Towers Garden

[Miko]

Yes its sunny, for once, though to be trueful its not been bad last week .
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George Mr Kio is fine as well .
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Must be at least 20 in he's, it's his 43 birthday this year.
Jr

All the elements of a Japanese garden are there, very Zen

Miko (just maintain a simple tsubo niwa right now)

[JR]

I'm no gardener myself but I can appreciate how much work must have gone into creating such a beautiful sanctuary.

Thanks Andy. Well worth it.

[JR]

All the elements of a Japanese garden are there, very Zen

Miko (just maintain a simple tsubo niwa right now)

Indeed Miko, unfortunately the Bonsai are behind that shrub at the top of the garden in the shade !

[Ian M]

All the elements of a Japanese garden are there, very Zen

Miko (just maintain a simple tsubo niwa right now)

I Would love to see a photo of your indoor garden Miko. If that is OK with JR that is.

I had a good 8 or so bonsai, that I had for about 8 years. Then we got a very early and very hard frost totally unexpected. That was them frazzled. Thought about starting again but have way to many things to do as it is. lol

[JR]

I Would love to see a photo of your indoor garden Miko. If that is OK with JR that is.

I had a good 8 or so bonsai, that I had for about 8 years. Then we got a very early and very hard frost totally unexpected. That was them frazzled. Thought about starting again but have way to many things to do as it is. lol

Why not, would be good to see.
Yes I always move mine into the greenhouse late October, did loose one last year, dried out :crying:.

[JR]

Spent most of this fine dry weather outside , first job was removing all the bulbs from the tubs. These are now drying ready to be top and tailed of foliage and loose roots. Then in to paper bags marked up for replanting in the autumn.
Having reclaimed the compost , I added dried blood and bone meal to beef it up. Then planted the summer flowers.

My friend Mr Black bird. Now comes into the entrance of the cave and has his own food bowl.
Beautiful Iris flower , this year has been the first time they have really flowered since they were planted 2 years ago.
JR

[Jim R]

Beautiful John. Your hard work clearly shows in that wonderful space.

[JR]

Beautiful John. Your hard work clearly shows in that wonderful space.

Thanks Jim, I was so tired that for 3 night running I've gone straight to sleep instead of here and U tube.

[Lee Drennen]

Very beautiful John glad you got some dry time ground here is still holding water in spots no garden yet.

[JR]

Very beautiful John glad you got some dry time ground here is still holding water in spots no garden yet.

Thanks Lee, that's a blow for you with the damp, hows the stock holding out ?
We've rain forecast next week so back to normal I think

[Lee Drennen]

hows the stock holding out ?

There doing great I’ll post a update on my thread later. Yes going be a late garden for me this year. If I didn’t do all that hard work early spring getting it ready I probably would just forget this year.

[Miko]

Beautiful Iris flower , this year has been the first time they have really flowered since they were planted 2 years ago.
JR

Reminds me of la can-can dans 'La Folies Bergère'!

Miko (Vive la entente cordiale)

[Lee Drennen]

John mowed the grass finally and looking at the garden afterwards I think I’m going to try to plant tomorrow

[Ian M]

Dried blood and bone dont hear that used much these days.
Good job on taking the bulbs up. We leave our in all year round. There are far to many to take up each year.

[Miko]

Dried blood and bone dont hear that used much these days.

I always understood that to be more for veg growers with the need for fertilizers high in nitrogen, it's still available from companies like Westlands.

Although synthetic nitrogen supplements are more popular because of the name I suppose

Good job on taking the bulbs up. We leave our in all year round. There are far to many to take up each year.

I'll lift my bulbs in summer when Mother Nature does, although I do understand the need to when seasonal planting requires

Miko (horticulturally inclined)