Gardening: Hints and Help!

If anybody are thinking about planting any plants that can cope with dry conditions if the weather is like 2022 I can suggest any plants that have silver leaves, succulents ie. house leeks or similar. Yesterday I was at a local store that does animal feeds clothes and gardening items including plants so got the last 5 plants of Delospermia "Cooperi" these plants do very here and do not need much watering and have lovely dark pink flowers and have succulent type leaves hence they hold the water they can be a bit fragile to handle but if bits break off I just stick back into a container with compost even with other plants in they soon root I like plants for free, other plants are Lavenders which again cope well here and salvia the shrub type as long as they are protected from northerly winds and they need very water once they are settled in the ground or even a pot. Hope this helps and gives folk ideas getting ready for the new season.

Forgot to say that the plants I bought yesterday were reduced from 8.40 euros down to 2.00 euros  each the sort of bargain I like.

I have lot of lavenders in my garden, different types and colours. Always think they give a lot back, with very little maintenance required. 

Very wet here, not enticing enough to do much at the moment. Hope we get a Summer like last year though, be lovely to get the pool out again, we had such fun😁

Couldn't resist buying some different snowdrops the other day, these are small with large glossy leaves. Will grow them on in the pot, if I put them in the ground our dog will remove the label! 

Lots of snowdrop walks just now. 

PS If you've ever wondered just how many snowdrops there are take a look at our local plant producer...! (Close your eyes for some of the prices, it's like tulip mania. )

https://www.avonbulbs.co.uk/snowdrops-in-the-green 

That’s very interesting Brue. I had no idea there were so many varieties. I recall planting thousands out with other volunteers at Brodsworth one year, they do make a beautiful show. We have Hodsock Priory not far away, they do a good snowdrops walk. Got some clumping up nicely in my garden, but no special varieties😁

Good offer on some popular plants here….

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/thompson-and-morgan/

Only available up to 28th Feb, so get your skates on if interested😄

I thought this was interesting...seed sales are up.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64811491

We'll be hearing a talk from the chap called Mike in the photos, at our garden club, he's a regular fixture round here and always has an eye for all things horticultural and social, I wonder if he'll divert a bit from the planned talk?! 

Just trying a couple of Dahlias this year . I’ve potted them up on my window sill, and now there are two shoots showing on one . What’s the next step ...

Do I just leave them ?

Do I wait whilst they leaf ?

when do I put them out ?

Put them out when frosts are no longer a danger, maybe you can gradually acclimatise them by moving them towards a cooler spot as spring progresses. We usually start ours off in pots in the greenhouse late Spring.

A few more garden shrubs coming into flower and my favourite little daffodil, Jetfire,  hope the cold snap doesn't last too long!