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Post by bists on Jan 29, 2013 20:24:36 GMT
Can't believe how grotty the weather has been today...had to spend several hours unblocking the stream that runs through the garden - otherwise the Water Garden would have been slightly bigger  And then spent the rest of the day with a toothbrush, and insecticidal soap cleaning evey inch of the citrus trees that we have in the Orangery!!Boo Hiss. It's a horrible job, and each tree takes about 3 hours to do - and there are 7 trees  Slowly slowly catchy monkey.... Should have more fun tomorrow, as I shall start sowing seeds in earnest  |
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Post by Geranium on Jan 30, 2013 7:55:53 GMT
Well, if all that work with the toothbrush pays dividends, it's worth doing, although it does sound a bit tedious! |
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Post by Cherry on Jan 30, 2013 8:19:19 GMT
Goodness Bists! I am reading a book where maids have to scrub rocks along footpaths in Japan. This a book I won't forget, and nor will I forget what you are doing with the citrus trees. I expect you have finished doing that particular job now. I hope it is the worst and that things get better.
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Post by bists on Feb 2, 2013 13:43:11 GMT
Well, if all that work with the toothbrush pays dividends, it's worth doing, although it does sound a bit tedious! Highly tedious But seems to be the only way here that I can control the scale - which means I get better fruit...then again , am always tempted to buy fruit from the Grocer, and just gluing it onto the tree..... |
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Post by bists on Feb 2, 2013 13:47:34 GMT
Goodness Bists! I am reading a book where maids have to scrub rocks along footpaths in Japan. This a book I won't forget, and nor will I forget what you are doing with the citrus trees. I expect you have finished doing that particular job now. I hope it is the worst and that things get better. Back to planning the new Long Border, which is much more fun But it does involve lots of reference books, graph paper and spreadsheets; so I can work out the continuity of flowering....but if anyone has a favourite late Summer/Autumn flowering plant, let me know, as I may have overlooked it - and as we all know there are always hundreds of gorgeous plants that deserve to be better known. |
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Post by Cherry on Feb 2, 2013 14:30:02 GMT
Aconitum is a favourite of mine. They flower just when I think the frost is going to win and they never fail. They need to be grown in a good sized clump for impact.
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 2, 2013 15:25:41 GMT
More noted for foliage, I do like coleus (Solenostmum) Some of them give a brilliant display.
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Post by bists on Feb 2, 2013 18:16:02 GMT
Thanks Cherry and Sweetpea, I do love Aconitum and Coleus as well. Have just found some of my Aconitum alba seeds have germinated in the Coldframe And am awaiting some varieties of Coleus seeds to arrive ( have some saved seed from a couple of x's I made last year, but have purchased some new seed, just in case mine come to nothing) |
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 2, 2013 18:25:24 GMT
Thanks Cherry and Sweetpea, I do love Aconitum and Coleus as well. Have just found some of my Aconitum alba seeds have germinated in the Coldframe And am awaiting some varieties of Coleus seeds to arrive ( have some saved seed from a couple of x's I made last year, but have purchased some new seed, just in case mine come to nothing) I saved some seed from named varieties and got some super plants. Usually get my plants from Horn's nursery as have never been very successful at overwintering. Roy Pedley and Muriel Pedley are v. good varieties but there are so many to choose from. At least they are v. easy to strike cuttings from. |
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Post by bists on Feb 2, 2013 20:06:08 GMT
Fingers crossed for my seeds then !!
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Post by bists on Feb 3, 2013 20:48:25 GMT
 My favourite part of the Kitchen Garden, last Summer. A mix plants including Red Orache, Sunflower Wahooh and Nero de Toscana Kale. |
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Post by grindle on Feb 4, 2013 5:46:36 GMT
I much prefer the garden as it is now in the first pictures ;D The kitchen garden looks very colourful bists |
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Post by Geranium on Feb 4, 2013 7:17:56 GMT
Aconitum is a favourite of mine. They flower just when I think the frost is going to win and they never fail. They need to be grown in a good sized clump for impact. Oh dear - if only I could get any to stay! They don't like my garden, let alone making a clump!   |
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Post by Geranium on Feb 4, 2013 7:20:51 GMT
Bists, it's an amazing thing to have that old photo - and see the garden in its glory all laid out pretty much the same. Wonderful.  Are there (written) records of what exactly was planted in those days? |
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Are there (written) records of what exactly was planted in those days?
