persicaria – HungryforHostas

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For a day where I thought I’d be spending lots of time in the yarden, I spent little time at all doing anything really.

Let’s hope I spend more time in my green space tomorrow.

Colourful potting on day.

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A quick check of all the seedlings and the caladiums. This beauty is Caladium Carolyn Whorton.

A friend recently gave me a water lily. I have now potted it up in an aquatic pot, lined with hessian and topped with small stones.

I potted on a fair few plants. I also potted on this Persicaria ‘Silver Dragon’ hoping that it grows a little faster. It has been a slow grower so far.

Pleased to see lots more plants are growing well around the yarden.

Until tomorrow.

Seeds, cuttings and putting on!

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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.

The rain is here!

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I can’t imagine anyone be happier than a gardener, when it rains after a dry spell.

It has been drizzling all night here in Stockport and I can almost hear the plants saying YAY!!

I don’t know about you, but I think raindrops make flowers and leaves even more beautiful!

Iris

These iris really are the star of flowers in our yarden at the moment. Awaiting the blue ones to come out too! Who would have guessed they are even prettier with raindrops?!