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Why not follow me about as I garden for money and just for fun in beautiful Nailsworth and its' environs.

What's it all about?

My gardens, that's all and any gardening related stuff I guess you might be interested in.

Where do I garden?

My house is in the centre of Nailsworth. With the wind in the right direction, we get a strong whiff of curry as it floats out of the Passage to India and into our front garden. We never get this smell anywhere else on our premises, which is either a good thing, or a bad one, depending on your point of view. As you now know we have a garden, a small rectangle, at the front of the house, and a triangular courtyard garden at the back. Then there's the Garden Plot, right down in the heart of Nailsworth, which I rent from a local business. This is new as from Autumn 2009 and will take a lot of work to help it become productive. I try to garden for veges at my friend Debbis house and for fun with my next door neighbour.

It adds up to a lot of work. For a relaxing hobby, it's proving stressful at times, but, mostly it's heaven.

There are customers who like me to work for them right through the year, and others who I see during the summer months. This working more days a week in the summer than in the winter, of course. The way to keep the finances stable for me has been to teach on the days I don't garden. Works really well for me. The bills get paid, we haven't starved to death yet and we get to have fun ... sometimes!

Monday 18 October 2010

Mock Trop Makeover Saturday 16.10.10


This year The back garden, MOCK TROP, has thrown up a few surprises, such as this banana, MUSA BASJO, which was unwrapped and snapped off by the BADGERS at the beginning of last winter. I'd swaddled the plant in HORTICULTURAL FLEECE to keep the frost away, the Badgers took the fleece for bedding. The parent plant was broken off  at the base, so I gave it up for dead. Then we had minus 14 degrees c for night after night.


It wasn't until July that this little baby appeared!


Well, today I cut off the leaves and was left with this root and stem to replant in a new, Badger free area of the MOCK TROP.


There was  also this rooty lump with the Banana. It's the original root and stem that was left behind  last winter. It looks in good nick to me, so I planted again, in the hope it might regrow - next year.


Similarly, his little, puny, CORDYLINE died off completely last winter, a victim of the unusually prolonged, mega cold spell. Imagine my surprise at finding  this offspring struggling for life! Once again I dug it up and have put it in a place of honour. With the other mature cordylines having died off, this little beauty is a real bonus.


I don't know the name of this plant. I do know that I love all 8 feet (3 metres) of it, but it's in the wrong place, the front garden, so I cut it down,


and threw it on the ground, showing the pale under leaf.


The problem I found with it, is that it's very invasive; roots every where. I dug out as many as possible, but there are probably a few bits left in. They'll have to be dug out the moment they sprout. They're planted in a pot now that I've buried  in the back garden, forming part of the MOCK TROP look. 


And here we are, Saturday evening, and the MOCK TROP back garden looks a treat
NOT!

Tomorrow should see an improvement?

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