Double “d’oh”!!!
You are probably wondering why I had Russian sage in my mind, when looking at these plants...I remember that Dad had a Perovskia, many years...
Here is a close-up of the suspected salvia.[ATTACH] Each flower measures about 1cm from the base of the tube, to the tip of the petal.
D’oh! As soon as you say it, of course it’s loosestrife!! I should know, I’ve got it growing in the pond. But it has a different shape in water,...
Just glance at the post to see if there are any ideas, and I was embarrassed!I’ve been out with the “pad of i” and retaken them...[ATTACH] The...
(I couldn't think of a 'p' beauties word)These plants are growing in a neglected garden in well-worked clay soil...[ATTACH] This is struggling...
I’m sitting watching Saturday Kitchen sound bites, and saw tomatillos... straight onto GC to see if anyone has grown them! @Marley Farley, would I...
I was thinking three - ie another one each side of your current persovskia, with the geranium moving to make way.
Just a little pottering in Mum’s garden today.So I tied in 4 tomato plants. Two had not even been tied to the canes that were put in when they...
Hmm, I’ve been watching this thread, and thinking, long and hard!My Felcos are nearly always by my side/falling out of a pocket. The trusty 40l...
Umm, in a word - yes.You graft plums onto plum trees, so it would be the mirabelle plum, from that selection.
Today I just about survived taking my mum to Sainsbury’s shopping. “So what?” You say.She has dementia, has walking problems, is unable to...
I’ve just accepted my first order from Secret Garden.Order placed at 9pm Monday, plants received at 11am Wednesday. I ordered enough plants to...
Yesterday was mainly sunny as I crossed Belgium, north France and southern England, but started to cloud over as we headed towards Wales. The...
@Logan , similar story here. Today is supposed to be fine, but I’ve just brought the washing in sharpish. We are on the fringes of a storm passing...
I should think that bulbs generally would do well in the same soil. They both need good drainage, and unlike many plants do not mind “going a...
:grphg: It is frustrating, @ridgiemum ... I sympathise!With many plants, we can do so much by gathering seeds, and growing on our plants from...
Yesterday I mainly extended the slope bed (sometimes I have referred to it as the “geranium bed” or “pink bed” - but it now has much more diverse...
@Jack Sparrow , what about a lavender? Evergreen, fantastic scent, flowers and attractive to bees. Also, the fine foliage would offset the bulbs’...
Enjoying the soft rain
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