Tuesday 30 August 2011

What is happening in my Garden end of August


Remember that vine that was growing up the wall under my widow at the bottom of the garden? I transplanted it to the top of the garden near the Elderberry Tree. Well its taken and now its creeping up the garage wall that is just what I wanted so a successive project that worked.

I had to cut down the Iris I panted the other day the long leaves were drooping so to give more energy to it rooting I trimmed it and the others.


The Sweet Williams are spreading 



This creeper looks nice but I planted it too late in the season it is suppose to be covered in pink flowers that never happened, but if you look at the photo below look hard hehe there is one bud.

Pulled up some more Ivy from the front garden and I am hoping it will spread over my little rockery




This little Cutting came with the Holly plant I have planted it and maybe I will get another tree?


My Sweet Pea plants arrive last Friday so I have put them out in the Garden I have six of them two pink two red and two white they were marked but silly me got them all mixed up so its going to be pot luck in what order they come up, it will be a surprise for next spring.



Now this is a learning curb for me this is a seeded pod that has come up on my Sweet Pea so I looked up how to propagate the seeds.  I have to wait to the pod goes to a brown colour like a paper bag, then I take it in doors let it dry out and it will start splitting I can then take out the seeds let them dry out then I will then grow the seeds for next spring looks like I might have tons of Sweet pea plants.  Will be one way of covering up the ugly fence you see in the photo.  

Here have some new pods growing!

My Hydrangea seems to be changing colour I have noticed the buds are going a shade of green.  Watching next door Hydrangea I noticed when it changed colour it  changed from pink to a deeper pink, red colour.  I wonder what colour mine will change too?