chicky

Garden DESTROYED!?

Charlotte - you poor thing.  Its so disappointing when something ruins all your hard work.  In my experience deer or mice would eat things, not bury them.  Maybe badgers or foxes ?

Delphiniums

Hi there OW - welcome back !

I once quizzed the Blackmore and Langdon people at Hampton Court - he said always cut the flower spikes on delphiniums back as that makes them concentrate on becoming stronger plants for next year, rather than putting all their energy into setting seed.

Garden Gallery 2013

Daisy - love the peony too - do you know which one it is ??  John, v jealous of that lovely greenhouse.  And your roses look so healthy - great flowers but also the glossy leaves

MORNING FORKERS

You're doing a grand job Dove !   Hope your day at work is better than the last few ...

Glad you are enjoying yourself Lizzie - LOVE Gt Dixter - very envious.

Not sure about heatwave here Daisy - but no rain.

Anyone ever managed to get rid of rabbits?  Have one (hopefully singular) causing havoc - never had any before.  Have a humane trap, that he is ignoring - any ideas what they like eating best (apart from my phlox)? 

Please help me identify what is eating my strawberries!?!

Could mice be getting in?  They help themselves to the strawberries in my greenhouse

Good Evening FORKERS

I was there about 1ish- then visited the other gardens til about 3.30 - I bet we passed each other.  What fabulous gardens though, and a lovely spot.  So many beautiful flowers

Good Evening FORKERS

Lovely pics garden girl - sorry I missed you yesterday - I loved the wheelbarrows too!

Good Evening FORKERS

I tried that trick once - and only once ..... Not nice ......

MORNING FORKERS

Morning all - in a rush! Back to the more mundane world of work. Glad you're back on form Andy, and WW today is the day to watch the dahlias growing...

MORNING FORKERS

TT - good luck with "hospital thingy" tomorrow.  Bev - what a shame - I hate it when the way I'm feeling gets in the way of plans.

Just back from my trip to Woodgreen.  WW's garden is jaw droppingly stunning!

I kept wandering round exclaiming "oh my" - felt like Dorothy in Oz.  Completely beautiful overall, but packed full of treasures, so I had to keep asking what they all were. WW eventually felt obliged to press pots of astrantias into my hand to shut me up.

Have to confess it was a little weird walking up to a complete stranger and announcing "Hi, I'm Chicky" .  But it went so well that I am thinking of trying it more often .....

The other village gardens were also fantastic - so much beauty crammed into one tiny village. And all so friendly.  A wonderful day out.

and yes, there was cake!!

Do my Blueberries need feeding?

Hedgerow shrub - what is it ??

Penstemmon - cutting back

Pruning a beech hedge

Hellebores - when to feed

Strong Tub Trugs

Cosmos seeds - mixed up

Cosmos seeds - mixed up

How can you tell if manure is "well rotted"?

Foxtail Lilies

Best time to prune a magnolia

Cuttings - what happens next?

What is this plant with purple flowers ?

Can I start a holly hedge with bareroot plants?

Something has taken all my apples !