned sun hat to which the Butterflies were flying to and landing on. Both true those.
I've got bees living under my shed,I watched six coming out.I have a lonely bee ,living in the autumn leaves,between my garage and next doors in the gap.The bees that pollinate my flowers,vegetables,and fruit trees are residence of my garden.One day I watched a bee disappear through the grass,and not come out.
Have frequently had hoverflies and bees landing on me - it's nice when that happens. Not many plants in this garden at all Keen as it's what est. agents like to call 'low maintenance'- they're hilarious aren't they! Gravel, slabs, fences and grass. Loads of clover in the grass so I will be keeping a lot of it in one area - some will disappear when I extend. The front grass will be kept 'tidy' as I think that's important, and I've introduced some planting there too, but the hedging I'll put in will be largely native/wildlife friendly and jaggy - for reasons some posters here know about! We have clay soil here but I always spend time improving it - worth it in the long run as you can grow much more and it thrives well. Don't believe in molly coddling plants and I don't grow things that require a lot of faffing around with - right plant right place is my motto too. Maybe when I eventually retire (in about 20 years!) I'll start collecting Auriculas or something and spend all day primping and preening them!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi Fairygirl. I am sure that you are going to really enjoy getting that "low maintenance" garden round to your way of seeing things - have fun - cant beat a clean (ish) canvas to start with for sure. As for "faffing" ( a new one that on me but -) around well I feel much the same way about it all - keep a nice tidy ship but at the same time if a plant just ain't for me well theres something else equally good for sure. I love the expression " an orderly disorderliness" as a sort of guide but admit I do like things to look/be right though not "faffily". Had a nice area of self sown Clover in the small piece of grass at last address and it flowered and looked good - green when all the rest was brown as well. Whatever age one may be if the gardening bug is in you it is, all being well, there for life - you might later suddenly develop a liking for huge Gunneras instead of Auriculas ( love the gold laced ones of these mind) - that will keep you busy. Regards.