houndzrus Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Alex I love those pots your bonsai trees are in. Are they real wood? I was admiring those too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Alex I love those pots your bonsai trees are in. Are they real wood? They're not actually, but they do look like it and they match my cherry wood furniture Got them from B&Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Love the pots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Last year I moved some Skimmia Japonica Rubella from the front garden to a shady corner under the pergola. They are currently flowering ... My first Camellia flower ... Mummy and baby ladybird on my Elaeagnus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I'm off out to plant my bargains from Homebase yesterday. I love trawling through the reduced to clear section I got three poppies for 20p each, a 20p fuschia and a £1 Hollyhock to go with my other bargain basement Hollyhock. All need a bit of tlc but they'll be fine soon. Going to start in the front garden and prune some hebes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 What bargains Cheryl I like a bargain. Alex love your photos, especially of the ladybirds. I see your Camellia is just coming into flower Mine's on the way out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Oh my giddy aunt I did it My severe anxiety and general lunacy has prevented me from doing any gardening in the front garden for a number of years I can't spend any time out there because people might see me But aided by vast amounts of yummy prescription drugs I've just created an entire border along the bottom of the front garden, planted all bar the Hollyhock in it, and planted an Aquilegia & Bleeding Heart that I bought last year with the intention of planting but couldn't do it so they've been in their pots ever since. Poor things survived the winter and are growing again so I felt I owed it to them to be a better Mummy There's still a lot of weeding and pruning to be done out there but I'm giving myself a pat on the back for the small bit I have done. The chickens were delighted with four trugs full of grass & weeds to chomp through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Bejo - well done for being brave I hate going out the front too in case anybody sees me. I have decided to be brave with the front garden this year and give it an overhaul, which means spending quite a bit of time on it, but I will force myself. Marion - what sort of Camellia do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 One of my bonsai trees is having a bit of a spurt ... Think the extra space for his roots, plus a good feed, is making him a bit giddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Well done Cheryl Marion - what sort of Camellia do you have? Ooh pass! It's been there for several years now and I can't remember it's name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houndzrus Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 well done Cheryl Blimey Alex, that Bonsai tree is certainly shooting up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Meet my first Camellia bloom Her name is Camellia x williamsii 'Debbie' ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Hello Debbie - you are a real beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houndzrus Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Meet my first Camellia bloom Her name is Camellia x williamsii 'Debbie' ... That's lovely Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murtle Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Well done Bejo, doesn't sound like a small amount at all. Well I spent Monday and Tuesday digging and pruning and digging and tipping lots of stuff and then planting some nice new fings. My Mom helped me, as a surprise before my OH came back. He's not a garden freak so I thought I'd get it all done so we can enjoy the garden and I don't have to ask him to spend his free time digging with me! Alex your plants are very pretty and I love the Bonsai liberating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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