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A splash of colour in November is priceless
Mrs Popple Mahonia x 'Charity' Fatsia japonica - more interesting than colourful
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Another inch of rain
3rd time in a fortnight we've had an inch in one day. A proper November feel to today - driving rain, sodden leaves, almost bare trees black with wet, deep cold puddles in the roadside. Yet the fuchsia and cosmos are still in flower, a couple of the
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Black gold
The pile on the right is 2 year old leaf mould. The left hand pile is 18 month old compost. Apart from the sticks in the compost and bluebell bulbs in the leaf mould, both are perfect - soft, dark and crumbly. The bins are now clear and ready for
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Between shopping and the rain
I had a good couple of hours in the front garden, which hasn't been touched for about six months. Tidied up the acanthus and potentilla and thinned the phormiums a bit. Also planted the Spring Green tulips on the appointed day, along with half a dozen Allium Christophii.
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November 5th pics
Planted this up in October - quite pleased with it. Sorbus hupehensis. It'll look even prettier when the leaves turn
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Friday November 04, 2005
The new shade tunnel. With a typical gardener's blindess I didn't see how untidy the area still is until I saw the photo.
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What to do with a shade tunnel
With all the young plants I've got growing I wanted somewhere outdoors, unheated but sheltered to grow them on, so I thought I'd build a shade tunnel. The idea was to protect young plants from the drying effects of wind and sun to let good root
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A warm welcome
A warm welcome to the GW MBers who've dropped in - my visitor counter has had to rub its eyes and wake up! Do leave a message if you feel inclined and if you have a gardening related website or blog you'd like me to include
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My brain is full...
Back to college today for another dizzying spell of fast-feeding on plant botany. New words I learnt today include the following (writing down helps me learn them..) - plumule (the bit of a seed embryo that turns into the first true leaves) - endospermic (seeds in which the food store
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Halloween
I can't claim any credit for this fine specimen - purchased by DB and beautifully carved by H2 who had sole custody of a very large, sharp knife for the purpose.
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A very social weekend
With good friends up for the weekend (hope you had a good trip back T & E!) the garden rightfully took a back seat to food, wine and company. We all went to Dunham Massey for a constitutional, to watch the deer and for a walk round the gardens -
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Measuring up
I am delighted to present the official scientific formula for a sunflower as: D+T+F=Height Where: D = David T = Tony F = Flower head or 13ft 7in in old money