It’s
been ages since I’ve had the luxury of spending a morning on the garden at my
house. I can’t show you the pots I’ve
planted up for spring as they’re mostly bulbs but hopefully they will resemble
these illustrations on the packets.
I
was trying to emulate Monty Don’s ideas but the Cornus and Mahonia he suggested
for the centre of the pots were too large and expensive at the nursery I visited. I used cuttings I had of Hebe and Euonymus for
my centre pieces and planted various bulbs around them. I
planted the wallflowers in a trough with some miniature daffies. These were mixed colours. I prefer them bare-rooted and one colour but
I had to purchase them in a hurry last week.
I
also tarted up some other pots, wall and borders with what I had left over plus
some bellis daisies and ivy. One of my
resolutions this year was to extend the season in my garden and I definitely
have more interest at the end of October.
The display table at my gardening club had a whole array of flowers and
foliage which our members brought in from their gardens gave me plenty of inspiration
for next year http://gardenersfridayforum.blogspot.co.uk/
as
did Angie on her blog
http://mygardenblogs.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-october-2015.html
My
quandary was whether to cut down some of the plants for the winter or leave for
the wildlife and as protection against this severe winter which the media are
forecasting, so I compromised.
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Oh no! Did you just say that the media are forecasting a severe winter? And here was I, looking forward to another mild one such as the last one... I really am not very good with cold weather, but I'm afraid there is no way but to stick it out and simply make sure I'll stay warm as much as I can...
ReplyDeleteYour planting flower bulbs is a good reminder that, eventually, spring will be here again. In about 6 months' time, we will be seeing all those lovely flowers!
I cut back my plants in stages - leaving those which stay upright and looking OK, or which have seeds for wildlife until the last possible moment.
ReplyDeleteTsk. I've planted no end of bulbs in the past, and they never seem to do well. I think it must be my clay soil. But, wow, the Dahlias. They've gone monster. Three for a pound from Poundland. Highly recommended.
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