How Does our Garden Grow?

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  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,327 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Oh blimey, that's quite the skill then! Were they watering it with tea or something?  :D 
  • bookrabbit
    bookrabbit Online Community Member Posts: 200 Empowering
    I have been really jealous of everyone posting garden pics. Maybe tomorrow I can find something in my new garden to post?? I didn't notice anything much growing in there when we viewed the house mainly because I was examining the horrible tiny rabbit hutch with no cover on it hoping there wasn't a miserable resident in it. There wasn't fortunately, but it did let me be more hopeful about the landlord allowing ours. Who will no doubt do their best to eat anything that is growing because I don't believe in keeping them locked up. I will cage the plants not the rabbits, at least not during the day.
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,327 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Raised planters might be a good solution there @bookrabbit ? Fingers crossed you'll have lots of lovely blooms of your own to admire soon. <3 
  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 4,621 Championing
    Tea or vodka @Albus_Scope.
  • Steve_in_The_City
    Steve_in_The_City Scope Member Posts: 749 Trailblazing
    Hi Everyone! It is lovely that you have gardens, good bad or indifferent, and it doesn't  matter if do you murder plants  - at least you try! I am going to try and grow herbs this year. I am of course looking at disaster in the face, but I did manage once before.







  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 4,654 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Good luck @Steve_in_The_City! I've never managed to keep a basil plant alive for very long, but I've had some success with thyme and chives in the past. It's always nice to be able to cut a few fresh sprigs of something to stick in whatever you're cooking :)
  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 4,621 Championing
    We did loads of work in the garden yesterday and I was hoping to get out there again today but it's raining.
  • WelshBlue
    WelshBlue Online Community Member Posts: 770 Championing
    My garden 2 years ago before my son moved home last year with a 3 month Cocker Spaniel





    My garden tonight as I try to rescue something from it.  20 years of work down the drain





    ... I've actually cried a few tears at the destruction and plants lost that I've nurtured from seeds or cuttings

    I tell people that the Work in Progress is new horizons, when secretly I resent the loss
  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 4,621 Championing
    I wouldn't be too happy with that either @WelshBlue,our spaniel did a fair bit of damage when she was a puppy but nothing like that.
  • Steve_in_The_City
    Steve_in_The_City Scope Member Posts: 749 Trailblazing
    Hi everyone. I hope all is well with you and your gardens. It is nice when everyone makes their garden look good. I am going to have a go this summer and try to grow some herbs, but I feel kind of defeated before I even begin.

    But I am going to give it a shot and see what happens!
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 59,535 Championing
    Look faward to the pics @Steve_in_The_City
    Oh @WelshBlue I'm sure you can get it looking colourful again
  • Steve_in_The_City
    Steve_in_The_City Scope Member Posts: 749 Trailblazing
    Ok. I am going to have a go. We all know I am staring disaster in the face, but if you don't try boy you just don't win.

    @Sandy_123 If the day should dawn that I can send a pic of a pot of herbs I have grown then I will, but it isn't likely!


  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 59,535 Championing
    Well give it a go Steve you never know 
  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 4,654 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Always worth a try @Steve_in_The_City! I'm sure you'll do better than you think you will :)

    Such a shame about your garden @WelshBlue! I'd be so upset too, looks like a lot of hard work and dedication went into it. Hope you're able to rebuild some of it eventually.

    I've got the first little seedlings poking through from my baby corn seeds this morning, so that's exciting!
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,327 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Our dogs like to wander into the flowerbeds, I'm so sorry all your hard work has been set back so much @WelshBlue maybe see this as a good excuse to do a new and improved layout? :) 

    I've got 14 varieties of chill waiting for better weather so I can move them outside and a tonne of sweetpeas ready to go in the ground over the weekend. :)
  • JW77
    JW77 Online Community Member Posts: 130 Empowering
    Biblioklept said:
    They're so beautiful @JW77!! I'd love such a bright colourful garden!
    Thank you. It looks a bit less colourful right now. A few remaining daffodils, faded hellebores, and primulas. I have Honeyberry, edible honeysuckle which I'm hoping I might get some fruit off this year!
    Oh and some stray forget me nots are out too.

  • JW77
    JW77 Online Community Member Posts: 130 Empowering
    @Albus_Scope  apparently you can pickle magnolia flowers for eating.  Found that out the other day! 
    I'm not kidding


  • JW77
    JW77 Online Community Member Posts: 130 Empowering
    I'm curious as to what peoples gardening methods are. Obviously it depends on skills and ability.  I tend to go for a little wild, No Dig methods, with a lot of seed sowing, cuttings, and heading for the discount crate/area in garden centres. As well as seed & plant swaps/sales.
     When we moved into the property (rental/HA) it was a blank slate, just lawn at the front & back. This year, hopefully the back will get done to make the garden more accessible for the missus.
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,327 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    I guess I'll be eating pickled magnolia later then @JW77 :D

    I always try to keep an area wild, just for wildlife to do their thing. But we keep most of it fairly tidy and are slowly winning our battle against the weed-like tormantil. It's taken us 3 years so far, it's terrible and spreads from the tiniest bit of root!  I do like swapping with friends and neighbours when possible. :)
  • JW77
    JW77 Online Community Member Posts: 130 Empowering
    Teigr said:
    My next door neighbour's been trying to grow a passionflower @JW77,but she's the kiss of death to everything she plants.

    They need quite harsh conditions when it comes to drainage .  National Collection holder John Vanderplank mentions they can grow in builders rubble!  http://www.passiflora-uk.co.uk/cultivation.shtml
    I had the pleasure of meeting him when I was a lot younger and a bit crazy about passiflora.

    I always make sure mine are in pretty rough well drained compost, with bits of brick/large stone etc.  Most of the ones in the shops are, I think either 

    Passiflora caerulea

     or crosses of some of the tougher types.


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