Our England Garden tour ended up yesterday, so now we are in London for a few days. One of the most interesting things I learned is how to add "companion plants" to rose beds. In particular, hardy low-growing geraniums etc which relieve the necessity of plucking weeds!
You seem to be having a real tour jackinnj. Must admit that having lived almost half my life within 50 miles
of Powerscourt I have never once visited the place!
of Powerscourt I have never once visited the place!
I live near Phoenix Arizona, so growing vegetables in the summer is out of the question, due to the intense heat, unrelenting sunshine, and a lack of shade. Instead, I grow a winter vegetable garden, which I plant in late September/early October. Naturally, I provide lots of irrigation, as it doesn't rain enough here. I limit my plantings to mostly leafy and root crops: Swiss chard, green onions, golden beets, leaf lettuce, spinach, radishes, carrots, kale, arugula, and assorted leafy herbs. Small quantities of a wide variety, in a 4-foot by 20-foot space is enough for just the two of us. We do have the occasional mild frost, and for that I cover the garden with bed sheets supported by stakes. Haven't lost anything yet except for basil, which I no longer plant in winter because it turns black at the mere suggestion of freezing temperatures. Just two weeks ago (mid June) I harvested the last of the green onions - nine months after planting! Now the garden is dry, cracked earth, waiting for tilling in late summer.
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow" - Audrey Hepburn
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow" - Audrey Hepburn
My garden started off good and then got totally eaten by grasshoppers. Attempting to attract birds with water. Spreading flour on the leaves of what is left.
Might be renting chickens next in order to get rid of the grasshoppers.
Might be renting chickens next in order to get rid of the grasshoppers.
Rhodies can be very invasive. They are taking over the paths of « The Ring of Kerry » and have to be removed with chain saws.
Peonies attract ants owing to the sweet nectar of the blossoms.
Below my non-native crinum which survived NJ winters. Wont make it in OH which is a more severe clime
