Thursday, 19 January 2012
gardening info- update butterfly
As you can see from the photos a little more progress has been made on the butterfly garden ,most of the path is now down with the mosiacs inbedded in the gravel. Planting the garden up has started as well with wild thyme along the path edges to break them up,salvia's at the end of the path as one of the food plants.I decided to place some of the mosiacs in an upright position to give the garden a bit of "je ne sais quoi, Wooly thyme and lavender have also been planted,and you'll be glad to know we're not finished yet,it's gradually coming together (what do you mean slowly),I'll get there!
Thursday, 12 January 2012
gardening info-evening prmrose
Here are some Evening Primroses that were potted up today,the root is biennial.The first year many obtuse leaves are produced which spread flat on the ground,from amongst these stems arise to a height of 3-4feet.The flowers are produced all along the stems the uppermost come out first in June. As the stem keep growing there is a constant succession of flowers until late Autumn.The large bright yellow,fragrant flowers are fertilized by twilight flying insects especially in the early season later on the plants keep "open house" all day
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
gardening info-what a great start
What a GREAT start to the NEW YEAR,Oh yeah Happy New Year everyone,where was I oh yes the Hairygardener and his lovely wife Sue have become grandparents for the first time,Congratulations Tom and Gemma(new mum and dad) and here he is Harry Peter Frances
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