TinaJ's Journal

Edging

Noddy!

My brother arrived tuesday evening to edge the long border .It was very windy and i felt sorry for him;( But he got it done and the difference it makes is amazing !

On another note ,i was watering my orchids this morning and sean asked me when was i going to plant them in the garden!!!

Pond

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Another dry and very windy day here in the south east

I finally persuaded Sean to help me finish the pond.It was too windy for him to go fishing! Pretty pleased with the end result

Weigela

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I took a few cuttings from my mams last summer

Two rooted for me 

I gave one to rachel

I think it is weigela ,but am not certain.Any ideas?

Mulch

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Got the last of the mulch down today,six cubic metres in total.I feel like i have been run over by a truck,but happy that its done

I planted some more on the banks.my  banks seem to devour plants!

I also did a bit of weeding and watered my persicaria

Halimium Libanotis

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Visited Bannow Bay nurseries yesterday afternoon

I bought this shrub grows to about 2ft each way

This will be planted on the bank

I would like to try and propagate this and plant several together for impact!

Gentiana Acaulis

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I bought this in cheltenham

It says grow best on clay soils!

I have it in a clay pot for the moment

Prunus shirotae

Prunus Shirotae

There was just a gentle breeze here today!

I had my dinner in the garden for the first time ever.

While i ate dinner ,i could not help but notice prunus shirotae .it was only planted last april,but is doing well and looking good at the moment

Ideas !!!

Half an oil Tank!

This oil tank,which  Sean cut in half,has been hanging around for a while

I want to plant it up any ideas?

Orchid Fair versus Bark Mulch!

Orchid Fair versus Bark Mulch!

The orchid fair is on in Dublin this weekend and i would love to go!

But there is two trailers of Bark mulch arriving the weekend also

I can not make up my mind what to do :(

Saxifraga

Saxifraga

You just got to admire this.I planted it last year and it has tripled in  size.It flowers for such a long time too

This morning i planted out mostly perennials

After lunch ,i edged a new border at the back of  the monolith composition

After dinner i fed all my daffodils and snow drops.I also watered the newly planted persicaria.This is planted on a steep bank and the soil is very dry..it will need to de watered on a regular basis until established

After the visit

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First thing this morning i was out in the garden.First on the list was to finish planting the persicaria that Rachel gave me.No one told me how difficult it is to plant on a steep bank and keep your balance aswell! When i finished this i had some left over,the remainder went on the edge of the raised bed.I gave it all a good watering in and stood back to admire my work.I thought of Rachel and how kind she is ,to go to the trouble of digging it all up.

Next i planted out the lychnis fire cracker ,also recieved from Rachel.I planted most of it in the raised bed.but a little went into the dodgy bed down by the gate.We will see how it will perform there!

After that i potted the beautiful auriculas (yes also from Rachel:)into clay pots and topped with grit.I repotted an orchid into a smaller pot as advised by the orchid queen hersef!

I started a lasagne bed on saturday,put a layer of cardboard topped with grass clippings.The entire contents of the compost bin was dumped on top.I had to get Sean to help with this as i was worried incase there would be mice!I covered it all with a sheet of black polythene and gave it a good stomping over.

The rain cleared in the afternoon,so i decided to get the sprayer out and spray the top of the steep bank at the back of the house.This area has been annoying me for sometime as the weeds seed down towards the ground cover .It was difficult to spray,keep my balance hold a sprayer and a lid from a polystrene box at the back of the plants.But i got it done eventually.

I am tired now but very happy with what i got done.Another list to be wrote up for tomorrow:)

Whos That Girl!

Rachel in the wet and windy south east !

Whos that  girl in my garden!

Rachel visited the windy south east this morning..

It was great to see her again and to give her a tour round my humble patch.

Thanks Rachel for taken the time to visit and also for the plants:)