tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post6726050649312683558..comments2024-03-12T07:50:58.760+00:00Comments on Frugal in Norfolk: Coming along nicely...Dchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-65870972327382960022016-04-24T20:29:27.605+01:002016-04-24T20:29:27.605+01:00That's great, Dc, many thanks!
LxThat's great, Dc, many thanks!<br />LxLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-36640343263305609722016-04-22T22:18:19.437+01:002016-04-22T22:18:19.437+01:00I will pot one or two up and when I know they have...I will pot one or two up and when I know they have survived I will be in touch.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-43944428147445804002016-04-22T21:36:50.537+01:002016-04-22T21:36:50.537+01:00That would be lovely of you, Dc, I have been on th...That would be lovely of you, Dc, I have been on the look-out for a couple of years. I suppose I could go online to one of the specialist places, but can't understand why they aren't more readily available. Yes thanks, I'd love that …. can you get in touch through my blog? Happy to come to you or meet you somewhere. xLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-25763295821828460802016-04-22T08:09:36.778+01:002016-04-22T08:09:36.778+01:00I think I meant Welsh poppies if they are the yell...I think I meant Welsh poppies if they are the yellow ones. If they are I can pot you one up if you like?Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-75270013102811546642016-04-22T07:51:35.065+01:002016-04-22T07:51:35.065+01:00Ah, that's good - we have a very old strain of...Ah, that's good - we have a very old strain of aquilegia which I brought from the garden of a very old house about 15 years ago… they self-seed all over the place and we don't restrict them. Poppies- we have some large varieties but I'm searching for some of those lovely little Welsh poppies. Well, I guess it will be trial and error; if the gravel-growing doesn't prove successful enough there are always containers, and of course I shall plant some things through the membrane as I said. Thanks for the advice, Dc - always welcome! Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-78535963390336922572016-04-21T19:36:54.091+01:002016-04-21T19:36:54.091+01:00Californian poppies, aquilegia, borage, all self s...Californian poppies, aquilegia, borage, all self seed very well. A few lavenders each year usual show themselves amongst many others, so you should be okay. lt may well be true about the rain and minerals but anything hungry like roses and some others, I still like to give a boost to.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-19068717463406677862016-04-21T18:39:50.666+01:002016-04-21T18:39:50.666+01:00Dc - do you find anything (apart from the weeds of...Dc - do you find anything (apart from the weeds of course!) self-seeds into the gravel at all? I'll be doing the cutting crosses in the membrane to plant some herbs and lavenders, but was hoping that poppies and such like (chives in particular) might seed into the gravel. I've read recently that the minerals in the gravel wash off with the rain and become accessible to plant-life, can actually sustain plants with no other medium at all. Wondered whether you find things growing in your gravel. Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-75547561334232171062016-04-20T16:57:57.008+01:002016-04-20T16:57:57.008+01:00When we decided to change to a gravel garden, we g...When we decided to change to a gravel garden, we got rid of anything we didn't want, dug up all annuals before laying a weed membrane. Each plant was then planted through holes in the membrane before gravel put over it. Over the years said membrane is not as intact as it once was but still doing a good job. Weeds do still settle but mainly into the gravel and are easily removed. I feed with blood fish and bone or chicken pellets with the occasional scraping away of gravel near the roses for some manure. Seems to work well for us. Pond is a wildlife one, no fish!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-15282766822621512312016-04-20T16:55:03.628+01:002016-04-20T16:55:03.628+01:00Won't be tidy for long, the weeds are already ...Won't be tidy for long, the weeds are already starting to grow!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-23932340650555749662016-04-20T16:33:52.850+01:002016-04-20T16:33:52.850+01:00Hurrah! You have a gravel garden! This is what I&#...Hurrah! You have a gravel garden! This is what I'm after!. Jim has finally acquiesced, and has been busy digging up the turf of our (pretty small) lawn and we have an order of gravel coming soon. I want herbs and lavenders growing through it, and somewhere I want room for a very small pond; I don't want fish, but a little haven for wildlife is what I'm after - frogs and newts would be great! Any tips on gravel growing would be welcomed. Not much on you tube, unusually, and not much in the way of books - Beth Chattos Gravel Gardens is a bit on the pricey side I'm afraid! Is your gravel direct onto soil, or have you put membrane down first? So excited to see this! LxxxLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-24396822010149359702016-04-20T10:38:29.702+01:002016-04-20T10:38:29.702+01:00Is'nt the bursting out wonderful? Nice tidy wo...Is'nt the bursting out wonderful? Nice tidy work all round! We have a troublesome cat who is after the birds.TrishWishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133314088190424463noreply@blogger.com