Its a very flowery post this week, here are some of the beauties in flower both in the nursery and at home. I reckon the garden is at its peak around now, there is so much to see, the borders have filled out and every day something else comes into flower.
Remember almost all but not all the plants planted we have for sale in the nursery, so if you see a plant you like please ask if we have it for sale. Some plants take ages to propagate or to get to a size that we can take material from them, but as I say we have so many of the plants available for sale most of the year.
Its ages since I've done one of these, too much head down getting through the to do list. There are so many flowers out at the moment in the nursery and gardens, here are just a few. Gotta love those grumpy pansy faces 
Have you seen Betty flowering in the garden? (I am resisting shouting Ooooh Betty as it might give my age away!) Rambling Rosa ‘Betty Sherriff’ is in full flower at the moment on the orchard fence and oh my goodness is she putting on a show this year, the size of those flower heads, she is glorious…….but beware. Underneath all those fabulous scented pale pink fading to white flowers that lure you in to have a look and a sniff are claws that will shred you. The thorns on this rose are vicious, so if you want to keep invaders out this is the rose for you. I will be doing more cuttings this year, having just potted up five successful cuttings (with thick gloves). Believe me no one in their right mind would try to get though this plant unless they want their clothes and skin shredded. Now spreading over 6 metres along the fence, this is definitely one to look out for if you want quick coverage and lots of it. But remember those thorns……she’s a Jeckyll and Hyde Rose, beautiful one minute, vicious the next.
A month and a half ago we were gifted 3 new fish for our pond in the herb garden from Fiona who works with us at the weekend and who is also one of my oldest friends (not age, how long we’ve known each other lol). Sadly we had lost our three original fish which we had since 2017 over the last months of last year. Having put the newbies in the pond in mid June, we never saw them again and thought the worst. I went down to feed them today as usual in the hope they are still there and they all appeared to eat Yay.
Brought to you from the herb garden this week:
Beebalm
Evening primrose
Betony
Greek marjoram
Another week done and I’m slow to get this post sorted out, a busy weekend and days off. It was a busy week with customers with lots of lovely customers enjoying the gardens which are looking amazing. Unusually I was on my own last week with holidays and illness but I did have Maisie for company on the Wednesday which is always entertaining!
I was excited and relieved to see our new fish at last, its been well over a month since they were put in the pond and we all thought the worst, but there they were this week.
David has been doing lots more work on the garden railway, upgrading and introducing a remote control system. I keep hearing murmerings of railway extensions but so far have squashed any grand plans lol.
I spent the whole week potting up lots of plants propagated last autumn and this year that have come across from the tunnel. They have gone into the stock beds or beds behind the office for growing on for next year.
Annuals have been pretty rubbish this year, I’ve given up on my veg but the runner beans and sweet peas in the nursery are doing brilliantly, thank goodness. The sweet peas seem extra scented this year and I’ve been enjoying bunches of them at home where they scent the whole house.
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I love plants that have a use and herbs have always been a favourite group of plants of mine. Their uses in history before modern chemicals became a thing are fascinating, mother nature has provided a medicine chest and first aid box in our gardens and the countryside, we just need to learn to use it again. Bulbine fruticosa is a great example, although not a native of Britain, its uses are similar to Aloe vera. Native to South Africa, this succulent is not only useful but has pretty flowers almost all year round in vivid orange. Use its fleshy leaves to relive sun burn, rashes, insect bites and skin irritation. I use it all the time if I have insect bites or nettle stings and it works in seconds. Grow somewhere frost free and in the sun, well drained compost in a pot on a sunny window sill works well.
Painted in the summer house, first time I've used it for painting, so relaxing, listening to the birds and the general life going on around. Although we are surrounded by houses, our wee garden is quite secluded. My escape from the world
A relaxing couple of days off and good weather! Lovely lunch and catch up with Andrew and Linda on Monday and a day at home on Tuesday for me and Maisie Mouse dog. Working and painting in the summer house, enjoying the sound of the birds, general chit chat and sounds of life going on round about, meals out side and cat and dog nonsense.
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| Dinner in the garden |
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| Poppy investigating the summerhouse |
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| Maisie keeping me company while I work |
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| Working on a garden consultation |
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| Painting |
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