Month: August 2008

While on holidays in Carrick on Shanon I stoped at a garden centre there while looking around I saw a sign pointing vegtables I went over to have a look to find almost dead vegtables but I took the best of the lot when my dreams were shattered my mother said and my dad agreed the  boot will be full when we going Home it was horrible I had to leave back all but one sweetcorn which I intend to give medicine aka tomato feed. So on the way home it sat in pride of place in the cup holder between the front seats!!

I have a good sized but awkward plot on the side of a hill leading down to a stream at the bottom, which, if I were able to get to it, could potentially be a great hidden feature. Our cottage sits at the top of the plot surrounded in tarmac which is useful for keeping the dogs nails down. On one side and at the back of the cottage is an expansive lawn which slopes down to a flower/weed bed and the septic tank. Below that is where my hubby and I have put raised beds for veg and the garden shed. There is so much of a drop it is not possible to see the roof of the shed from the house!

I have decided to move my crocosmia lucifer so the work has begun on the new bed. Yesterday was the first day in ages that enticed me out to the garden and what a treat. The hebes were full of butterflies and bees, the dragonflies were still flitting around and the birds were chattering away. The pond lilies even struggled out for the afternoon.

I moved into my house 8 years ago and since then have been reforming and remaking the garden. Ideas come to me as I am working. You could call it my inspirational garden!

I will keep posting up new photos when I get a chance and hope you all enjoy viewing them.

Regards,

Tulipmania

Hi,

I have been waiting 2 months for my sweet peas to show their pretty heads.

You can see them in one of the photos I have just uploaded.

Would love to hear comments from all you Members out there.

Please email and let me know what you think!

My next project is a large pond, with believe it or not, a Monet style bridge and have just located a heron on the net to oversee the pond.

If any of you have done this please let me know what is in store for me. I hope to do a wildlife pond

hi

thanks for viewing my profile. i love the garden its a place where you can learn so much. my grandad was a gardener he just loved it. when he got home from work at the city council he would just work after the all inportant dinner and glass of milk! he sadly died 8 years back while at work i think i got his genes!!

i started last year bugging my dad till he had to dig up the grass in my grannys garden he said at the end of the digging  "are you happy now" and had a well desevred glass of water. [he dosent drink tea]  Anyway there was three rows and a fushia bush which was massive beside the plot a good point lots of bees where always looking for pollen and the bees just adore fushia bushes because there flowers are stuffed with nectar which they then polinate and then they come and give me a little helping hand! so i planted spinach beet the worst thing ive ever eaten i wouldn’t eat it if i was starving so i threw it on the  compost heap .scallions grew like scallions grow and potatoes which were eaten my fost not agood start people would say but in spring i sowed carrots, broad beans, broccoli, potatoes, sweet corn[now dead], corgettes [also dead] in summer i bought lettece and sowed peas.

4th of august 2008

while cutting the lawn i noticed how wet it was. reminded me of a bog but it hadnt rained for two days????? it was very heavy i had turn the the lawn mower off when it become too much for our lawn mower to bear!!

hi

thanks for viewing my profile. i love the garden its a place where you can learn so much. my grandad was a gardener he just loved it. when he got home from work at the city council he would just work after the all inportant dinner and glass of milk! he sadly died 8 years back while at work i think i got his genes!!

i started last year bugging my dad till he had to dig up the grass in my grannys garden he said at the end of the digging  "are you happy now" and had a well desevred glass of water. [he dosent drink tea]  Anyway there was three rows and a fushia bush which was massive beside the plot a good point lots of bees where always looking for pollen and the bees just adore fushia bushes because there flowers are stuffed with nectar which they then polinate and then they come and give me a little helping hand! so i planted spinach beet the worst thing ive ever eaten i wouldn’t eat it if i was starving so i threw it on the  compost heap .scallions grew like scallions grow and potatoes which were eaten my fost not a good start people would say but in spring i sowed carrots, broad beans, broccoli, potatoes, sweet corn[now dead], corgettes [also dead] in summer i bought lettece and sowed peas.

i found the lettuce although tasted lovey didnt lastlong after it got big and 2 lheads of lettuce is all you need for a week and i had twelve and they were all ready at the same time! i had to cater for family and friend functions!

Pink perfection ?????

Unknown lilly

My garden is constantly evolving and changing. It is set on aproximatley one acre in a mountainous area, where it experiences  quite extreme weather conditions. I have never finished this garden and their are many areas that need work. I am addicted to garden centres and can’t visit one without buying a plant. My garden is divided into many areas, there are lots of wild garden areas (not intentional) a wonderful natural pond, which is my favourite place a large herbaceous border, a large rockery,  a rhodedendron garden and several steep banks planted with shrubs. I have a small vegetable plot and would love to expand and develop this.

The Monsoon rain continues ..and the Gardens look so green and fresh and wonderful in the rain ..cutting the grass ..between showers .becomes the job of bored students !..which I welcome ..sweet lad ….Where oh where is the Summer sun ! …

I THOUGHT i’d have lots of ongoing garden news during the summer, but all I seem to do is try to keep pace with the lawn  ….& weed….. growth!  I can’t even get a dry day to tackle the top of the Leylandii hedge.  The sides were clipped weeks ago but the top (always a big job) awaits it’s haircut like a green hippie!

The pots are sitting in inches of  water, & the slugs/snails have even managed to scale to the height of my Bizzie Lizzie hanging pouches . My little patio firniture set is certainly ‘aged’….does fit into the general olde garden picture mind you, but the developing rust does nothing for one’s clothes, (if you do manage to grab a ray of sunshine for a coffee!).

Sorry, I’ll stop moaning now & go & browse the bulb catalogue that came with the Irish Garden….thanks Gerry…we can always look forward to next year eh!                                                                                        

We built our house 12 years ago on the most windy site.  This has led to the demise of alot of plants over the years and coupled with the heavy clay soil has presented a cahllenge.  Rain does not drain away quickly but when dry the soil is as hard as cement.

Not much to be done in this weather, just look at the rain and wonder if lawn will ever be cut again.  Ground far too wet at the moment.  Trees growing very well though, petunias in bits.

My garden is just starting , I have 0.5 acre to play with It is just a field at the moment but I look forward to making it a garden. The little superviser is very hands on gardener or should I say paws on. Together we spend many happy hours digging.

jus sitting here looking at the rain bashing d plants once again.all my petunias look dreadful not the way they should for d month of august.ah well wat can we do only get on wit it and ders allways next summer to look forward to !!!!!!!!

IT HAS RAINED, THEN WE HAD SOME MORE RAIN AND THEN JUST FOR A CHANGE IT RAINED SOME MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE ONLY THING THAT LOOKS ANYWAY HAPPY IS MY GUNNERA. IT IS VAST!!

CANT EVEN CUT THE GRASS AS IT DOES NOT STOP RAINING FOR LONG ENOUGH.

FED UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dahlias

On a recent visit to Fota

More Fota pictures

The delights of Fota in the Summer.

The gate to some floral delights at Fota Gardens.

Irises

Josh & Newbiscus