Rachel's Journal

I would give my right arm (almost) to have an area that size to work on. It is going to look superb no doubt!

Great fun deciding what to plant with and almost blank canvas! I'll watch progress with interest!

Enjoy planting that up

and we will enjoy seeing the finish job:)

Looking forward to seeing the planting evolve, lovely view to the hills in the distance

enjoy the planting.

hi rachel great view , i googled verbascum and it seems ur right about them being biennial , i was relying on that fountain of knowledge that is the lable on a woodies pot .

i buy the e.2 post flowering bargins , take loads of root cuttings , all of which flower in the first year . but after i divide the top it regrows in the polytunnel and flowers also .

i,ll make a study of it this year !!

Lovely area to plant up, will be watching to see what goes in there.

Ah, Jacinta, don't be offering your right arm so readily. You might need it :)

Planting presents some problems as my seedlings are too small to be planted out yet and I want to put down mulch as the soil is poor. Can't mulch before planting with the cocoa. Problems, problems.

Fintan, Verbascum are just great. Once you have them in your garden they keep reoccuring. I neglected to collect seed from a particularly fine variety last year but am delighted to see it popping up around the place regardless.

Rachel, nice to have a blank canvas to design!