Exchange of knowhow by well experienced gardening folk down the local pub - resulted in my gift on the doorstep - two well grown auriculas easy peasy to grow apparently - I have yet to succeed - I bought mine this year from Jersey Plants as plugs - but I was so pleased to receive these beautiful plants and shall carefully look after them.
A lot has been happening during the past two weeks both in the garden and the allotment . Whilst we were away on the Scilly Isles - I bought lots of different plants and bulbs.
Two very large Bella Donna lily bulbs - and a Nerine Lily bought for just a £1 - into a honesty box on our St Marys walk around - these are now all planted up in pots.
Special purchase at the Eden Project Acacia Dealabata has settled in and looking healthy - fingers crossed
Down the allotment the allotment gardener has been tidying up - and has pulled giant beetroot from the plot - albeit to tough to eat! - but great for a guess the weight for charity - at the local pub - interesting project underway at the allotment to produce a scarecrow lookalike - seen at the Eden Project on the Allotments of the World
In the green house Species Streptocarpus Concord and Caulescens are still flowering these are two of my favourites and a Christmas Cacti I think it is pale pink has huge buds waiting to burst open
I have dug my dahlias up and these will be dusted with sulphur when they have dried out - I was so surprised because I set 3 tubers in the Spring - which I bought from the League of Friends at the Hospital - Bishop of Llandaff was the name of the one - a really deep red - and now they have produced all these tubers - of course I dont know which is which!
Just look at the allotment gardeners sweet peas - they are doing really well - trick is to keep them away from the mice - if there are any - hopefully not - but of course if word gets out - who knows!
Primula Johanna bought at the Malvern Show has been put in the cold greenhouse to prevent it damping off - if the weather is to wet - which of course it will be!
The colours of the Acer Palmatum Shaina in the border are such a gorgeous shade and the holly tree is covered in berries - downside is the weeds continue to flourish and leaves are everywhere waiting to be swept up
Finally I have put the gnomes to bed in the greenhouse
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ReplyDeleteHi - Sorry - I dont know what happened above - I was trying to add that I had also made up my window boxes and would post a pic in the Spring - it came up twice I tried to delete the one - and ended up with none
ReplyDeleteMiC is still talking to B on the phone while I'm typing this! Gosh you've been busy. I lifted my dahlias but have just bunged them in pots of soil in the tunnel. I don't think I'm going to sow my sweet peas until Feb this year - lost the blooming lot last year and had to start again. Love the picture - walking together in harmony. Aren't all the colours stunning this year. xxxx
ReplyDeleteI would never have thought of digging up the dahlia tubers for the winter, no wonder mine don't survive. Wow and window boxes all made up too, you have been busy. I look forward to seeing the pics in the springtime
ReplyDeleteHi Molly and Posie - thanks for visiting - lovely to hear from you both - I will let you know how the dahlias and sweetpeas get on - hopefully better than last year 1 x
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