Lifting and Replanting
16 February 2011 22:56:29
End to a Spring Day
After spending the morning indoors on office work looking out at the sun and watching the ducks splashing and shooting up and down the pond I decided that it was too nice to spend the afternoon indoors as well. So on with the work gear and out to the garden decided that it was time to lift some more plants from the east bed that is over run with the lysmachia, tried to find the third foxtail lily bulb to no avail, found another aconitum so now have six potted up, lifted tulips,oriental lilies, perennial cornflower, stachys and another plant that I cann't put a name to. Three perennial cornflower, the clump of tulips, some of the oriental lilies and stachys have been planted into the bed beside the steps last year I had dahalia Nuit d'Ete planted there but this year think dahlias will be in pots. There are three more perennial cornflowers to find a spot yet, some of the lilies went into a pot in the tunnel and the unknown plant has found a spot in the bed on the NW side of the house as I removed the perennial wallflower which had died the roots seemed to be in a ball so perhaps that was the problem. Lots of growth on plants so the scene is changing daily and with days like today spring seems to be on it's way. On the seed front discovered that verbascum Snow Maiden has germinated tiny little seedlings just starting to show I wasn't sure if it was going to germinate so thanks Linda B for the seed hope I can look after them to get them to planting out stage, sweetpea are now up in the tunnel the utility room shelving and window sills are covered in trays with seedlings problem will be keeping everything going until it warms up enough to move them to the tunnel pretty cool here tonight again.