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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

THE LOST GARDENS OF MERROW


Heaps happening within the backyard regardless of the rampant floor elder and bindweed.

I put weed suppressant and bark chip on this little border it helps however as you possibly can see does not cease both floor elder of bindweed. These three hebes had been cuttings taken from Marjory Fish hebe. 


The poppies had been a welcome sight however after they dry a bit extra I’ll take them out to make room for the dahlias that are very gradual rising this yr.

This can be a little nook close to the again door which I attempted to make a little bit extra non-public now we have now new neighbours who get pleasure from their backyard

The again terrace fairly full particularly because the hostas have achieved so properly by utilizing copper pipe underneath the pots.

A view again alongside the terrace

The Regale lilies are doing remarkably properly and nonetheless no crimson lily beetle due to garlic spray.

The variegated hosta usually are not doing so properly and overrun by weeds does not assist.

 

That is one other border the place I put weed suppressant and bark chip and it is saved a lot work the agapanthus almost all have flower heads so fingers crossed they are going to look pretty quickly.

That is such a stunning tree Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud

Crimson Clematis Rebecca with Prince Charles above in blue.

Cecile Brunner

Beautiful pink Blush Rambler with a Sanders white in subsequent doorways apple tree. 

Cottage Rose 

                                            

You get the concept of the extent of the uncontrolled weeds.

and once more on this nook

This New Daybreak has been nurtured for a few years from a chopping however this yr it has excelled partly as a result of the neighbours laurel was reduce exhausting.

Though this a part of the backyard has an abundance of roses and herbaceous vegetation it truly is the vegetable backyard

This overgrown path has really simply been tidied up.

Tomato vegetation have actually struggled this yr and I’m not certain why.

That is my thought of chopping again on taking cuttings however they’re decreasing.

A little bit of enjoyable taking cuttings of elderberry and the purple one. I do not typically take softwood cuttings these had been a bit late and the climate has been highly regarded however standing the pots in mushroom trays and the water bottles with out bottoms fitted like a glove over the tray and made a beautiful chilly body protecting moisture in and these rooted in a only a few weeks.

This space renamed the dell was the primary space I lined in weed suppressant and bark chip this yr I added extra bark chip and on the whole it has been profitable.

I develop candy peas in previous half barrels and positioned by the hedge helps to maintain them a bit sheltered from the solar.
So the rationale for the ‘Misplaced gardens of Merrow’ is self evident we’re actually struggling this yr to maintain in management however regardless of the weeds there’s nonetheless a lot of flowers and vegetation to get pleasure from.

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