tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post8902535810182285321..comments2024-03-19T14:28:03.565+00:00Comments on welsh hills again: Spring has truly sprungElizabeth Musgravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-70335209783562687572014-05-04T17:35:53.209+01:002014-05-04T17:35:53.209+01:00It is. I love spring and May in particular is the...It is. I love spring and May in particular is the most perfect time.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-3794185296348066262014-05-04T17:35:26.828+01:002014-05-04T17:35:26.828+01:00I have been thinking of you in Seoul following the...I have been thinking of you in Seoul following the ferry disaster. That must strike the entire country very hard. Yes, the garden is balm, on a good day!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-26131305827450620672014-05-04T17:34:31.857+01:002014-05-04T17:34:31.857+01:00I don't dislike dandelions (I reserve that for...I don't dislike dandelions (I reserve that for bindweed although even that in its place is ok). Funnily enough I had been feeling that the area by the hut was not right before everything came into leaf and now I think it is ok. Might just need something evergreen!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-5848845502859561332014-05-04T17:32:41.050+01:002014-05-04T17:32:41.050+01:00I am actually very fond of foxgloves which is poss...I am actually very fond of foxgloves which is possibly why I have so many. They self seed and I tend to leave them.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-21893886531110313762014-05-04T17:31:51.277+01:002014-05-04T17:31:51.277+01:00I am very much hoping the lunaria will self seed. ...I am very much hoping the lunaria will self seed. I have the purple kind which I also like but this one is very lovely.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-67235326278255532922014-05-04T17:30:56.567+01:002014-05-04T17:30:56.567+01:00Now I could send you a hundred or so more if you l...Now I could send you a hundred or so more if you like Diana! Free postage.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-55506381286639994202014-05-03T18:55:43.805+01:002014-05-03T18:55:43.805+01:00Whether the garden can carry on regardless depends...Whether the garden can carry on regardless depends very much on which bit! The new bits which have been carved out of field really want to revert to field. The older areas can be left to their own devices a bit more!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-1524378942571940522014-05-02T21:38:55.978+01:002014-05-02T21:38:55.978+01:00It is very noticeable that the side garden which h...It is very noticeable that the side garden which has been gardened for all the time we have been here is much better at being left alone than the beds in the field which long to return to grass. Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-13458618154737963632014-05-02T21:36:15.141+01:002014-05-02T21:36:15.141+01:00I am trying hard Janet!I am trying hard Janet!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-49419659461094011642014-05-02T10:52:32.824+01:002014-05-02T10:52:32.824+01:00It could often be said of me and all sorts Annie! ...It could often be said of me and all sorts Annie! I do rather tend to live in my head.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-17241522618412819712014-05-02T10:52:01.869+01:002014-05-02T10:52:01.869+01:00Did you see the bit on erythronium in last week...Did you see the bit on erythronium in last week's Gardeners' World? Some really beautiful ones there at Wildside. Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-59199837533056616192014-05-02T10:50:42.621+01:002014-05-02T10:50:42.621+01:00Exactly. Beauty is beauty, after all!Exactly. Beauty is beauty, after all!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-73753751253590096812014-05-02T10:50:06.493+01:002014-05-02T10:50:06.493+01:00I am determined that the garden shall be a pleasur...I am determined that the garden shall be a pleasure and a restorative although I am not quite sure how I will achieve that and learn to live with the weeds!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-69260820875672285022014-05-02T10:49:16.554+01:002014-05-02T10:49:16.554+01:00At least we haven't had snow to contend with t...At least we haven't had snow to contend with this year! Hope yours is all gone now.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-3927370467567441302014-05-01T20:09:28.991+01:002014-05-01T20:09:28.991+01:00White honesty is a lovely thing. I must grow more ...White honesty is a lovely thing. I must grow more of it. Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-46808814560747799112014-04-30T19:22:05.425+01:002014-04-30T19:22:05.425+01:00Stunning. Isn't spring just so good for the s...Stunning. Isn't spring just so good for the soul??ELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736614879046626605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-6672791792436909372014-04-29T22:37:38.228+01:002014-04-29T22:37:38.228+01:00Totally agree about late sowing and planting. It m...Totally agree about late sowing and planting. It makes no difference at all as far as we can tell to hold off for a few weeks. Who knew?Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-26417912168997357192014-04-28T00:31:35.208+01:002014-04-28T00:31:35.208+01:00Spring has been here in Seoul for a few weeks now,...Spring has been here in Seoul for a few weeks now, with cherry blossoms and then a riot of azaleas everywhere, but the last few days have been grey and rainy and chilly and just ....somber - even sadder with the grief of this terrible ferry disaster permeating the country. I have been saving your post to read sort of like waiting on a delicious dessert after a blah dinner. I hope your garden is bringing some balm to your sore heart and helping to dispel some of the worries that I know must be ever-present these days.. I know it does me good just to see the pictures. xxMsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-62466349765588243232014-04-27T22:49:13.967+01:002014-04-27T22:49:13.967+01:00Currently I have small puddles. I envisage a pool ...Currently I have small puddles. I envisage a pool spreading out around the amelanchiers but that is a while off, if ever!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-51176706190014266302014-04-27T22:47:26.170+01:002014-04-27T22:47:26.170+01:00I think both are forms of sorbus gwen. Must check ...I think both are forms of sorbus gwen. Must check the variety for the white beam. Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-81607527496644087312014-04-27T22:46:20.382+01:002014-04-27T22:46:20.382+01:00I do love the violets so will try to prevent the f...I do love the violets so will try to prevent the from being squeezed out. Then again, although the foxgloves can be thuggish, I love them too when they are all tall and spire like. Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-34695460389026491892014-04-27T21:12:05.137+01:002014-04-27T21:12:05.137+01:00Oh spring has definitely arrived in your neck of t...Oh spring has definitely arrived in your neck of the woods Elizabeth. It's amazing how plants get on with their own thing without any human intervention. The area by the shepherd's hut will look fabulous when the amelanchiers are slightly taller. I think that dandelions deserve a prize for their tenacity.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-18568187837410869382014-04-27T20:13:34.177+01:002014-04-27T20:13:34.177+01:00There's always so much to enjoy in your garden...There's always so much to enjoy in your garden . It's beautiful all year round .<br />Don't be too hard on the foxgloves .... their obliviousness to a less than wholehearted welcome make me think of stray cats . SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-52406488627442199312014-04-27T11:26:48.417+01:002014-04-27T11:26:48.417+01:00Lovely Erythronium! The great thing about plants i...Lovely Erythronium! The great thing about plants is that they just get on with things while we are busy and then, there they are looking wonderful when we have time. The variegated Lunnaria seeds itself into great clumps which light up the garden.<br />I am so sorry Elizabeth, I have just found your nice comment about my orchids in my spam. I can't think why. That is why you didn't get an answer. I must check it more often.<br />chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-66634461707776831542014-04-26T22:32:57.690+01:002014-04-26T22:32:57.690+01:00I heart the sparks of yellow from dandelions. Grow...I heart the sparks of yellow from dandelions. Growing at my kitchen door, by invitation. Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.com