Another wet and dark Monday morning but a bit colder - only 4degrees when I got up this morning. My friend cheered me with pics of his booty from clearing up his town garden in the pouring rain and getting soaked through in the process which is not very clever as he is almost eighty. But he would say it is only water! His amaryllis are doing well too in his bay window and he illuminates them at night for the neighbours.
Hello I planted 4 Amerlyis bulbs yesterday that I saved from last , in fact 2 of them are little baby one from the two main ones , these are in garage at moment
Also put some sweet pea seeds in toilet rolls in greenhouse , unheated , intend to put some in beginning of Feb and March
You too GWRS. We have a bit of blue sky in Bristol at the moment so hope to get out in the garden soon. The cold is bringing in the birds to feed, There will be lots of inebriated starlings no doubt. This blackbird will bring its mate soon and they will start building their nest in the clematis montana thicket on my garage roof.
A brighter morning but feeling cold out in the garden. I think I shall have to wait a bit. Once again the green wheeliebin was not emptied on the scheduled day. So my pile of prunings is still waiting for a new home. There are four out waiting on my side of the lane. Next scheduled pick up is Saturday. I hope we do not have to wait that long. Temperature today is forecast to maximise at 6 about noon but it feels much colder than that. It is definitely time for thermal socks and multiple jumpers. My summer bulb catalogue arrived yesterday so have been drooling over that. Freesias are on the list already. i love their perfume.
Good morning , has been raining , OK at moment sure the rain will be back, managed a couple of hours yesterday tidying up , got a circular bed with Hellobores so cut off old leaves , trimmed dead grass as well
Garden waste bin also full and to be emptied Thursday , however , have to say Councial always collect on due date , if not I would be on the phone , particularly as they charge extra
I went online to the council and submitted complaint and had reply that job had been committed to be done today so later I should have an empty wheeliebin to fill up. It is still bitterly cold in the wind outside which is coming from the north now. So I am enjoying my "Woodland Plants" book I had for Xmas in front of a warm fire. It says the primrose has a fragrance fresher and more virginal than any other flower. Now I am wondering what a virginal fragrance is. This was written by a woman so I presume she meant pure. Now I will be sniffing my many primulas to see if they are other than pure in scent! I just knew that concentrating on perfume in my garden this year was going to lead me up many intriguing alleyways.
Marion, I used to read to a blind lady in my village in Northumberland (I don't live there any more - and she died before we left), but also used to supply her with scented flowers for the planters near her back door. She had a very keen "nose" and was quite particular about what she wanted; primroses had to be p.vulgaris, because the highly-bred, large flowered sort have mainly had the scent bred out of them, and pansies & violas had to be tested for scent before I bought them (we found that yellow ones tended to be most perfumed). Single-flowered snowdrops grew under her beech hedge, and she loved to have a little vase of them on her mantelpiece. Even half a dozen blooms were enough to scent her living room.
I learnt not to be embarrassed in garden centres, sticking my nose in all the trays of pansies etc... and now am often to be found on my hands and knees, appreciating the perfume of some tiny treasure, thanks to my friend.
My current favourite small perfumed plant is Primula capitata; a long flowering season from May to September, beautiful purple-blue flowers, and a lovely light scent with a hint of vanilla. It loves the damp shade in my garden, which is a bonus!
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Oh thank you,Liriodendron. I think I have Primula capitata among my three new primulas i bought this year for my bog garden. You were doing a lovely service for your blind friend and i am sure she appreciated it.
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Good morning , raining , all day glad I did a bit of gardening yesterday
Another wet and dark Monday morning but a bit colder - only 4degrees when I got up this morning. My friend cheered me with pics of his booty from clearing up his town garden in the pouring rain and getting soaked through in the process which is not very clever as he is almost eighty. But he would say it is only water! His amaryllis are doing well too in his bay window and he illuminates them at night for the neighbours.
Hello I planted 4 Amerlyis bulbs yesterday that I saved from last , in fact 2 of them are little baby one from the two main ones , these are in garage at moment
Also put some sweet pea seeds in toilet rolls in greenhouse , unheated , intend to put some in beginning of Feb and March
Have a good day
You too GWRS. We have a bit of blue sky in Bristol at the moment so hope to get out in the garden soon. The cold is bringing in the birds to feed, There will be lots of inebriated starlings no doubt. This blackbird will bring its mate soon and they will start building their nest in the clematis montana thicket on my garage roof.
A brighter morning but feeling cold out in the garden. I think I shall have to wait a bit. Once again the green wheeliebin was not emptied on the scheduled day. So my pile of prunings is still waiting for a new home. There are four out waiting on my side of the lane. Next scheduled pick up is Saturday. I hope we do not have to wait that long. Temperature today is forecast to maximise at 6 about noon but it feels much colder than that. It is definitely time for thermal socks and multiple jumpers. My summer bulb catalogue arrived yesterday so have been drooling over that. Freesias are on the list already. i love their perfume.
Good morning , has been raining , OK at moment sure the rain will be back, managed a couple of hours yesterday tidying up , got a circular bed with Hellobores so cut off old leaves , trimmed dead grass as well
Garden waste bin also full and to be emptied Thursday , however , have to say Councial always collect on due date , if not I would be on the phone , particularly as they charge extra
Have a good day
I went online to the council and submitted complaint and had reply that job had been committed to be done today so later I should have an empty wheeliebin to fill up. It is still bitterly cold in the wind outside which is coming from the north now. So I am enjoying my "Woodland Plants" book I had for Xmas in front of a warm fire. It says the primrose has a fragrance fresher and more virginal than any other flower. Now I am wondering what a virginal fragrance is. This was written by a woman so I presume she meant pure. Now I will be sniffing my many primulas to see if they are other than pure in scent! I just knew that concentrating on perfume in my garden this year was going to lead me up many intriguing alleyways.
Happy sniffing
Marion, I used to read to a blind lady in my village in Northumberland (I don't live there any more - and she died before we left), but also used to supply her with scented flowers for the planters near her back door. She had a very keen "nose" and was quite particular about what she wanted; primroses had to be p.vulgaris, because the highly-bred, large flowered sort have mainly had the scent bred out of them, and pansies & violas had to be tested for scent before I bought them (we found that yellow ones tended to be most perfumed). Single-flowered snowdrops grew under her beech hedge, and she loved to have a little vase of them on her mantelpiece. Even half a dozen blooms were enough to scent her living room.
I learnt not to be embarrassed in garden centres, sticking my nose in all the trays of pansies etc... and now am often to be found on my hands and knees, appreciating the perfume of some tiny treasure, thanks to my friend.
My current favourite small perfumed plant is Primula capitata; a long flowering season from May to September, beautiful purple-blue flowers, and a lovely light scent with a hint of vanilla. It loves the damp shade in my garden, which is a bonus!
Oh thank you,Liriodendron. I think I have Primula capitata among my three new primulas i bought this year for my bog garden. You were doing a lovely service for your blind friend and i am sure she appreciated it.