Morning I have just got the may edition of gardeners world. It includes a 2 for 1 entry and guide from the woodland trust with 417 gardens to visit. I have no use for it so if anyone wants it they are welcome.
To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.
Have a good time Busy - touristy or shoppy or just lunch? Or all 3?
No worries SS. I have been reading the Garden mag this morning - full of interesting stuff and info and, as part of the RHS subscription, is free along with entry to all RHS gardens and many partner gardens. Pity I've found nothing like it here in France or Belgium when we were there but I can enjoy Loire valley chateau gardens when we get our tourist act together.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Yvie, I'm quite haphazard with seed sowing... I tend not to throw "failed" pots away, so things can germinate in their own good time. I just have a plastic growhouse since my heated propagator packed up, so things sometimes take a long time to germinate. Aquilegias seem to take longer than a lot - several weeks, at least. The old-fashioned sort self-seed in the garden, too, where at least the seedlings are easy to recognise so I don't weed them out accidentally.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
if you are able to zoom on this you will see our Woody he comes first, then sends her down. Is it true they only hammer till they mate? It does seem to be a seasonal sound
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A A Milne
Liri, I find aquilegias self seed, as well as Nigella. (You never know where they'll appear next).
Ive had a look at that reference you posted about the Oak, and the bark is wrong - too corky.
Hubby found a reference on line about some groups ofpeople are running a tree week this week. I might contact then and ask them to help. I'll let you know, but I'm fairly confident it is the other one.
Morning - sunny day here so I'm still planting. About another 40 plants to go - hands and wrists starting to get a bit achey.
I'm watering everything individually as they go in - but I think I'll give them an hour or so with the sprinkler this evening as the general ground is still quite dry. If I'm up to it I can then put a layer of mulch on tomorrow - will be good to get the pile of compost off the drive!
Nice pick of woodie Obx - we get a lot of the green ones here and occasionally the great spotted. A neighbour down the road has wood shingles on part of her cottage roof. They drive her mad when they're drumming away first thing.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Hubby just home with a nice new MOT on his car, so he's a happy bunny.
I've "planted" about 30 more lilies in the lake. By " planted" I mean tie a bit of brick to a decent sized chunk and lob them into the shallows. They've got 2 choices.
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Morning I have just got the may edition of gardeners world. It includes a 2 for 1 entry and guide from the woodland trust with 417 gardens to visit. I have no use for it so if anyone wants it they are welcome.
Whoops I thought I was on the Rez but I see most post on both so no harm done.
Have a good time Busy - touristy or shoppy or just lunch? Or all 3?
No worries SS. I have been reading the Garden mag this morning - full of interesting stuff and info and, as part of the RHS subscription, is free along with entry to all RHS gardens and many partner gardens. Pity I've found nothing like it here in France or Belgium when we were there but I can enjoy Loire valley chateau gardens when we get our tourist act together.
Yvie, I'm quite haphazard with seed sowing...
I tend not to throw "failed" pots away, so things can germinate in their own good time. I just have a plastic growhouse since my heated propagator packed up, so things sometimes take a long time to germinate. Aquilegias seem to take longer than a lot - several weeks, at least. The old-fashioned sort self-seed in the garden, too, where at least the seedlings are easy to recognise so I don't weed them out accidentally. 
if you are able to zoom on this you will see our Woody he comes first, then sends her down. Is it true they only hammer till they mate? It does seem to be a seasonal sound
A A Milne
It's only Mr Woody that I see here LP. Must keep a closer watch.
Liri, I find aquilegias self seed, as well as Nigella. (You never know where they'll appear next).
Ive had a look at that reference you posted about the Oak, and the bark is wrong - too corky.
Hubby found a reference on line about some groups ofpeople are running a tree week this week. I might contact then and ask them to help. I'll let you know, but I'm fairly confident it is the other one.
Morning - sunny day here so I'm still planting. About another 40 plants to go - hands and wrists starting to get a bit achey
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I'm watering everything individually as they go in - but I think I'll give them an hour or so with the sprinkler this evening as the general ground is still quite dry. If I'm up to it I can then put a layer of mulch on tomorrow - will be good to get the pile of compost off the drive!
Nice pick of woodie Obx - we get a lot of the green ones here and occasionally the great spotted. A neighbour down the road has wood shingles on part of her cottage roof. They drive her mad when they're drumming away first thing.
Hubby just home with a nice new MOT on his car, so he's a happy bunny.
I've "planted" about 30 more lilies in the lake. By " planted" I mean tie a bit of brick to a decent sized chunk and lob them into the shallows. They've got 2 choices.
That will look fantastic when they grow on and bloom. They're not planted up in special soil and baskets in the wild are they?