The thoughts and ramblings of a landscape gardener…
Posted in every post to date, horticulture in ireland on Oct 20th, 2008
i have about ten of these bird feeders dotted around the garden. The ones on the right are good for the seed - but the larger birds seem to prefer the nuts… I’ll probably give it about a week and then I’ll put them back up again.
I tend not to put them near the berried [...]
Posted in advice - garden, every post to date on Oct 7th, 2008
Sometimes the question to be asked *is* where does the plant want to grow? A weed is defined as a plant growing in a place where it is not wanted. Sometimes i get S.O.S. emergency calls asking why a plant isn’t doing so well here, or why [ieg] Marys plant grows better for her in [...]
Posted in every post to date, living the good life on Jul 16th, 2008
I hear you… it’s only mid July. No matter. You need them for October - but they have to grow! If you ever want to know when to start growing anything the easiest [cheaters tip!] advice is to check your garden centre once a month - when they’re available by seed - that’s when to [...]
Posted in advice - garden, every post to date on Jun 16th, 2008
Almost the simplest thing to do horticulturally is to sow a lawn… ? If you sowed a lawn with seed anything up to two months ago it may look like this. [Sparky my dog is in there just to give some perception of size].
One may take your lawn problem solver book and put a match to it. [...]
Posted in every post to date, my office on Oct 17th, 2007
a fellow blogger sent me this yesterday. I hope it makes you smile on a slightly overcast Tuesday in Dublin.
As always enjoy, peter
[UPDATE: actually it was the very thoughtful Anne who sent me the cartoon sorry nezza and Anne.?!!]
Posted in advice - garden, every post to date on Sep 7th, 2007
An old science teacher of mine told me that for every equation there is always an exception. In horticulture, in my opinion, equations and theories can all be discarded. The ‘theory’ for grass seed to germinate for example is that it should take ten to fourteen days to germinate. But that is based on the [...]
