It must be autumn, not only are the mornings so dark and depressing, but after last weekend of bringing the sunflowers down, this weekend it was the turn of the wigwams. I didn’t actauly have to dismantle them too much as one had been resting on the wall for a couple of months due to [...]
Archive for September, 2008
24 Sep
RIP Big Sunflowers
They have been still standing tall but with bowed heads and died flowers for some time. At the weekend we decided it was time for them to come down and so we saved the seeds from one head and the others put onto freecycle (and had someone wanting them straight away). We could have had [...]
14 Sep
Autumn Grass Seed
We bought some top soil, the first time ever I had bought it! Normaly I have managed to find someone on freecycle wanting to get rid of some, but not this. So, bought a little amount and covered some of the worst areas in the front where the seed just hasn’t managed to get going [...]
7 Sep
Spotted – Chrysanthemum!
Just when I thought we would not see any, I have noted two flowering chrysanthemums and two more in bud. Not a great deal when I think of all the seed I put in, but they are here in the end all the same!
7 Sep
Wigwams blown down
The first one came down the other week during the strong wind and rain we had. The second one is halfway down following once again the strong wind and rain. Note for next year to put them further into the ground! Mind you, saying wind and rain is a bit of an understatement, more like [...]
7 Sep
Amaranthus looking good
A note to make for next year, plant flowers in groups. The Amaranthus I am really pleased with, giving something different in the garden now that it is coming the end of the gardening year, and espically this year when things that have not been ruined by the constant rain have been wrecked by the [...]
5 Sep
The Late Seeds – Result
The seeds that were planted a little bit late (see http://sunflowers.moleville.co.uk/more-seeds-too-late/) have had semi success. They took a long time to do anything, and the cats didn’t help too. This means that the Canterbury Bell, Larkspur, and Chrysanthemum have not been seen – or if they have they failed to flower which I suppose is [...]
5 Sep
Sweetpeas along the side
This little project was all about trying to tart up the ‘bit down the side’ and while it is still a long way from finished, it looks a lot better. The idea of growing sweetpeas to hide it all has been good and it is looking much better (because you can’t actually see a lot [...]
