#33 - New home for Claire, Amanda and Kathie

 

What do you do when you have too many unruly orchids?

Well, you put them in a new tin pot.

I’m sure I’m not the only person that names their plants, and this trio of beauties are named after some of my friends.  Like them, they are wild and playful, and romp all over the place,  ut there was an accident with of them the other day, and it was therefore time to group them in a pit rather than in their separate plastic pots.

Unfortunately, during the move to their new home one of the stunning bloom stalks broke, but they are now happily settled in new bark and moss in the tin basket that I saw the other day, and could not get off my mind.  So, we went back and snagged it today.  Good luck smiled on the girlies, and because it was ex display was a bargain.

We now have room to breath on the window sills, but I am on the look out for another slightly smaller tin container for the other ones.

Orchids are. Bit of a problem for me, please don’t send help!

Hugs

Kay xx

#32 - I’m going to chime in ...

 We re dived a gift yesterday for a special event

They make a fabulous thinking sound, and I love the Gaia Tree of Life motive.

They are by Flamboya and are 92 cm in length cLled Chorus Chimes Tree of Life Windchime.

I am off in search of a sun shade, are they called cantilevered?

Hugs

Kay

#31 - Houston we have a problem ...

 

It is way too hot to garden, and it is not much better in doors with countless fans on the go.  

I’m not going out until it is much cooler later on, and we will eat in the garden, the problem is our candles that go on the bistro table are having a issue, and bunny is afraid they may fall on him.

Stay cool and hydrated.

Hugs

Kay xx

#30 - A little light work

 I forgot to post the details of the Solar Rattan Weave Effect String Lights, £8.99 from The Range

That have been installed on the Shed, unfortunately I underestimated the length and need to go and pick up another string.

The 21.m solar 200 LED Micro String Light £9.99, also from The Range.  We’ve strung them in a random pattern on the new trellis by the side gate.

Both sets look really pretty, and I love the look after dark, so we will be adding solar light in other spots.

Stay cool and hydrated.

Hugs

Kay x

Record Keeping - it won’t mean much to anyone else

 Side rear boundary before removal of hedge

... and during root removal

#29 - Potty about volunteering

 I decided to pull the volunteer potato plants from the sweet corn bed.  They were never in this area of the garden, and so must therefore be self-seeded.  I think they are either. Charlotte or Desiree.  In any event they had pale lilac scented flowers.

We gathered 3.3 kilograms, which is pretty awesome for a free plant.

My actual planted tubers  (Charlotte) are well on their way, and fingers crossed they do so well.  In any event these are a nice piece of compensation for the unmitigated disaster of the winter harvest ... all 13 bags ... that failed due to blight and deprived us of homegrown new potatoes at Christmas lunch.

Hugs

Kay x

#28 - New gate and fence to the front today

Our eldest kid is installing a new fence and gate to the front side of the property today, so there is a lot of drilling and holes.  It will be lovely when it’s done, and I am so lucky he had some time to get this done.  If it looks as nice as the rear gate I will be very happy.  The weather has been horrible for the last drew days, and so I will paint it when it’s up.  Actually,  is easier to do that way.  It is another step forward in the garden’s evolution.

I do have to paint the boundary fence panels for the rear, at least on the side that is facing our neighbour.  There is no obligation to give them the nice side of the fence, but it is the decent thing to do, plus if I had the rails our side and we can install tension wires for more climbing plants.  I dug up the Bergenia plants, and will pop them somewhere else, as I don’t think there will be sufficient space for them to be happy without me taking up some of the path.  The arches on the path will need a bit of attention, as they are not completely stable due to the rocky nature of the soil in that part of the garden.  I think the solution will be to lay down some sleepers on a level base and then drill holes and screw the legs in, or perhaps use epoxy.  The darling one is always brilliant at coming up with solutions on our sloping in all directions site.

Talking of evolution, eldest kid is also going to install my pergola for the pew I had as a birthday present two years ago.  It sits up near the arches, but is in full sun.  This is not ideal, and so we will take the opportunity to build it  a little home of its own where it can look up towards the arches and Hebe garden.  I could not find a suitable off the peg one, and so as designing a bespoke one.

The only thing is there is an awful lot to dig out, to level off and then retain with a sleeper wall, but the view should be really pretty towards where the pew is in the photo above.  There will be new fencing, notch’s general view of my neighbour’s s ants on the washing line, covered in clematis and jasmine. Plus there will be a small rose bed in to the bottom of the Hebe garden, where the wire gabion is sitting at the moment ... or where you can see a green plastic compost bag in it.

Hugs

Kay xx