Ladybird poppies

Ladybird poppies
My purchase from the Whittington Plant Fair

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Weekly or Monthly?

Well this blog was going to go weekly but it seems to be that it is going monthly, perhaps as the seasons warm up - the blog will speed up! Today I ordered 3 Patio Buddelia (Buzz Red)- they were out of the Sunday paper - they are plugs - well they were free bar the postage - so what the hec- if they bring in a few more bees and butterflies - then that will be magic. The tall Buddelia tree ( should have been pruned ) at the bottom of the garden attracts many butterflies and bees in the summer months ( see header pic from last year) I find this weather offers little encouragement for me to wander much further than to check on the bird feeders - or to top up the sultana dish - and maybe a peep into the greenhouse,
There has been a break this afternoon and the sun has shone through - ideal opportunity for a stroll around the garden - half the magic of a garden is I think - is to browse around trying to remember where and what you planted those few months ago and what comes up where and so forth.
Also for me to take a quick look at my special place in between the greenhouses - cuttings taken last autumn - hardy seedlings potted on - special bulbs in pots protected by mesh to stop damage from over zealous blackbirds scratching for worms - to be continued in a week or a month who knows!!