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29/4/2018

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A lovely gardening day. Warm and sunny (though raining now as I write). Perfect for dividing and planting and moving established plants. I am simplifying - trying to be less 'fussy' - more of the things which do best and a sad farewell to some old favourites, but they are going to good homes in a local community garden, so not too sad....

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,I planted lots of daffodil Thalia in pots to fill some gaps and although they are flowering at slightly different times this year I think they may flower in sync  next year. Geranium Patricia is ready to fill the space when the daffs are over.
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I love the lime green foliage of geranium Ann Folkard and its magenta flowers and nice habit of lightly sprawling over other things without harming them. I have about 6 or 7 if these scattered throughout the garden.
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This quite well-behaved bamboo (sadly I have forgotten it's name) was growing up through the horizontal branches of viburnum Maresii and spoiling it's form, so Jennie has moved it to nearer the yellow gate and given it it's own space. To make room we took out three veronicastrum which had the unpleasant habit of the dying of all the lower leaves while the flowers were still looking good. It had to go to the compost. Looking at the photograph I see that it looks rather scrappy but there are lots of new shoots at the base.
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The new foliage on the Cornus controversa variegata is a delight (and the deer left it alone this year thankfully.
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Geranium Rozanne is a great performer though I have noticed some of my older plants dying out in the middle. I may buy a few fresh ones to fill some gaps. It's the longest flowering of the hardy geraniums here. It's so exciting to see all the new growth.
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I have five pots of white violas already looking summery on the front steps. Planted from a couple of 'six packs' they are a very cheap and easy option which will probably last for months with a little deadheading and not much else.
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I am hoping the white lupins will be in flower by Open Day. The plan is to have five or six areas looking close to perfect and hope that I will get away with the in-between bits! We shall see!

Do you have a garden? Ot do you enjoy other peoples' gardens?

It really is a wonderful time of the gardening year - so full of vigour and promise.
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Lotta
29/4/2018 02:45:01 pm

It sounds like you have done more in one gardening day than I have done in mine this year yet! I do love lupins... they are one of my earliest flower memories. I suspect it will all look fabulous by open day Freda. And the lovely thing is that even if there are a few in-between bits, no-one will know what they were meant to look like!

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Freda
30/4/2018 12:31:51 am

My daughter and I gardened for over four hours yesterday! I have lots of offers of help and will make it a social thing too - providing lunch for the workers. My passion for it is very slowly reviving...

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Mary
30/4/2018 09:05:17 am

Not much of a gardener in the past. Maybe more next year. Happy to follow the gardening exploits of you, Lotta, Rusty Duck, Viv, etc.. I'm glad you mentioned that one plant was a geranium because it looked an awful lot like parsley to me. As for bamboo, if you plant it over here it takes over areas quite vigorously and is difficult to control. Violas don't survive our hot summers but are okay in spring and fall, though not anywhere as large and beautiful as yours. Think we have finally approached spring/summer--although temps this morning were 4C, by the end of the week they will be approaching 32C. Hopefully, minus our usual oppressive humidity...for now at least. Happy gardening!

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Freda
30/4/2018 02:58:50 pm

Most bamboos are very invasive here too Mary (which is why I am a bit annoyed I can't remember the name of this non-invasive one!). It sounds as though gardening in your climate is very challenging. I've had another lovely day but a friend in Kent has had 3C and constant rain.

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