Around this time last year we completely cut down the honeysuckle as we needed to replace the fence it was climbing up. We were not careful with anything and really did cut it completely down to the ground as if we were trying to kill it. Since then, it has grown back much better that before and today [...]
Archive for May, 2008
31 May
Lavender – the Parents
Following the success in the lavender cuttings, here are their parents – all looking good and ready to flower in the next weeks. Hoping no more children fall into them, their cars seem to crash quite often. The plan is to build using some old pallet wood a bit of a frame. [...]
31 May
Lavender Cuttings Planted Outside
Back in September I decided to have a go at taking lavender cuttings and I am pleased today as I have planted the first lot in a bigger pot outside – ready at sometime to be planted fully in the garden. I have four pots altogether and I put in four cuttings each. Two [...]
30 May
Second Wigwam
It was been quite a while since last post and that is mainly down to being out of the country and then various illnesses that have been going on. But, things have been moving. We had a long spell of sun followed by a long spell of rain (we seem to still be in that) [...]
21 May
Small sunflowers planted outside
These really did need planting. I was going to wait until I came back from my trip but I noticed some of them the leaves were starting to turn yellow and this it seems was due to the roots coming out of the bottom of the small pots and really it was time to do [...]
21 May
Wigwams
It’s been a while, but I have been away from home. Last weekend we spent some time putting up the first of two wigwams for sweetpeas and beans and anything else that wants to, to grow up it. We planted the sweetpeas at the bottom and maybe when I get back I shall see some [...]
12 May
Beans planted
A weekend of planting beans and painting bean poles! We don’t really want too many beans, but do want some to climb up with sweet peas in the front garden, so we planted six beans each in a toilet roll. These are now outside and I hope in the next week or two to [...]
8 May
@Three Weeks
We are certainly in business now. Sunflowers have been outside for a week and while we have lost three of them, the remaining ones are still going. We have planted a couple of new ones straight into the ground and are awaiting them to appear, we still need to plant one indoors and then [...]
