Rachel's Journal

I hope Scrubber doesn't read this, if he sees you encountered a 'rock' he'll be hot on the trail. Sounds like another project in the wings. Will watch with great interest.

Ha, he's more than welcome to it. If he can dig it up it's his.

Not a new project, unfortunately. I'm just taking an age with the old one :)

my disanthus cercidifolius is still in a pot ,had to bring it inside during the week,the leaves had started to go brown from the wind

hope it all works out for you rachel

Rachel you hit a wall of sorts it seem that sound like it'll be lovely in a couple of years my Laurel hedging was fine last two winter must be you variety of laurel that suffered? emailed chiltern by the way... how many votes do you have now?? have'nt looked at mine but I'm hoping the judges will take pity on me :-)

I have a few brown leaves too, Tina.

Thanks, Andy.

Bill, I'm talking Laurus nobile.

Hi Rachel sorry to hear you lost your laurel.

I have relied on Laurels and this windy field I live in wouldn't ever have had a hope of becoming a garden without them.   They have survived this unrelenting hurricane I live in and as I planted them with my deciduous trees, they have provided cover and allowed them strengthen up  I have bored ye with journals about my 'laurel lawn'.  I have hundreds of seedling if anyone going to Bills would like some just tell me.

Beautiful planting aconitum is such a striking blue, Hope all your planting goes to plan.

Different kind of laurel, Anne. Yours is known as 'English Laurel' and is incredibly hardy.

Thanks, Geraldine. I find it hard to get a photo of the Aconitum - the intense blue makes the light act strangely.