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Sunday May 08, 2005
It's just great when a planting combination works well
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Sunday May 08, 2005
A crimson paeony - thoroughly reliable but name unknown.
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Sunday May 08, 2005
My best space filler - a hardy perennial Geranium, which I think is 'Johnson's Blue' but I'm not sure.
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Going backwards...
Another cold day - stiff wind, heavy showers this morning and no higher than 13C all day. In the one bright spell of the day the newly planted up knautia rootlings overheated in the polytunnel and wilted. I put them outside in the shade to recover - they'll
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May? More like February...
With a whole week off I really thought I'd get loads done. But apart from a dry spell this afternoon and the day we spent on the Ribble it's been cold and wet, no higher than 12-15C all week. I had to keep moving to keep
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Wildlife in the Ribble Valley
Yesterday we had torrential rain in sharp showers - 11m (half an inch of rain in about 20 minutes at one point. Gave up on gardening. We escaped from work and drove to Ribchester - M6 to Preston and turn right - and spent a happy four hours walking a
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Anticipating a week off...
After 2 more days away I've now got a week off at home to look forward to. Outline plan is: - really get on top of the weeding - split more plants, especially the Geranium Johnson's Blue - fill in some gaps in the front garden
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Ups and downs of a week away
On the plus side, everything is greener and bigger than when I left on Monday. I'm so glad I did a big weeding job over the weekend or they'd be greener and bigger too. On the downside, a lot of the cuttings I took have succumbed
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A two day gardening fest
Scratched forearms, warm shoulders from six hours spring sunshine and a thoroughly sated gardening-thirst. Spent today in the front garden - for such a tiny space it always takes so much time, mainly because I only tackle it twice a year, by which time it's desperate. Picture a
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A picture update..
I still think the spring border needs re-arranging a bit to clump things together more - looks a bit bitty. But it's much better than last year. And everyone should grow erythroniums - so easy and so gorgeous. Richard, see below for the Trilliums. What do you think?
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Thursday April 21, 2005
Spring border
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Thursday April 21, 2005
Erythroniums under Corylus 'Contorta'. Possibly my favourite right now.