Farmyard Nurseries at Llandysul in Carmarthenshire is a magnet for Welsh gardeners in search of unusual plants especially hellebores, herbaceous and perennial plants, shrubs, trees and alpines. Last year, at their first time at the Chelsea Flower Show, they won a well-deserved gold medal. Set in the rolling hills of West Wales, the nursery is well worth a visit, but if you can’t get there, they also have a mail order service. www.farmyardnurseries.co.uk
Posted in Independent Nurseries
Last Saturday I collected a carload of hazel prunings from a local cobnut orchard.
I’ve used some to make an arch for the sweet peas and yesterday afternoon I planted them out. Overwintered marigolds, cornflowers and Love-in-a-Mist have been planted out under the apple and apricot trees.
Posted in Timely Advice
After weeks of not much happening it is all action now. Most of the overwintering plants have been moved to the cold frame or hardened off, I’ve pricked out the first of the salads and am starting to move seedlings from the propagator indoors into the greenhouse. I’ve also potted up the dahlia tubers in fresh compost.
Posted in Stephanie's Blog
Tagged Cold Frame, dahlia tubers, Greenhouse, Propagator
You know when you decide to do something quickly and it goes wrong and escalates into a laborious and time-consuming exercise? I’ve managed this twice this week while waiting for the kettle to boil. The first time I decided to water my several hippeastrum plants with dilute liquid feed, forgetting that they were standing on decorative but very shallow saucers. Result: streams of water cascading over the top and front of the cupboard on which they were standing. The second time, earlier today, while checking plants in my propagator on the kitchen window sill I managed to dislodge it and send my carefully nurtured tomato plants tumbling
to the floor. Miraculously they have all survived and with the compost back in their pots they look (nearly) as good as before.
The half hour spent clearing up the mess and repotting has persuaded me that horticultural tasks are best not undertaken while waiting for a kettle to boil.
