lisa69

Whats your plans for the garden this year?

Thats a great website DougB, and your allotment and plan look like they'll keep you busy this year, lllets hope we have a better growing year than last.

Busy Lizzie, your picture brings the sunshine and makes me itch more for spring, what a lovely plot.

Gardengirl my garden looks pretty similar to your at the mo, we had about 9" of snow yesterday and its coming down this morning too but its funny watching the blackbird s romping around in it, glad I filled my feeds yesterday =)

Whats your plans for the garden this year?

I'm quite lucky and have french doors that look out onto my garden so I can sit in the warmth of the house and daydream, although when its not too cold I'm always outside.  I have made so many mistakes being impatient I have decided to take a step back this year and plan rather than just doing it.

Verdun what a good question, I think maybe a balance, the structure and longevity of perennials and shrubs, but I also like to profussion of colour and variety with annuals, although I onlly use annuals in my baskets and tubs.

Carol Klein's Life in a Cottage Garden

Thanks Happymarion I really mjissed my fix of gardening tv over December and found myself watching past episodes of monty which I had recorded lol.

My OH bought me Carols book 'Grow your own garden' for christmas and its really good, especially like the way she shows everything step by step, I haven't had much success in the past propogating and taking cuttings but I'm certainly going to have another go this year.  the book also introduced me to the lovely Crambe cordifolia which I am definately going to source for my garden this year.

Seeds are up

Hi Gardengirl

This is just one of the links I read about Larkspur (Ican't find the one that says to put the seeds in the fridge lol) but have a look at this article, hope it helps

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/plantannuals

Seed swap

Hey all

Thanks Gardengirl I'll have some if you have some spare. I keep loosing track of what everyones swapping so I decided I will put my seeds list on my profile info and keep it updated, that way if anyone is interested just have a look and pm me what seeds you want and address to send to

Seeds are up

I did read that larkspur need to be 'chilled' to germinate so sowing ahoy

Seed swap

I picked up a packet of hollyhock seeds in wilko's last week and put them back when I read the £4.25 price on the back last weekend I was shocked.

I hope the seed swap carrys on, I've had some lovely parcels last year and can't wait to sow my seeds and I'm sure I will have loads of spare seeds and a stamp certainly doesn't cost £4.25!!

Some of the seeds I bought on the net last year, hardy geraniums, never germinated and I think its invaluable to learn from people who've already grown the plant.

Whats your plans for the garden this year?

Don't know what your plans are Gold but if you have a look in the 'potting shed' a lot of members here have been seed swapping , the price of stamp is much cheaper than a packet of seeds and members here have some lovely varities flowers and veg

Whats your plans for the garden this year?

What a nice project Gold and welcome to the forum, there is lots of advice and help available here .

I too have the constraints of working full time and long hours, it is unfortunately a necessary evil for me and I miss my garden, I've sat doing nothing all morning after feeding the birds and watched Mr Blackbird tucking into his grapes, lovely lazy saturday mornings...  keep us posted with your progress, hopefully as Nutcutlet says we'll have a better gardening year this year

Seeds are up

Glad to hear it. 

My neighbour is growing under light in his greenhouse and being a nosey parker lol I had to ask,, orchids that take 2 years to mature (I have to say I have greenhouse envy lol).

Well I've dragged oout the seedling compost, vermiculite and perlite and I'm away larkspur need to chill and I have some granny bonnets so I'm getting wrapped up and going out to play

Moving exsting Greenhouse

Overwintering Strawberry Tree

Thank you so much