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Monday, March 11, 2013
I Wasn't Finished!
We had a crazy blizzard of a day and also had a changeover to do so I didn't get a chance to finish talking about my planting plan - boring to some and sometimes to myself but at this moment in time it is seeming increasing cool.
So yes, we've got courgettes (two varieties) and all the wonderful herbs. I was thinking that tomatoes would be fab but I always have trouble growing them because I can never find a warm enough spot for them...nothing like a home grown tomato so may be I'll give them one more try this year before I give
up.
Runner beans are another contender to go in the plot and I cannot forget the trusty potato! These are brilliant because you bury them and when you are about to dig them up, it's like hunting for buried treasure...you never know how many there will be and then all of a sudden you've dug up a handful of these little beauties and you put them in your basket and you make them in to something wonderful.
Next topic of conversation is Scottish Food and what you should not be missing out on when you get here!
So yes, we've got courgettes (two varieties) and all the wonderful herbs. I was thinking that tomatoes would be fab but I always have trouble growing them because I can never find a warm enough spot for them...nothing like a home grown tomato so may be I'll give them one more try this year before I give
up.
Runner beans are another contender to go in the plot and I cannot forget the trusty potato! These are brilliant because you bury them and when you are about to dig them up, it's like hunting for buried treasure...you never know how many there will be and then all of a sudden you've dug up a handful of these little beauties and you put them in your basket and you make them in to something wonderful.
Next topic of conversation is Scottish Food and what you should not be missing out on when you get here!
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Planting for Spring
With the week of good weather that we had, I was so ready to start our Spring planting!
Planted the dahlias bulbs out...I hope these do well because I LOVE dahlias and they look so fantastic in a simple vase or arrangement - doesn't this look gorgeous?
Transplanted the peonies! I've been meaning to so this for years! The peonies have, until now, been located in a terrible spot, on an incline and they are always wonky looking but they are a lovely fuschia colour and they go so well with the bright orange of the poppies that we also have growing in the garden. I hope that they will now look like this...
And then they will look like this!
Broke my back digging up on the beds which is meant to look like this...
But the weather has gotten cold again and I've put the cloches on the Lily of the Valley and I've had to refrain from spreading our wildflower seeds and propagating the other seeds which I am so desperate to get out! But I've got the seed packages and have been dreaming about the 'harvest'.
We're definitely planting courgettes (zucchini) - these are so easy and they are so tasty when you grow them in the garden.
We've got lots of herbs planned - basil, thyme oregano, sage, coriander and may be some dill (thinking about some delicious dill with smoked salmon). We're trying these one in pots this year because Willie, our gardener, always ends up yanking these out!
Planted the dahlias bulbs out...I hope these do well because I LOVE dahlias and they look so fantastic in a simple vase or arrangement - doesn't this look gorgeous?
Transplanted the peonies! I've been meaning to so this for years! The peonies have, until now, been located in a terrible spot, on an incline and they are always wonky looking but they are a lovely fuschia colour and they go so well with the bright orange of the poppies that we also have growing in the garden. I hope that they will now look like this...
And then they will look like this!
Broke my back digging up on the beds which is meant to look like this...
It's meant to be a wildflower plot and I think if we refrain from weeding (I suppose that it will look like a bunch of weeds for a while ) it will look resplendent by July and August.
I've also planted out the Lily of the Valley because the bulbs were starting to grow in their packaging. Aren't these lovely?
But the weather has gotten cold again and I've put the cloches on the Lily of the Valley and I've had to refrain from spreading our wildflower seeds and propagating the other seeds which I am so desperate to get out! But I've got the seed packages and have been dreaming about the 'harvest'.
We're definitely planting courgettes (zucchini) - these are so easy and they are so tasty when you grow them in the garden.
We've got lots of herbs planned - basil, thyme oregano, sage, coriander and may be some dill (thinking about some delicious dill with smoked salmon). We're trying these one in pots this year because Willie, our gardener, always ends up yanking these out!
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