At last here is my post reviewing the cut flower beds. almost everything I sowed during the winter is flowering now so I have flowers dotted all around the house and in the last week I have been able to give away four full bouquets; this is bounty I would never have dreamed of a couple of years ago. Continue reading
cutting bed
The Greenhouse and a bit of catching up
Although out in the garden not very much changed while I was away, it was a different story in the greenhouse where all of the tomato seedlings grew at quite a pace and have now all been pricked out into larger modules and some that I had pricked out before were ready to be put in 9 cm pots. This is the stage I really enjoy partly because at this stage it is pretty certain they will survive.
There were positively forests of seedlings from the saved seeds of tomatoes that I had particularly liked last year; for the rest I had been more restrained in the numbers I had sown as I am always loathe to throw away unwanted seedlings. I will still have enough to give lots away to friends. Continue reading
In a vase on Monday – in the pink!
Monday is here again and time to fill a vase with flowers from the garden for Cathy at Rambling in the garden’s meme. Cathy is away but her dedication is amazing and she has filled a vase with pickings from the garden of where she is staying. Continue reading
