Great time to be out in the garden
Tulips, Anemone and Alliums in gear for a gorgeous display
Several cherry blossoms in our neighbourhood - in the prettiest spectrum from the palest pink to dusky mauve.
Received a generous gift of a pair of Oriental Poppies from a friend at church, so that prompted a trip to the garden centre for a few more flowering plants. Been messing about in the garden since. Dead-headed the escallonia and the ceanothus. Emptied the rest of the Rake & Shake summer flowering seeds on the Rose Bed. Re-potted ten little strawberry plants into two large pots with generous spades of fresh compost - they look rather cramped already. Topped-up the achillea patch with four new saplings - spotted them in our garden centre for the first time. The achillea in our garden are from our visit to Hampton Court Flower Show three years ago and they have survived quite well so far - despite an accidental spray of pesticide they didn't quite care for along the way.
So pleased that the bulbs planted in Feb this year, well past their use-by date and in various stages of decay, have taken root. Shoots of grape hyacinth are now emerging at the base of the peach tree and a couple below the eucalyptus.
Also remembered the Bordeaux Mix, to protect our peach tree from the dreaded peach leaf curl. The label on the bottle says 'Don't let diluted mix stand'. Well, ours has been standing for the last couple of years. Time for a fresh mix then. And a generous spray. Can count loads of flowers on the peach tree. Think someone said each flower becomes a fruit - which means lots of delicious peaches this summer.
Grateful that most of our garden has survived the harsh winter. Got to plant the Oriental Poppies and a couple of crimson Hollyhocks later today. And Mr Macaron will need to mow the lawn over the weekend.
Tulips, Anemone and Alliums in gear for a gorgeous display
Several cherry blossoms in our neighbourhood - in the prettiest spectrum from the palest pink to dusky mauve.
So pleased that the bulbs planted in Feb this year, well past their use-by date and in various stages of decay, have taken root. Shoots of grape hyacinth are now emerging at the base of the peach tree and a couple below the eucalyptus.
Also remembered the Bordeaux Mix, to protect our peach tree from the dreaded peach leaf curl. The label on the bottle says 'Don't let diluted mix stand'. Well, ours has been standing for the last couple of years. Time for a fresh mix then. And a generous spray. Can count loads of flowers on the peach tree. Think someone said each flower becomes a fruit - which means lots of delicious peaches this summer.
Grateful that most of our garden has survived the harsh winter. Got to plant the Oriental Poppies and a couple of crimson Hollyhocks later today. And Mr Macaron will need to mow the lawn over the weekend.
