Showing posts with label bulbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bulbs. Show all posts

Monday, 10 December 2007

December tulips and daffodils???

I have a pot by my back door and I planted it up with tulips and daffodils in October the same time I planted out the rest of the bulbs into the garden. I noticed this morning that the ones in the pot have started to come up. Does this seems way too early??
I have checked the rest of the garden and they doesn't seem to be any sign of the other bulbs growing. Though I know the squirrel has managed to kyfe a few of them he can't have got them all. So.... has anyone else got bulbs coming up? Do i cover them over with more soil or do I leave them?

Saturday, 10 November 2007

Bulb Thief


For the past few days i have been seeing the earth disturbed in the flower beds where i recently planted the bulbs. I thought it was the local neighbourhood cats having a scratch around. Then i caught this squirrel red handed digging away, and here is his mugshot. He definitely has balls of steel and attitude, he just ran up the fence and sat looking while the dog was barking herself into a frenzy. he then flicked his tail ( i think i know what that means in squirrel language!) and slowly skipped off, no doubt laughing to himself!
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Sunday, 28 October 2007

The bulbs are in!

Got the bulbs in and used one of those bulb planter tools, wow was i impressed i got the job done in half the time. I have put the red hot pokers at the bottom of the garden in the hope they will grow but because it is north facing i think maybe I'm hoping too much as i think they prefer a bit more sun, but I'll see how they get on. Apart from the bulbs in the picture, i got hold of some beautiful Fritillaria Meleagris I have always admired these when I've seen them in other gardens. I got a real bargain as well £2 for 15 bulbs. I also bought some dwarf mixture tulips and daffodils and have planted them up in clumps here and there as well as in a planter box by my back door.

Finished clearing one of my vegetable beds and I've covered it over with old carpet, hope fully stopping any weeds from seeding in it. Then i went back out and guess what? Gypsy (my dog) had been right in there and re dug and uplifted the bits of carpet i had laid down. Yup gardening must run in the family! Needless to say i wasn't very happy at the mess she had caused but i had to laugh at her muddy face and i got my own back by giving her a bath!

I also emptied the hanging baskets and replanted them up with ivy and winter pansies.