Why not create an online scrapbook of ideas on Pinterest too which is great fun and start compiling a monthly check list of garden jobs to do this autumn.
Showing posts with label English Gardens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English Gardens. Show all posts
August 2, 2013
Autumn Garden Planning
So in the midst of the searing heat what better way to relax than plan a little Autumn gardening. Whilst our days are currently spent mowing and watering and keeping gardens in good shape, evenings are overflowing with lists of flowering bulbs, winter veg, maintenance jobs and reorganisation of beds and borders. This year I am planning a formal vegetable garden using raised beds and classic decorative formations. I am studying Gertrude Jeckyll's gardens and will be taking a trip to Castle Drogo in September for more inspiration. So I encourage all of those planning a garden in Tuscany to well ahead towards Spring 2014 and start ordering spring bulbs and seeds. There are some great mail order companies such as Franchi or check out the RHS website or the Mediterranean Garden Society for research material.
Why not create an online scrapbook of ideas on Pinterest too which is great fun and start compiling a monthly check list of garden jobs to do this autumn.
Why not create an online scrapbook of ideas on Pinterest too which is great fun and start compiling a monthly check list of garden jobs to do this autumn.
May 10, 2011
Water, water not a drop to spare
He we go again, the gardens we are working on are getting pretty thirsty but we have taken a few measures to stop plants drying out, and are also making sure they get extra nutrients in the hotter days ahead. Tucked in amongst the leafy plants we have submerged some medium sized plant pots in the ground and are putting chopped up organic matter in the pots and topping the pots up with water whenever possible. The veg peelings etc are feeding the plants and when we fill the pots with water they then slowly distribute the water. Make sure you cover the top of the submerged pots with a terracotta bowl or plate to stop the flies though.
Currently in bloom, Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) which also acts as a great fertiliser, if you chop up the leaves and leave to stew in the spring air for a few days in a covered tub, let the Tuscan sun do the rest, then feed your veg plants - wonderful, pongy but great stuff. Or simply cut a few big leaves from the plant and lay these around your young veg plants, as the leaves break down they feed the soil.
July 21, 2010
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