Preparing for a positive outcome in the wildlife pond, that some tadpoles escape being eaten by Damselfly nymphs and make it to froglet stage, tonight’s gardening job was extra plant cover for their emergence from the water. A Gunnera plant (commonly known as giant rhubarb) wouldn’t be the first plant to spring to mind for… Read More #30DaysWild Day 22 – Shelter for froglets
A quick, very chilly, lunchtime browse for plants in flower today was a serious contrast to Monday’s garden wander showing a Scabious bloom. How quickly the garden can change in just a few days at this time of year. On the 15th of every month garden bloggers around the globe share images of what’s in… Read More GBBD: From Monday to Friday
Gosh… is it that time already? Don’t worry I won’t bore regular visitors with another blog post on how I have just protected my Gunnera plant for the winter. Suffice to say it was done yesterday after predictions of frost and low temps overnight. We switched of the water supply to our outside tap then… Read More Time to wrap up
My Gunnera finally has its cosy duvet on to protect it over the winter… all ready for the expected drop in temp overnight. I am also thrilled to report that we have a Blue tit rooster cosy and tucked up in our nestbox that has a camera in it too 😀 The series of photos… Read More All cosy now…
The cold snap that we are having here is sending gardener’s into action to protect plants for the winter – especially ones new to the garden. Recently I’ve had comments on my posting from last year on what I do with my Gunnera. However, one comment has sparked this extra posting: “…..it’s stopped raining but… Read More Cold nights for plants, ponds and hedgehogs
This morning saw the frost back but it wasn’t too bad. We have yet to get a full hard frost but now when we do my Gunnera is ready for it. As promised, I have photos and details of what I have done to protect my Gunnera for winter. Although this has been successful for… Read More Gunnera winter ready