Green Thumb Sunday June 3rd

In praise of aubretia...
I really love this cheerful little plant. I've never managed to make it grow as rampantly as other people seem to, but even my own modest show pleases me a lot.
last night we ate salad from the trough of mixed leaves Talj gave me. It tasted delicious!
The acer is looking better. There is another one in a garden around the corner which looks exactly like ours. I'm encouraged to see some new leaf growth pushing through.
This week I've done some weeding in the front garden. We really need to get some more plants for the acer corner. Oh deat, what hardship, ANOTHER trip to the garden centre....poor me!
Have a wonderful gardening Sunday everyone!

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Green Thumb Sunday May 27th

I'm absolutely thrilled with my flowering yucca. It looks so beautiful i can't help admiring it every time I go outside or look out of the windows. Especially when the light catches it in a certain way!

My chives are also flowering. I know I should remove the seed heads but they are so pretty. The garlic chives are coming up well but are not really photogenic right now.


I have a challenge for everyone....help me name my new gnome! I bought him on my trip to Leeds to visit Talj. I liked him because he's reading book and I'm a librarian. I'd love a really suitable name for him so I thought I'd ask for ideas.


Talj gave me a container of salad leaves she has grown but has no room for plus a sage plant in a beautiful blue pot. I'm looking forward to eating home grown salad! Do you pick the leaves by hand or cut them with scissors? And will they grow up again? (I've never grown salad before!)
Hope everyone has a happy gardening day. Forecast here is for wind and rain so I doubt I'll be able to get outside much :(