WELCOME TO MY POTTING SHED

You can't beat a dollop of mud a day to keep the Doctor at bay.

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!

Thursday, 31 March 2011

What's New This Week?


We tend to think of SPRING in the garden as a time of BULBS - the usual bulbs, snowdrops, crocus, daffs and tulips, but there's more to spring than this. 


Acid loving PIERIS grows like a dream, even on our LIME SOIL,  as long as it;s sheltered and not pruned too often.


This flower with a head, the size of a big fist, 


and a mottled purple stem a foot and a half tall, is CROWN IMPERIAL (Fritillaria imperialis). It grows from a large bulb. Beats the common Daffodil!


Lastly, this small - 4 feet tall - WILLOW LEAVED MAGNOLIA (Magnolia salicifolia) 


is all flower and no leaves at this time of year. Most gardens could find a spot for this, normally unassuming plant, to flourish. 

So this autumn, think about the spring and put a few interesting specimens in.

GO ON, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!

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