The 2013 Gardening Thread......

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What you are growing?

[rainydaywoman11]

Say hello to Carmen - only out last couple of days

Been gardening in the rain, well I am from the West Coast, so used to it.  This is my wee hoose.  When we moved in there was nothing in the front garden.  Nothing.  No weeds.  So the last owner spent 14 years looking at just ........................ soil.

Best therapy - for me anyway.

We get some bunnies - but there is also a Mr Fox around - I reckon he keeps them away.  Sadly I won't be planting any greens this year, well maybe some rocket in a pot.

[captainbovine]

oooh lovely Rainy, love the wall around your garden.

I've planted the lettuce in a big pot as the first lot I put in the stone sink and the birds must have pulled it out, it completely disappeared!!!

[ilove2patch]

Pretty house Rainy.:-)

[merc1_clocks]

Lovely rainy :-x

[rainydaywoman11]

Thank you girls, MY legacy.  It was a real tip, by my standards, had been looking for a house for about 18 months.  We had been living in OHs house prior to this - and I never touched it.  So, I didn't have my own garden, I was in 7th heaven to have a blank canvas.

Like I've said before, it is deliberately messy and I adore working in it.  Thank God for my garden 😄  and me born a townie.

[mandymoosie]

Such a pretty house Rainy and I'm glad that you get a lot of pleasure from your garden, it is always good therapy I find 😄

[mandymoosie]

Talking of dandelions, we too seem to have loads of them this year, we thought maybe it was due to the wet summer last year.

Me and my neighbour spent all afternoon the other day getting the little devils out, some had seed heads already so it was a case of doing it really gently.

Then we poured boiling hot water on them, waited a while, then pulled them out, we found it easier pulling them out once the boiling water had done it's bit 🙂

[mandymoosie]

Very dark and dull day here in Kent today.

But I did go out into the garden to take a few pics 😄

The Choicier in full bloom, the perfume is divine especially in the evening 😄

I'm really pleased, afraid of tempting fate here, but I seem to have cracked it with the Lavender, it's growing really well and is now starting to flower, smells divine too 😄

[mandymoosie]

The pink Azalia just coming out into bloom 😄

The Ceanothus just coming out with it's sweet little blue flowers 😄

[leoleoleo123]

In the allotment, we have planted peas (they disappeared)

so... more peas..

potatoes

cabbage

beetroot

onions

beans

in the greenhouse..

peppers

tomatoes

cucumber

courgettes

and lets hope its worth it this year cos last year not so good.

oh, down there is also some strawberry plants and four mini fruit trees..

[mandymoosie]

You sound busy with the garden leo 🙂

I hope everything is much more successful this year too 🙂

[chickengrandma-2008]

Well I see hubby digging and hoeing and stuff on his veg plot but he hasn't brought anything in to eat yet!:O

[ilove2patch]

I have a lot of seedlings poking their heads out of the soil now.:-)

[bitsnknots]

Has anyone been watching the Chelsea Flower Show?  The plants there are fantastic.

[captainbovine]

some of those gardens are a bit..;\ though.

I got a Bamboo japonica for my birthday, really lovely plant. We've bought a nice pot for it too so let's hope it does well. Piccie to follow.

[chickengrandma-2008]

Any sign of the sweet peas capt?  Mine are 12 to 18 inches tall now.  Perhaps it's been too cold.  😞   Maybe next year.

[bitsnknots]

I agree CB - some of the gardens at Chelsea are a bit OTT.  I love some of the plants though.

[ilove2patch]

I am very pleased with my seedlings. Some I had from Stan last MDCC. They are all popping up beautifully.:-) 

[bitsnknots]

I've just pointed out to my mum that this time last year, our lupins were in flower.  They're not even in but yet this year.  It just shows how bad the weather has been.

[leoleoleo123]

Things are just starting to poke through here... (northeast),, and the greenhouse stuff is doing ok!