Gardening No 8
Today has been warm and sunny with virtually no wind and a clear blue sky; 
It’s so very nice to be out in the garden.
Most of the daffodils are in bloom with lots of buds still waiting to flower.
The containers of pink bedding plants I bought a couple of weeks ago are all looking good
and the primula is popping up every where.
Several
of the plants I thought I had lost are still alive. I was convinced the
lovage would never grow again but here is its distinctive feathery
leaf, bright apple green on a red stalk.
This pot of chocolate mint looked like a pot of frozen dead earth a month or so ago
and now it’s bursting into life again, spreading its gorgeous scent all over the garden.
The rhubarb which I was sure I would never see again has shot up and already has two new deeply veined leaves both bigger than my hand.
My
privet hedge has not fared so well. I don’t know why but I had to spend
a couple of hours pulling out lots of dead wood. I lost about 4 privet
bushes, they were dead down to their roots and the whole bush lifted out
of the ground. 
I am left with a hedge full of holes which offers virtually no privacy and a huge pile of dead wood and rubbish left by passers by which will take me a while to dispose of.
I guess I’ll have to live with the holes for most of this growing season but in place of the dead privet I’ve planted a variety of native hedgerow bushes. I think I’ve planted Holly, Dog Rose, Dog Wood, Rowan, Silver Birch and even Hawthorn. I’m hoping that in a couple of years the native hedgerow takes over from the privet which will maybe even attract nesting birds.
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forgetmenot525 wrote on Apr 13, '10
yes.............its
a shame because now I have no privacy and the new shrubs will take one
or two seasons to grow. I'm beginning to think it was just a very old
hedge. Much of it turned out to be rotten at the base and just lift out
of the ground. I also think my radical hedge trim last year exposed a
whole lot of dead wood that was previously hidden by new growth. I
don't think privet is native to this country which is why i'm replacing
it with native hedgerow plants. I'm hoping they will be hardier and
encourage the native wildlife into the garden.
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Too bad about the hedge that you lost because it did protect your privacy. 
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brendainmad wrote on Apr 13, '10
I
think you have had a better start at spring then we've had here in the
centre of Spain although flowers are finally coming out.We had a
beautiful day on Sunday and today bad weather again. Can't wait to see
your garden as it advances. Too bad about the hedge that you lost
because it did protect your privacy.
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I
did some trimming and found nests in what I cut. I have a topiary
shaped like a bird and just let the tail go wild, but it needed trimmed.
I got a good laugh at finding bird nests in a bird's tail.
Lovely photos, it looks like your garden is on about the same schedule as here. |
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greenwytch wrote on Apr 12, '10
life
cycles and the seasons....and all things considered, it all looks great
to me, Loretta. i am positively MAD for those primula! ; D
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loretta xxxx
United Kingdom
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