Garden Blogs

Tuesday, 26 May 2009

More pics

A few pics from a sunny Tuesday in Wales, including one or two from my new bamboo collection planted last Autumn and the bean poles ready and waiting for some beans. If only I could be sure that Bugsy has left the building! I hope next week to show pics of some veg in my veg beds or people will start to wonder whether this is gardening or art!

Tuesday, 26 May 2009

Bugsy and Moley

Been a bit busy this week with visitors. Mr Mole has now vacated but Bugsy is still at large - and getting larger feeding on what were my lovely Phlox! It easy pretty easy to grow plants - they want to grow basically and as long as they get water and some food, then they are content. But, lurking in the wings is the food chain. My poor neighbours, who have a fabulous and pristine garden, have no shoots left on any of their roses. Bugsy may have been scared off now and so perhaps later this week I'll plant out my beans and peas - which are in the coldframe and raring to go. As is my sweetcorn. So, I've left the veg beds alone this weekend (apart from putting up the canes in readiness) and been pottering in other parts of the garden. I'll put some pics up this evening as the geraniums are beginning to come out, the lavender is zingy green, my bamboos are looking healthy and so far the hostas have not be preyed upon by the Slug and Snail Family who I am sure will be visiting some time soon.......!

Sunday, 17 May 2009

Pictures (I hope)

Here's some pics of my new raised beds, the garden 'helpers', the rather full greenhouse and a lovely alium. Hope you like them.

Sunday, 17 May 2009

Technical hitch

Sorry, don't think the pics have appeared. I will seek technical assistance and try again. S.

Sunday, 17 May 2009

Rhwyn cari fy'n ardd!

That's Welsh for 'I love my garden!'. Yes, it is in Wales. About 5 miles from the lovely Cardigan Bay coastline and backing onto fields (with cows!) After 3 years of living here, I finally persuaded my better half to build me some raised beds so that I can have a go at veg growing. To protect the veg from my garden 'helpers' (2 lovely labs who don't understand gardening) he also built a fence around the beds which mostly works. Doesn't stop the mole from trying to pop up through the membrane though and you can often watch the bark paths moving to the mole beat! Anyway, after some success with flowers and herbs, as well as bamboo/trees/shrubs etc etc I'm up for the veg challenge. The greenhouse is bursting with seedlings along with the tomatoes, aubergines, peppers cucumbers and chillies (no room at the inn!) which will move to the cold frame before being planted out into the beds. The only veg in the beds right now are spuds. I've tried them in those round planters as well to see if they work. Experimental gardening! So, over the next few weeks I'll share my successes and failures with you and hopefully one or two tips along the way. Bye for now.....Sam. P.s. hope the pics appear, am not exactly technically able.