Gosh this year has gone quickly! This has been a good
gardening year…
Good things
Weather was ok, a mild winter followed by a warm spring,
then cool summer with lots of watering before the garden opening
Musa sikimensis: in pots they were fabulous, and in the
ground where they usually sulk they also did well…although they are getting big
Ensete ventricosum: I am very happy to have about 7 of these
fabulous beauties, all slowly getting bigger year by year
Jiffling things around: the garden is definitely in the
editing phase of things as things that aren’t so good are moved and others
given space. Tricky to do, but essential
Year of the soil: this has certainly been the year I have
invested in the soil! I can’t think how many bags of manure I have bought but I
do think if you can get the soil right a lot of the rest follows
Echiums: we were so lucky to have so many monsters survive to flower. Hurrah!
BBC Instant Gardener: it was great fun to have the BBC film for an afternoon!
Things getting big: it is lovely how things are padding out
and getting big, it is feeling very jungly!
Things that weren’t
so good
Vegetables: I am still a rubbish fruit and veg grower
Slugs and Snails: we were smited by great plagues
Dahlias: after 2 good years they now sulk and aren’t there
amazing fabulousness
Im not big in Austria (yes I am still grumpy!)
Plans for 2016
More editing: I need to be brave and move a big clump of bamboo!
Colocasias: I see some big pots full of them
Persicaria orientalis: a current plant lust
Bees: taking off honey as soon as supers are full to better
appreciate the different seasons honey
Art: I see the creation of some new idols and friends to
terrify the unsuspecting visitor
Whatever you plan to do I hope you have a fabulous 2016
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