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Number 2 of my previous list accomplished- Yay. I rang my favourite nursery yesterday to see how their fruit tree stocks were. "depleted" was the answer. They had one almond left so they put it aside for me, glad I called. I turned up this morning and bought it. It was bare rooted so a reasonable price. Is self-pollinating, called "Prunus Dulcis" or maybe that just means almond? It was a beautiful shape before they pruned it. Sad but you have to cut them back so they can re-establish themselves after they have had most of their root structure cut off. So after an hour of digging, the spindly tree is ensconced in the front garden. Fingers crossed that it does well.
I also found a couple of other things I have been wanting.
-a punnet of pink Armeria seedlings. This covered much of the Brough of Birsay in Orkney including growing out of the walls of viking/12thC ruins(see below-this could have gone in the pink pic post). It is a dense grass like plant with lollipop flowers, pink ball on a stick, very cute. I have a white one which is doing quite well. The Birsay ones are pink though and I was keen to get some. I rather think that over time one could divide the clumps to get more spread.
-two punnets of trailing geraniums, one white/blush pink, one red. I have been meaning to plant out the rest of the front wall. Not enough energy for that just now but I have got as far as potting out the seedlings. Later I will get some quantity of potting mix, dig out the nasty stuff in the wall and replace.
Come to think of it, the red geraniums might stay in the back yard. So far there is no red at all in the front, all the flowers are shades of pink, purple, blue, yellow, white. Ah, that is unless some of the new rununculas (sp?) flower red?
Now to shower off the dirt and ready myself for a spot of visiting.
I also found a couple of other things I have been wanting.
-a punnet of pink Armeria seedlings. This covered much of the Brough of Birsay in Orkney including growing out of the walls of viking/12thC ruins(see below-this could have gone in the pink pic post). It is a dense grass like plant with lollipop flowers, pink ball on a stick, very cute. I have a white one which is doing quite well. The Birsay ones are pink though and I was keen to get some. I rather think that over time one could divide the clumps to get more spread.
-two punnets of trailing geraniums, one white/blush pink, one red. I have been meaning to plant out the rest of the front wall. Not enough energy for that just now but I have got as far as potting out the seedlings. Later I will get some quantity of potting mix, dig out the nasty stuff in the wall and replace.
Come to think of it, the red geraniums might stay in the back yard. So far there is no red at all in the front, all the flowers are shades of pink, purple, blue, yellow, white. Ah, that is unless some of the new rununculas (sp?) flower red?
Now to shower off the dirt and ready myself for a spot of visiting.
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Of course, on the way home last night I found myself thinking I should ask if you've considered a crepe myrtle....
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"Ranunculus sp.", last I checked, but it's been a while. I call them "Buttercups"!
Much fun in your garden, wish I was there, too... : )
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