The potting shed: sheltering from the rain and musing about the garden

[ComeIntoTheGardenMaud]

Years ago, there was a potting shed in which we could recline on slightly faded deckchairs while browsing bulb catalogues, so might it be time to re-open it? I’ve hung some bunting at a jaunty angle and put the kettle on, so come in and tell us about your summer gardening joys (or woes) or plans for the future.

All welcome.

I’m thinking we should order some badges or possibly even medals for crocosmia digging …

That’s a good idea!

in addition to Crocosmia, I will also be digging up and dividing Hemerocallis, Stachys and Dierama. I can’t put any of it in our plant sale though, in case I accidentally export the evil fungus to other people’s gardens. It will be rather galling chucking them all.

I’m always digging up crocosmia! Percy who lived here before was very fond of it along with ivy and hardy fuschia and seemed to like pink and yellows. I don’t do yellow as a rule.

I didn’t used to do yellow (apart from archangel, which I bitterly regret planting) but my colleagues gave me rosa “Charles Darwin” when I retired and then I felt I had to add a bit more, so that Charles didn’t look odd and lonely. I’ve now got “Vanessa Bell” in the front garden but secretly wish she was more yellow - she’s really a little too pale.

I love yellow. It really makes the other colours sing, especially blue.

Very chilly here today so I stayed in my nice warm greenhouse, sowing more seeds (stocks, Verbena bonariensis, Zinnia, Cosmos Apricotta and Helichrysum Salmon Rose). The propagator is now full, so I need more stuff to germinate to make space. I’ve also run out of seed trays, so will also have to wait till I can pot on some that have already germinated.

I am being braver with colour on tge alliotment.