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Friday, 10 March 2023

Dodging Raindrops

 

We had a lot of rain showers passing through today, some of them very heavy. 

By dodging the showers, I managed to get my new seedlings planted out. 

Sometimes I thought the rain would flatten them, but, no, they all had their heads up when the sun tried to shine again.

As I said yesterday, Son and I are streamlining the pots so that they will (hopefully!) be easier to care for.  There is bracken growing up the back of the area, and we already had a couple of spider plants and some grasses in pots.

This photo shows half the garden area.




I planted succulents, violas, primulas, cyclamen, and three hyacinth bulbs (beneath some violas in the trough).  We are going to place large stones around the pots – we have a few already, but will need to get some more next week.

There are some hanging baskets that need attention as well.  I think they would look pretty with violas in them over winter.

Our weekend is about to begin here, and we are expecting the arrival of a couple of little rat babies.  I’ll keep you posted.

Margaret 😊

 

10 comments:

  1. That will form an amazing sight in spring Margaret - your garden must be very sheltered to be able to plant a "jelly bean" succulent outside!
    Blessings
    Maxine

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    1. It is in a sheltered spot. Usually manages to survive :)

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  2. Your pots are going to be beautiful. Full of colour.

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  3. Your pots and planters will look so good when it all flowers.
    Not so enthusiastic about the rat babies!

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  4. I know bracken is not generally deemed desirable but it looks great as a backdrop for your arrangement.

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  5. Plant pots and rat midwifery seems like an interesting way to spend a weekend!

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  6. Good luck with the delivery! The winter garden will be lovely!

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  7. It is amazing how resilient those tiny little plants are, surviving a downpour like that!

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  8. Plants and babies growing - wonderful life!

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  9. I especially like the trough; the row of pots with little pretties looks great. I hope it all thrives!! GM

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