Not More Plants!!
Jun. 10th, 2012 03:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
endlessraritiesI want to do some writing this afternoon, so I'm going easy on the images for a change...
Some bad news on the garden front. My weeding regime finally took me to the final flower bed of the front garden today, and it was with some sadness that I learned that one of my penstemon - Penstemon Appleblossom - didn't make it through the winter. I mulched it with straw, I put fleece over it, all to no avail. The cold weather was evidently too much for it - though I can't help wondering if I should maybe have watered it in the recent dry spell, as that bed dries out quickly and I'm sure I saw hints of new growth a few weeks back...
So I now have a great big empty space which I suppose I'll have to fill with something...
We went out to McLaren's nurseries at Uplawmoor this morning, which was a mistake, because instead of spending an anticipated £10 on plants, I spent closer to £25. I got some more container plants (today's pot had the colour theme of blue/pink/white, built up around geranium vectis glitter) - they seem to trundle out new varieties to tempt the unwary almost every week, and I also managed to get some very pretty snapdragons and a tray of godetia. I love godetia, but it's not often possible to get hold of them.
The front flower bed is almost fully planted - the lobelia I ordered from Gardening Direct still haven't arrived yet, however, which is a bit annoying and highly unusual. I keep meaning to drop them a line enquiring, but of course I never get around to it (I could be doing that now...) so it means there's a hole at the front of the border where the lobelia should be planted. I'm now at the stage where I'm finding gaps and just shoving anything in to fill them - I've got annual poppies, nigella and now the godetia to perform this task, so here's hoping that the next few weeks will produce a magnificent display.
The only things I'm running short of now are garden 'mums and osteospermum. Guess they'll have to wait until the next visit!
I will, of course, post photos once there's anything to report...
Some bad news on the garden front. My weeding regime finally took me to the final flower bed of the front garden today, and it was with some sadness that I learned that one of my penstemon - Penstemon Appleblossom - didn't make it through the winter. I mulched it with straw, I put fleece over it, all to no avail. The cold weather was evidently too much for it - though I can't help wondering if I should maybe have watered it in the recent dry spell, as that bed dries out quickly and I'm sure I saw hints of new growth a few weeks back...
So I now have a great big empty space which I suppose I'll have to fill with something...
We went out to McLaren's nurseries at Uplawmoor this morning, which was a mistake, because instead of spending an anticipated £10 on plants, I spent closer to £25. I got some more container plants (today's pot had the colour theme of blue/pink/white, built up around geranium vectis glitter) - they seem to trundle out new varieties to tempt the unwary almost every week, and I also managed to get some very pretty snapdragons and a tray of godetia. I love godetia, but it's not often possible to get hold of them.
The front flower bed is almost fully planted - the lobelia I ordered from Gardening Direct still haven't arrived yet, however, which is a bit annoying and highly unusual. I keep meaning to drop them a line enquiring, but of course I never get around to it (I could be doing that now...) so it means there's a hole at the front of the border where the lobelia should be planted. I'm now at the stage where I'm finding gaps and just shoving anything in to fill them - I've got annual poppies, nigella and now the godetia to perform this task, so here's hoping that the next few weeks will produce a magnificent display.
The only things I'm running short of now are garden 'mums and osteospermum. Guess they'll have to wait until the next visit!
I will, of course, post photos once there's anything to report...
