I planted out the geraniums, lobelia etc that I bought from the gardening centre. I went early in the morning last week but the weather has been too cold to plant out until today.
It was hot work I can tell you....pleased with them all though...we have a lot! It’s my way of adding colour & summer to our mostly shrubs & trees garden.
Three good things:
1. So hot, it was lovely sitting out again in the swinging seat.
2. A long chat to my sister in Norfolk this morning.
3. Quick appointments!
What a lovely selection. Did you have to queue for long? I spoke to a friend this morning who said they didn't bother to wait when they saw how long the queue was!
I went at 7.30am Judith ready for opening at 8am....just had to queue to park. I knew what I wanted as didn’t want to spend too much as we are for sale but was in & out in twenty minutes...home for 9am. Would love to have had a wander but didn’t risk it....have just changed the wording as it sounded like I had been today!
I'm a loyal fan of geraniums too. With the current ‘hullabaloo’, haven’t yet ventured out for plants...very hot here too. Am in no hurry to lose new plants to dry weather...
Looks like you chose pink lobelia! Yes, watering is vital with potted plants but there are answers - poke a plastic bottle full of water into the soil etc.
I love geraniums , they last all summer ... we dig them out at the end of season and they usually survive until next year 😀 I wished they smelled sweet
Ah, look at all that lovely colour and the quintessential flower of hot Summer! Wonderful. We were hoping for rain today but alas it has blown away and we have the 27 plus degrees heat today instead. Can't complain though - it's been a beautiful Spring.
