We started off talking about auriculas following a specialist talk at the Garden House last week that a few group members attended. Auriculas are perennials that are prized for their delicate colourful flowers and can be grown in pots or in alpine borders. They don't like getting wet and need some shade.
We also looked at some alliums including Nectaroscordum siculum which is long stalked with bell shaped flowers and are just emerging in the garden now. They like full sun or partial shade.
Activities in the garden this week:
- Planting up the large pots with Gaura, Margarites, Nasturtiums and Pelargoniums
- Removing tulip bulbs from rest of the other pots and planting up
- Weeding and tidying up Tulip tree bed
- Potting on chillis that have been grown from seed
- Seed sowing of biennials and pricking out
- Planting more ammi and cornflowers
- Pruning the hawthorn and clearing the bed underneath ready for cosmos
Vicky got a breather from path work this week as more pebbles are being ordered for the last bit of path work. Check out website of Maggy Howarth for images of amazing mosaic pebble paths.
Plus Mandy's amazing hat not only knitted by her but with wool that she had dyed with woad
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