Our gardening diaries - from latest toys, flowers to wildlife .. Please upload pics

[alp]

Come in to have lunch as it was very hot in the garden.. Wanted to upload to tulip Fest and for some reason the whole page disappeared, so I will just upload some here.

Love the silicon- or milk-like quality of the petals Giant snowflake -

A single tulip.. It look confused now, but I bet it looks pretty tomorrow or later when it opens flat. First flower of this tulip in my garden!

Oh, baby, you're trying soooo hard! The frilly edges look a bit OTT! First of this one as well. Quite happy to see a new one in my garden!

 

[johnny canoe]

Good morning all. -2C here with snow on the ground. I'll go feed birds in a couple of hours. Sunshine for this afternoon and 6C.

 

[alp]

-2c! Good morning to you @johnny canoe and your snow.. Do you have special shoes for weather like this? Son always scratch the sole to make sure he doesn't slip in the snow and we are talking a few days in winter.. Guess you must have custom made shoes with integrated anti slip feature!

I am sure your birds will be eagerly awaiting for their sustenance.. No laughing matter. Fresh and warm foods .. A meal seriously worth waiting for!

 

[johnny canoe]

Hi Alp,
Well my winter boots are good to -40C, but walking long in them and they start to make me walk like Herman Munster, then I have my steel toe work boots and some hiking boots. But biking in winter I just wear my runners, with 3 pairs of socks.lol

 

[alp]

LOL! Have to google Herman Munster.. too young for him! !

Only 3 pairs of socks... Gee, I would have thought the Canadians would have developed sheepskin biking trainers.. I love my sheepskin - 4 pairs of them and none of them have proper anti-slip features.. But they keep me snug and warm.. Have to go out and do more .. Hope you come back with more videos and snaps..

 

[Upsy Daisy]

No, my dad bought a stone one but I did notice that one corner was a little crumbly.....it's done well though as mum passed away 11 yrs ago
Planted it up ( still a few more to add , in another months time) and it's looking good. Yes, I do use the water retaining beads and slow release plant food pellets.
Spent a lovely morning with my dad out in his garden, helped him with some gardening jobs that he can't tackle anymore ( he is 92), although he does have a gardener every couple of weeks.
Hubs sorted out his ( dad's) pond filtration tank and managed to adjust and get the correct flow on his two waterfalls.
Coffee break was taken sitting by his large pond listening to the relaxing sound of water and birdsong ( he has two ponds).
A lovely way for hubs to spend his first day of retirement

Home now so off to check out my babies (seedlings)

Had a really fab weekend, thanks,with a group of friends that we have known for 40yrs. Some we see often but others live away and as a group we haven't all been together for almost 30 yrs!!

Cathy you later, have a great afternoon.

 

[johnny canoe]

I'm sure there's all sorts of biking foot wear around but I make do and manage to keep my toes from freezing.lol

 

[alp]

Daisy: Congrats to your hubby's retirement.. I am in a bit of bother and I will inbox you. That'a lovely weekend.. Isn't it nice to have both parents keen on gardening.. You're so lucky, UD

 

[alp]

planted out quite a bit of sugar snaps, the Bishop of Landoff and Spider lilies. I planted the latter in a pot but covered it with a plastic tray to stop squirrels messing about with it. Also planted some more Brandy Cherry rudbeckias.. some penstemons and some sweetcorns.. Already the garden looked very dry and I had to water quite a few seedlings in the lean to. Shocking how quickly the lean to heats up.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

OOOOOOOh......that reminds me ....I have a half pkt of Cherry Brandy Rudbeckias somewhere........off on a hunt now

 

[alp]

@Upsy Daisy Hope you can find it and we can compare our coursework.. I have killed quite a few because of the heat and dryness in the lean to.. I hope I have COURSEWORK to show you! LOL! So far, I have no luck with Nora Barlow aquilegia .. A whole packet of seeds.. I want to find a hole and burrow underneath and never to show my face again.. It's such a simple affair and yet I botched it.. OOops, I'm not here!

 

[Logan]

Morning all

 

[alp]

Good morning from the UK... grey and a bit damp, not enough to wet the grounds and I am sad . need tons of water..... If I cried like this, I might have more water to wet the grounds.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Morning Logan, you are up bright and early.

Morning to you alp, same weather here too. I'll help out with some extra tears .

Found the Cherry Brandy!!!! Will add them to my ever growing list of today's ' seeds to sow'.

I must stop sowing all these lovely seeds.........where are they all going to go!!!!!!!.

Hello to everyone else who stops by.
Have a good day x.

 

[alp]

Good morning, @Upsy Daisy I know.. Thank you for the commiseration (what does this big and long word mean??? LOL!) I'm glad that you've found Cherry Brandy .. I hope I'm not going to kill this batch... I think I will grow them but keep a seedling plan just in case I have totally forgotten about them and then they dry to their premature deaths... ! There are already quite a few skeletons in my lean to .. more tears!!

Finally, found the tomato seedlings and the sunflower seedlings.. I always love the teddy bear sunflower - multi stam..

Whoever stops by, come in to say hello ... Gee.. I sound like a dirty copy cat .. Why don't I just copy and paste??

Hello to everyone else who stops by.
Have a good day x.