I like this plant

I was just takin 5 from the chores, you know whats it like and I was just looking at one of our Bamboos, now I know a lot of gardeners don't like them, well they don't look at the plant carefully enough because if you do and the time is right you will see pandas,hard to believe isn't it,well that'

s the problem you don't believe..........................oh and by the way you can see them better with 2 friends who go by the names of Jack Daniels and Arthur Guiness

A little plant sometimes overlooked

A little plant sometimes overlooked in the scheme of things is Lady's Mantle also known as "Womans Herb" because of its health benefits uses include using it as a poultice on cuts and wounds as well as giving relief from insect bites,it seems that it was well used shall we say in the pre chemist days

Propagating a prickly customer

A little time out from growing foodie plants took me into the fly-away and a prickly task of propagating this cactus. Quite an easy job but these cacti can bite. Some people leave the young cacti to callous over befor putting it into a pot but this way works for me, straight into the pot as soon as I've cut them. Admittingly this compost that I've used could have been of a greater sandy mix but these will be fine at this time of year, later on definately a sandy compost.

Not Everyone's Cup of Tea

I know Bonsai are not everyone's cup of tea but what the hell in our world it's still growing plants. These particular plants are outdoor bonsai, indoor bonsai are a bit fiddly to look after or is it that I don't have great success with them. The plants in the photo are buxus and chamaecyparis -nana, the buxus are in their formative years, while chamaecyparis is taking on a nice shape, well I like them anyway.

Summer Residence

Finally got our collection of cacti into our flyaway greenhouse, here hopefully they will stay and be well watered and fed. The lace cactus 2nd from right front row has already flowered in the house, I feel that when a cactus flowers then it is happy with its lot, so come on you others!

Little bit of Alpine magic

Yeah these are our alpines which are going strong now, they have been in this pot for 2-3 years now and have put on this nice show of flowers today for the camera. The species on show include Fairy Foxglove, Pansy,Lewisia,Wooly Thyme, Potentilla and one that is missing from this photo shoot but seeded itself in a neighbouring pot was the Alpine Ragged Robin.

Glad you're Hanging around

Just a few of the baskets hanging around our estate, Petunias looking fantastic thanks to my wife (she shys away from publicity) unlike me  I'll take anything except blows, and the spring onions and strawberries (weird combination) I usually like spring onions with ice cream, are getting their act together for the second year ,growing well

Fly away

We've been busy this morning between us we've put up a fly away walk in greenhouse that at the time of blogging was still in position, no seriously well as serious as we can be it will be an asset to our growing and I intend to keep it going for at least 3 seasons or until October.
     And now feast your eyes on our bench lovingly restored by Sue,so its al fresco from Tesco and a resting place from potting in the fly away.