Rain, rain, drain away

So this morning was an early start at my parents.

Started off in the garage. Need to get rid of some stuff… tools no longer needed.

Then my second attempt at making the drain water from the greenhouse filter in to a bin. A tap has been added but yet to get some bricks / breeze blocks to mount the bin on.

The other side of the greenhouse it going to be blocked on one side. The other will drain in the bed. However the rain came as soon as I finished and think it will need to be done again.

Well that’s me making the garden more self sufficient but it’s an ongoing project as I’m sure you’re all aware.

Enjoy your green space.

Canna do any more …

Had a busy day in the sun working in my parents garden.

Pruned lots more ivy and sadly broke two panels in the greenhouse. Well they were already cracked but now they definitely replacing. Glad that the weather is warm enough that it won’t cause any problems.

There were bees and other insects flying in and out of the greenhouse all day.

Here is one of my seed sown canna from last year. Canna brasiliensis.

I also connected a water butt to the down pipe and connected it with an overflow pipe to a second water butt.

My parents are on a water metre so this will help them and the planet at the same time. Also the water butt was from freecycle and the second is a recycled container. Win win!

Houseplants and a gift!

Had a day off from ‘gardening’ as such. Placed a few orders …

This is a gynura.

This is my dieffenbachia ‘Reflector’.

My syngonium, begonia and monstera in the background.

Handing small spider plants and aloe in hangers I have made.

My neighbour knocked this up for me literally an hour or so after me telling him what I wanted to make.

Until tomorrow.

Seeds, cuttings and putting on!

With the weather being a little chillier and very windy. I wasn’t outside so much today.

I wanted to list the plants I had split and find out which needed labelling.

Made some more labels out of plastic bottles that people have given me.

With the forecast of frost I’ve brought in my tender plants. Seems strange to think how hot it was just yesterday!

I have finally had time to pot on various seedlings. I have tomatoes, courgettes, naranjilla and tamarillo. Thats over a hundred seedlings pricked and potted on.

I have also potted up some persicaria and tinantia cuttings up.

Let’s see what tomorrow brings.

Fenced off!

Here is a simple drawing of a water feature I’d like to attempt to make for our yarden.

Looks at the lovely leaves on this ipomoea quamoclit, looking forward to this being planted out and towering over me with its beautiful leaves and red flowers.

I have never grown this before, it is related to the more familiar Morning Glory (blue flowering climber) plant. Both being poisonous, however they are also related to the sweet potato!

I have nearly finished painted the fences and basically just chilling out before heading to bed.

Wondering what to do this year for World Naked Gardening Day tomorrow (2nd May 2020). What will you be doing?!