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After one of the driest springs I can remember, we did finally get some much needed rain over the bank holiday weekend. While growers and gardeners were delighted, there were a lot of soggy holiday makers who were not so pleased.
We are busy on the nursery as everyone seems to have the gardening bug, brought on by the lovely weather. So sorry I am late with this month's note.
Beautiful though the weather is and no nurseryman would admit to disliking the sales it brings, it does mean that watering duties have increased.
Lovely day and I am out on the nursery doing a stock list of what's available. Apart from plants rolling about after several days of gales it's all looking spring like.
If February is to continue in this current manner I am glad it's a short month. We are waiting to be engulfed in rain (already here) and gale force winds, up 70 mph, so not a nice prospect.
At least it is mild at the moment so we are taking advantage of that and potting frantically.
At last we are getting some cold winter weather, nice and sunny today as I write this, a welcome addition.
The first official day of winter got off to a suitably wintery start. Minus 4 degrees and thick mist.
We have been busy over the last few weeks moving our less hardy plants into tunnels. Most would not be killed by frost, but it can damage the young growth making them unsightly for early season sales next year.
Now as winter is about to take hold, (4°C forecast for Wednesday 2 November at the nursery) it's a good time to see which gems in the garden are still in flower. These are the star plants that give months of colour and prop up the others that, gorgeous as they maybe, are not stayers .
We could not have planned it better, lots of hot summer days and now some good drenching rain. It all adds up to very good conditions for Autumn planting.The ground is warm and moist the best combination for establishing new plantings.
The wet spell has come just in time to refresh the garden. The rain will also ensure hat the late summer/ autumn flowering plants don't falter.
Hopefully the rain will refresh the gardener as well, to get out and dead head perennials and annuals like the lovely Cosmos and Salvias. This really helps to keep plants flowering for longer.
The late start to good weather this year has now been forgotten. We have had weeks of good weather and the plants have been loving it.