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04 Oct 2009Bulbs, Plants and Porch 1 5. East garden , 7. Centre garden , 2. Porch garden , 3. Bay Box garden , and 1. Path bed gardenSunny 12°C / 54°F
12.11pm. Chilly to start off, and windy, even at 10.30 shirt, sweater, hoody and socks needed, but eventually the sun rose above the trees and I am now down to the shirt.
I have planted:
Narcissus Ice Follies to back of East between Daisies and Clematis – there should be more daffs there a...
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12 Sep 2009More digging, splitting, moving and smelling of Eau de Fish Fertilizer 5 1 1. Path bed garden , 'Moonglow' juniper Moved, Crazy for You rose Moved, 4. House garden , and Iris sibiricaSunny 23°C / 73°F
6.05 pm
Came back from the Farmer’s Market, had a bite of lunch and armed with spade and fork dug up the sad Rose ‘Crazy for You’, (should be renamed ‘Crazy for Sunshine’). Did some maple root cutting, put a sprinkle of fish bone meal in the hole and a tiny bit of co...
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05 Jun 2009June 09 1 1. Path bed gardenSunny 20°C / 68°F
For the record: blooming forget-me-nots
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26 Mar 2009Crocus but what are they? 2 1. Path bed gardenOvercast 5°C / 41°F
This bed is now clear of snow. A fine day, cold overnight and it barely made 8C during the day but several of the crocuses opened and therein lies a puzzle. Apart from the large purples and yellows already there, there are two more colours neither of which match Vanguard which is “a bicolou...
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26 Mar 2009Probably purpurea 1 Spring Crocus and 1. Path bed gardenOvercast 5°C / 41°F
This is probably Crocus vernus ‘Purpurea’
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24 Mar 2009Buds Large flowering crocus 'Vanguard Budding and 1. Path bed garden2°C / 36°F
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24 Mar 2009Buds Snow crocus 'Tricolour' Budding and 1. Path bed garden2°C / 36°F

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