The diary of two novice gardeners and chicken keepers
Posted in Allotments on Oct 20th, 2010
I have finally had to put some of the Call Ducks out for sale. They are lovely but to be fair to them I don’t have enough room for them. Ideally they need plenty of grass and moving water. I am letting them go for ten pounds each so a bargain for someone. I have [...]
Posted in Allotments on Oct 18th, 2010
I was doing my ususal jobs out in the garden this morning, feeding the ducks and the chickens and cleaning up after them. I was feeling a bit downhearted about a few things when I spotted a few late autumn roses blooming away even though it is late October. The perfume of the Susan Daniel was [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 16th, 2010
I bought more roses for the garden at home. I am trying to build up a rose bed at the side of the house. I am hoping that they will be duck proof and brighten up a shady part of the garden that already has an old Silver Birch and a fir tree plus two shrubs [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 24th, 2010
All of the four bare root hybrid tea roses from Aldi are now planted at the side of the house. Rosa Fluorette, a bright red. Rosa Oklahoma, a deep red. Rosa Virgo, a white. Rosa Queen of England, pink.
Posted in Allotments on Mar 1st, 2009
I am a relative new comer to the ups and downs of growing roses. Although we already had a rambling rose, Wedding Day, a climber, Dublin Bay, and a Hybrid Tea, Margaret Merrill in the garden they had more or less been left to their own devices. This year however I have taken a more [...]
Posted in Allotments on Jan 31st, 2009
Today I am sowing seeds of Abutilon, bought from Lidl. Abutilon Bella Mixed F1 Hybrid. A half hardy perennial that grows to about 16″. Bella Mix gives a selection of pastel colours blooming continuously. Sow February to April in pots of moist seed compost and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place in a propagator or [...]
Posted in Allotments on Dec 17th, 2008
This morning was a little milder and so I planted a new rose, Rosa Pascali, alongside the chicken enclosure. There is already a rose there, Rosa Margaret Merrill, which has been in the garden for a couple of years. Both are white and both are scented so they should look good in front of the [...]
