We can’t meet at Paxton but we can see what
our members have been up to in their gardens.
Judith shows us some of her plants:
Euphorbia
amygdaloids 'Forest Flame' taken at interval of 6 days in between pics.
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| Seeds growing in my spare bedroom - whatever
will I do with them? |
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| A lovely erysimum (perennial wallflower) but
unfortunately I do not know which one. |
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Self-seeded euphorbia polychroma (one of the
best) along with plant of e.robbiae and hebe James Stirling
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| View of my back garden (with blue pots) |
A skimmia bush which is doing really well
this year.
This week we would have had a presentation on Hanging Baskets. However, Norma has made up a Heath Robinson bee friendly hanging
basket
1. As I have no moss, I have lined the
basket with old ferns from my garden which luckily I hadn’t cut off. You need
quite a lot stop soil getting out. Make sure they come well up above the wire
rim.
2. I then cut a piece of plastic for
the bottom to retain moisture.
3. I add my soil and plants in layers,
so add first layer of soil and push through first layer of plants.
4. Cover with soil and keep adding trailing
plants.
5. Fold on ferns at the top of basket
and add remaining plants to i.e. fuschias and fill with soil.
The list of bee 🐝 loving
plants and idea came from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and are as follow;
Brachycombe
Bacopa
Bidens
Nasturtiums
Trailing fuchsias
Until we meet again, can you contribute to our Virtual Friday Forum?
