Scary stuff!
Little Red Phormium
Scary stuff. I am going to the plant nursery this morning with my vouchers. I have some vague ideas which include Hebes, Rhododendrons, and more garden gnomes. Wish me luck!
Thinking...
I'm thinking about Hebes and small red Phormiums for the sunny Stumpy Garden, spring bulbs for the Patio pots, new Lavenders for the Dog Kennel Garden and the Stables Garden, maybe a couple of Rhododendrons for the Island Bed. That should be a good start. No roses. No trees. Maybe some new perennials for the Pergola Garden.
And here's my promise - if it's all too scary, I don't have to buy anything. I can come home with an empty car and just do more thinking. Maybe just buy plants that I like and then find garden places for them? Fixed plans and lists can be restrictive.
SIlly Garden Gnomes
Much later...
Didn't buy anything, not even any new daffodil bulbs. Just looked around and thought a bit. The gnomes? Tempting? Maybe not!
When I got home I made a garden decision - to dig out the patch of Toad Lilies from the slope below the glass-house. First of all I asked Ms Google 'How invasive are Toad Lilies?' Phew! They are not considered invasive, rather 'easily managed, and should not outcompete native plants'.
Kept on reading. 'They prefer consistently moist soil, and require regular watering, especially during dry spells.' Exactly what my Toad lilies have never got. No wonder they've always looked so scruffy.
Tuesday 15th April
So today I completed the great dig-out. I burnt everything (luckily not my best hand digger, which I rescued just in time).
Flowering now - Toad Lilies
Raked up gum leaves from the Hen House Garden to help the flames. The bellbirds arrived as the bonfire spat, crackled, and popped. 'Bird!' I shouted, generically, to who-so-ever was up there. 'Bird! You're beautiful!' I think they liked that.
Wednesday 16th April
More scary stuff - this time in the world of technology. My lovely family has bought me an iPad, purpose to store and read my classical music scores. And I am SO nervous of it.
Green Fern
Still have to set up the appropriate what-nots. Then I can throw out my aging paper music - yellow Debussy Preludes, yellow Beethoven sonatas, yellow Bach suites, most must be at least fifty years old, paper degrading, almost starting to crumble. Gross!
Which is more scary?
So which is more scary? A $700 voucher to spend at the garden store or an Apple iPad to learn how to use? Possibly depends on one's age, though I really didn't say that!
Still thinking...
Still thinking about new plants. When in doubt, don't. Finish the jigsaw instead.