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Early Spring
Jan 29, 2008 | 2:15 AM PST
Tag: spring
Three days of sunny weather and the temperature at 10 deg C - 50 deg F encouraged me to weed and turn over the soil in the front garden. Some crocuses are out and one daffodil whist in the back garden the snow drops are about to burst open.Primulas in a trough are in bloom.Two thirds of the weeding have been done in the back. Why do weeds grow faster than your plants? The scree garden looks healthy and some plants have silently grown and spread as has the grass. It covers the stepping stones in the lawn during the winter when you think nothing is happening. At our last garden group meeting we discussed summer flowering bulbs. We will shortly be visiting Anglesey Abbey (near Cambridge) to see the acres of various snowdrops in bloom. All the garden centres are packed at week ends but beware of buying plug plants unless you can keep them in heated conditions and grow them on. This year the cost of Geraniums has doubled so grow them from seed and cuttings. I will plant my peppers next week and hope that this year will be as good as last year. Little and often in the garden helps to avoid aching backs and get us in trim for spring. The sun has just come through so off I go!
Jan 29, 2008 | 2:15 AM PST
Tag: spring
Three days of sunny weather and the temperature at 10 deg C - 50 deg F encouraged me to weed and turn over the soil in the front garden. Some crocuses are out and one daffodil whist in the back garden the snow drops are about to burst open.Primulas in a trough are in bloom.Two thirds of the weeding have been done in the back. Why do weeds grow faster than your plants? The scree garden looks healthy and some plants have silently grown and spread as has the grass. It covers the stepping stones in the lawn during the winter when you think nothing is happening. At our last garden group meeting we discussed summer flowering bulbs. We will shortly be visiting Anglesey Abbey (near Cambridge) to see the acres of various snowdrops in bloom. All the garden centres are packed at week ends but beware of buying plug plants unless you can keep them in heated conditions and grow them on. This year the cost of Geraniums has doubled so grow them from seed and cuttings. I will plant my peppers next week and hope that this year will be as good as last year. Little and often in the garden helps to avoid aching backs and get us in trim for spring. The sun has just come through so off I go!
