Thanks Terry! I certainly find that seeing flowers on the plot lifts my spirits, especially in a year when veg has struggled to do well. All the best, David
Long may that continue! 🙂 Although the dahlias, cosmos and marigolds are looking quite tired now. I'll be glad to get them chopped up and in the compost!
😂😂 and I thought I planted a lot of bulbs. But I have to protect them from the squirrels. I have to wait for the flower beds to die back before I can load it up with more bulbs. The allotment looks nice and tidy for winter. Have a wonderful weekend ahead, Ali 🥶🇨🇦
The squirrels are a pest. I'm hoping the netting I put over the planters and troughs will be enough to keep them off. Don't you find that the problem with planting more bulbs at this time of year is remembering where your existing ones are? I'm forever forgetting, and digging some up as I try to plant more. My plan for next spring is to mark gaps in the ground where I want bulbs, then when the new tulips and daffs are finished in the toughs, I'll transplant them to the spaces for spring 2026. I say that now.....but I'll probably forget! 😃 All the best, David
@@SoilToilAllotment 🤣🤣 that made me laugh because I do that but as I use a bulb planter sometimes I also split old bulbs in half 🤦♀️🤦♀️ I try to use a specific small area of a bed on the edge so I can ha ha remember better and then in summer I plant perennial or something in the same area. Happy gardening David
😄 Do you have nerines? I was thinking next year I might spot the spaces between the spring bulbs and shrubs and pop in some nerines. They can put on a lovely display in the autumn when I could do with a bit more colour.
@@SoilToilAllotment I have tried to find pink ones here because Jessie at 37 😉 grows them and they are stunning but so far I have only found a plain white one. But I will keep looking 👍
Yes, Jessie's look fantastic. We have a taller version of the pink one at home but the shorter variety Jessie has would be ideal for the plot where it's more exposed to the wind. I hope you manage to find a pink example! All the best, David
Looking great my friend's, I need to plant more flowers on my growing spaces.
🍂🍁Happy gardening, Terry King.
Thanks Terry! I certainly find that seeing flowers on the plot lifts my spirits, especially in a year when veg has struggled to do well. All the best, David
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So nice to still have the flowers still in bloom thanks to no frost
Long may that continue! 🙂 Although the dahlias, cosmos and marigolds are looking quite tired now. I'll be glad to get them chopped up and in the compost!
Terrific amount of hard work gone into the plot. Very pristine.
Many thanks!
😂😂 and I thought I planted a lot of bulbs. But I have to protect them from the squirrels. I have to wait for the flower beds to die back before I can load it up with more bulbs. The allotment looks nice and tidy for winter. Have a wonderful weekend ahead, Ali 🥶🇨🇦
The squirrels are a pest. I'm hoping the netting I put over the planters and troughs will be enough to keep them off. Don't you find that the problem with planting more bulbs at this time of year is remembering where your existing ones are? I'm forever forgetting, and digging some up as I try to plant more. My plan for next spring is to mark gaps in the ground where I want bulbs, then when the new tulips and daffs are finished in the toughs, I'll transplant them to the spaces for spring 2026. I say that now.....but I'll probably forget! 😃 All the best, David
@@SoilToilAllotment 🤣🤣 that made me laugh because I do that but as I use a bulb planter sometimes I also split old bulbs in half 🤦♀️🤦♀️ I try to use a specific small area of a bed on the edge so I can ha ha remember better and then in summer I plant perennial or something in the same area. Happy gardening David
😄 Do you have nerines? I was thinking next year I might spot the spaces between the spring bulbs and shrubs and pop in some nerines. They can put on a lovely display in the autumn when I could do with a bit more colour.
@@SoilToilAllotment I have tried to find pink ones here because Jessie at 37 😉 grows them and they are stunning but so far I have only found a plain white one. But I will keep looking 👍
Yes, Jessie's look fantastic. We have a taller version of the pink one at home but the shorter variety Jessie has would be ideal for the plot where it's more exposed to the wind. I hope you manage to find a pink example! All the best, David
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Cheers Michael! 🙂👍