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Re: How does your Garden Grow?
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:39 pm
by Dougan
So a lovely afternoon in the garden this afternoon :) - 2 full hippo bags of prunings down the tip :!:
I took a picture of my rockery - there was nothing there 5 years ago, just the pond, grass bank and the cherry tree. My father installed a pump (i don't touch electrics
), and I put the 'cascade' in - then i started to build a rockery around it, and this is it now. It's still ongoing, with 'trail and error' figuring out which plants can survive the winter, but i reckon 2 more years, and it'll be 'mature'
Re: How does your Garden Grow?
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:55 pm
by Robin128
Good job Dougan...bet that kept you out of trouble for a few weeks.
Re: How does your Garden Grow?
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:00 pm
by Jenks
Courgettes are cropping well.
Runner beans, doing well after a poor start,( Lessons learn't) expecting the first picking early next week....... 'Yummy'.
Jenks
Re: How does your Garden Grow?
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:14 pm
by Robin128
Bet you have a feed of those runners over the weekend...rain coming!
:)
Re: How does your Garden Grow?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:43 pm
by Robin128
Lupins!
Re: How does your Garden Grow?
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:33 pm
by Jenks
Seven or eight years ago on a visit to Carnac in Brittany I pick up a large pine cone. I bought it home and ever since it has sat on the mantle above the fire place as a reminder of that holiday. A couple of weeks ago ,I knocked off onto the floor, upon picking it up I noticed that a couple of seeds had fallen out.( I Hadn't noticed them before) I placed them on a bit of wet tissue and covered them with the same. I checked them this morning and much to my surprise they have germinated. They are now in pots in the green house. I have identified them as Maritime Pine (Pinus Pinaster) I have know idea if they will be able to cope with our cooler climate but I will give it a go.
Last year my grandson insisted on bringing some small pine cones home from Spain. After he had long forgotten them I went to chuck then out and found some seeds in the bottom of the carrier bag. here is the result exactly one year on.
Jenks
Re: How does your Garden Grow?
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:13 pm
by Robin128
Carnac...the stones and the barrow...and then Queberon and Belle Isle...fabulous places...but they drive on the wrong side of the road!
:)
Re: How does your Garden Grow?
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:03 pm
by Jenks
Robin128 wrote:Carnac...the stones and the barrow...and then Queberon and Belle Isle...fabulous places...but they drive on the wrong side of the road!
:)
Robin..
Had a swim at Quiberon.. 'In April' vvvv-cold but the water was just so clear and inviting. wonderful place.
Hope this brings back memories...
Jenks
Re: How does your Garden Grow?
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:11 pm
by Robin128
Re: How does your Garden Grow?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:25 pm
by Dougan
My cactus has finally flowered
- it's late this year due to all the summer rain...but worth the wait. It hasn't got the amazing colours of the Lupin (beautiful) recently posted - But for a 'plain old cactus' most of the year, it really is quite spectacular for 1 week....
