My gardening diary, ( amongst other things)

*Robin*

ani_26 wrote: »

Could it be this?





Pyracantha Mohave

"Pyracantha Mohave" A dense, medium-sized to large shrub with large, deep green leaves. White flowers in spring followed by masses of orange-red, persistent berries which ripen early. Will tolerate a wide range of demanding conditions, including shade and exposed positions. Their dense thorny evergreen growth makes them ideal for intruder-proof hedging or for training on walls.



I have one, and this is the only one i can find, similar.

Hello Ani :hello: I love your happy haphazard gardening diary!
..And thank you for identifying a bush we've been calling "Winter Birds' Delight" for the last twenty years - so many of the garden birds rely on the berries that I can never bear to cut it back, so it's not only filling the end of the garden and embracing the wall, but towering over the garage as well. Being spiky is also a very good defence against a trim (I can always find something else more amenable to 'tidy up')!

ani_26

*Robin* wrote: »

Hello Ani :hello: I love your happy haphazard gardening diary!

Thanks and welcome :hello:


It's a bit like me in real life. :rotfl:

..And thank you for identifying a bush we've been calling "Winter Birds' Delight" for the last twenty years - so many of the garden birds rely on the berries that I can never bear to cut it back, so it's not only filling the end of the garden and embracing the wall, but towering over the garage as well. Being spiky is also a very good defence against a trim (I can always find something else more amenable to 'tidy up')!

Pleased to oblige.


In fact, you've done ME a favour, as i wondered where all the berries disappeared to. I thought it was the sc's or maybe the birds, but now i know, i won't cut my bushes back. I have two, in my side gardens, one which climbs the wall, ( which is why i thought it might be the sc's, as i found a colony of them behind the trellis.) It's also not the easiest bush to trim, as the stems are so thick and spiky. xx

Piquant_2

ani_26 wrote: »

They won't do that. It's currently on vacation, basking in the sunshine on the window sill, ( not.) :rotfl:

The miracle tomato will deserve a ceremony of plate and contemplation before being eaten :rotfl:

Piquant_2

I'm resisting the urge to look at seeds all the talk of petunias has made me want to grow them.

This summer I sprinkled Love in a Mist and Calendula [pot marigolds] seeds in a very haphazard fashion across an area of gravel. Somewhat surprisingly it worked! The blue and orange flowers all inter-twined looked amazing. I'm hoping that some [not all :eek:] will have self-seeded.

I didn't realise the birds loved the Pyracantha berries. There is a hedge of them down the road but the Council chop them back as the berries appear. I feel a letter coming on...

Pre-war_babe_33

Just a bit warmer today so I had a wander round the garden and found I still have a few spring onions sprouting new shoots. I sowed the seed over two years ago and have had them buried under several inches of snow but they still keep on growing. I never pull the whole bulb up but just cut the longest shoots as needed. May have to sow some more next year though as they are starting to look just a little bit exhausted now.

recoverydust

The excellent news about our shared green (Scottish for shared back garden) is that a crane with a man in a high viz jacket has taken it away over the tall fence,in much the same way it must have arrived a month ago.
Need to keep nagging the council to chop back the trees and dense undergrowth so we can do some work in it before its too cold.

I have plans for it next year, OH is currently unaware of my need for him to dig.

Now is a good time to make cuttings from fushia, geranium and most bushes and climbers. There are fancy ways, but I generally pull off a stem like bit from a main type bit, so I get what my nana called a heel and put it in water till roots appear, then plant it on in the new year and stick it on a windowsill.
Xxx

ani_26

Piquant wrote: »

The miracle tomato will deserve a ceremony of plate and contemplation before being eaten :rotfl:

Probably. Alternatively i could pluck (PLUCK, what a word,) the tomato from the plant and transfer to mouth. Unfortunately, i should probably rinse first, (the tomato, not me.):)

ani_26

Oh yes, THE tomato is still on vacation hoping to top up the suntan.


The good news is, it's been joined by a friend, mr orange tomato.

ani_26

Piquant wrote: »

I'm resisting the urge to look at seeds all the talk of petunias has made me want to grow them.

Don't resist? It's a very worthwhile feeling. I have a bag full of reduced petunia seeds, although i wouldn't necessarily commit to using them. They are so bright and cheerful, although i've seen dispays where people more organised than me have combined them with other plants, to great effect. :rotfl:

This summer I sprinkled Love in a Mist and Calendula [pot marigolds] seeds in a very haphazard fashion across an area of gravel. Somewhat surprisingly it worked! The blue and orange flowers all inter-twined looked amazing. I'm hoping that some [not all :eek:] will have self-seeded.

Okay, i've had to google love in a mist :rotfl:











Hmmmmm


That's given me an idea for my pebbled area. I was contemplating buying more pebbles, as they seem to have been washed away.

I didn't realise the birds loved the Pyracantha berries. There is a hedge of them down the road but the Council chop them back as the berries appear. I feel a letter coming on...

Go piquant :T

ani_26

Pre-war_babe_33 wrote: »

Just a bit warmer today so I had a wander round the garden and found I still have a few spring onions sprouting new shoots. I sowed the seed over two years ago and have had them buried under several inches of snow but they still keep on growing. I never pull the whole bulb up but just cut the longest shoots as needed. May have to sow some more next year though as they are starting to look just a little bit exhausted now.

Ah thanks. I was wondering what to do with my ( autumn ) onions. I was contemplating using the tub i grew them in, for something else. Just leave them then?


Same goes for the glorious gladioli? I don't know what to do with them. Cut them right back? Do they flower again next year. I forgot. Google is my friend. :rotfl: