.. Flowers! After a short walk around the train lines and back and viewing the train as we were about to cross the track at Leekbrook, it was time for a spot of lunch before sorting them overcrowded sunflowers out!
They are in a nice yellow pot in the shed, I just need to remember to water them everyday! I think I may carry them upstairs to the En Suite til the weathers a bit dryer and more on the sunny side as they will be a tad cold!
Our palm trees seem to be thriving our strange mixed up weather, however, they don't seem to have grown that much!
Sunday, 30 March 2008
Saturday, 29 March 2008
A quick peak at the sunnies
Here we go... I couldn't wait 'til tomorrow to take a photo so I put new batteries into our main camera and asked Dec to hold the breadboard whilst i took photos of the sunflowers! Not measured them yet but as you can see they are tall!
Cor blimey..... part deux
Well I've not measured either the palm trees or the sunflowers in days, think i should?! AND the sunflowers definatley need repotting before they reach half way up the window pane *giggle* as they really are getting tall... we even have a 11th sunflower growing in one of the pots *surprised look* so if its dry some part of sunday I'm going to repot them hopefully with one of the childrens help (and no criticisms).
I will take photos of both palm trees n sun flowers tomorrow i think!
I will take photos of both palm trees n sun flowers tomorrow i think!
Sunday, 23 March 2008
Taking a beating!
The Palm Trees took a fair bit of beating in the cold and wet snowy weather we had during the night and still they are healthy and alive (shock horror, I didn't expect them to be *shocked expression*)
The suns out now, the sunflowers still in their pots in the kitchen and measuring 16centimetres! They really do need repotting into bigger pots but I'm not heading out in that weather just yet, its too freezing and not gardening weather as far as im concerned!!!
The suns out now, the sunflowers still in their pots in the kitchen and measuring 16centimetres! They really do need repotting into bigger pots but I'm not heading out in that weather just yet, its too freezing and not gardening weather as far as im concerned!!!
Friday, 21 March 2008
Cor Blimey!
It ain't half hot!
Well checked the sunflowers tonight.. 
See that taller one near the top of the microwave screen, 16centimetre almost from the soil to the top of the biggest leaf!
Well impressed they are growing fast!
Due to the added company of Rex (Bil's dog) today I didnt get chance to repot them but i will soon as they needing the space i think?!
The palm trees were temporarily moved to a safe location of the shed as we didnt want to endanger them by giving them the chance to be chomped on by Rex the black labrador!
Thursday, 20 March 2008
another cm or two
I measured our sunflowers this evening and they are the most 14 centimetres each now! If its dry tomorrow they will get re potted! Sadly couldn't re pot today due to the icky, wet, miserable, weather outside and I have nowhere inside to do it without making a mess, and as we don't have a greenhouse or any room in the shed then that wasn't an option either.
The palms look to be growing, when I sit on the sofa, facing the lounge window I can see the tops of the leaves of the larger Palm tree so that's a bonus, maybe in a few weeks they will be a few inches over the window ledge?
The palms look to be growing, when I sit on the sofa, facing the lounge window I can see the tops of the leaves of the larger Palm tree so that's a bonus, maybe in a few weeks they will be a few inches over the window ledge?
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
how tall?
Well Here we go!
I measured the palm trees this afternoon, the larger one is now 29.5 inches and the smaller one of the two is around 14.75inches.
Our sunflowers are all around the 12 centimetre mark
I measured the palm trees this afternoon, the larger one is now 29.5 inches and the smaller one of the two is around 14.75inches.
Our sunflowers are all around the 12 centimetre mark
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
oo just a little bit taller
Well today we have got around to finally measuring the 10 sunflowers, the tallest being ...
11 half centimetres tall! Tomorrow, we will measure the palm trees from soil to the top of the tallest leaves on both plants to see if they are growing and by how much probably per week.
here's the sun flowers
Bit blurred i know but anyway!
11 half centimetres tall! Tomorrow, we will measure the palm trees from soil to the top of the tallest leaves on both plants to see if they are growing and by how much probably per week.
here's the sun flowers
Bit blurred i know but anyway!
Monday, 17 March 2008
Gardening Advice from Friends
Monday 17th March...
Mum and dad sounded surprised at the knowledge of us buying palm trees, they are "hardy" palm trees so can withstand harsh weather!
I've asked friends about gardening... Claire wanted to know what kind of palm trees i.e. hardy or ones that should be in conservatories/greenhouses during winter and Emma prefers to be overwhelmed with the height of weeds in her garden *chuckle*.
I really want to get two hand woven hanging baskets for our wall, the ones ive seen are cone shaped with a tall flattish back and they look very rustic and different, be great for putting our pansies in!
Sunflower update... they seem to be slightly taller still today!
Palm Trees are looking taller (apparently they did yesterday but i think Phil's crackers and just has wishful thinking)
Claires link and advice... (cheers hun)BBC Canary Island Palm Advice
Emma wishes us good luck! think we're gonna need it girls!
Mum and dad sounded surprised at the knowledge of us buying palm trees, they are "hardy" palm trees so can withstand harsh weather!
I've asked friends about gardening... Claire wanted to know what kind of palm trees i.e. hardy or ones that should be in conservatories/greenhouses during winter and Emma prefers to be overwhelmed with the height of weeds in her garden *chuckle*.
I really want to get two hand woven hanging baskets for our wall, the ones ive seen are cone shaped with a tall flattish back and they look very rustic and different, be great for putting our pansies in!
Sunflower update... they seem to be slightly taller still today!
Palm Trees are looking taller (apparently they did yesterday but i think Phil's crackers and just has wishful thinking)
Claires link and advice... (cheers hun)BBC Canary Island Palm Advice
Emma wishes us good luck! think we're gonna need it girls!
Sunday, 16 March 2008
Palm Trees 'n' Sunflowers
On Friday September 7th, 2007, We moved into number 14 bluebell close, Leekbrook!
This is a teeny tiny blog that will grow as big as the palm trees (with any luck)!
Here are a few pictures from September 07 to the present day to show how the garden was and has so far been transformed!
To begin with the garden was all soily and weedy and we had, and do have plans to change it to look like a lovely garden!!!
so this is how it looked before we moved in and the turf was laid!
Here is a picture of EJ in our lounge before we moved in! Empty room! gosh it seems ages since it looked that empty!
Here is the garden with turf after Phil had freshly laid it down, how lush does that look?!!!
and here with the visible reddish fence put up inbetween ourselves and number 12!
hey up! some bloke in blue overalls is hiding in amongst some wood!
oh its OK! It's granddad erecting our new shed! (bless him, he has mithered and been waiting to do this job for like ever!)
This is the sheds first proper appearance including some snow!
And this is the definite covering of our garden and shed!
The sunflowers have started off as a few seeds in a couple of pot noodle cups which EJ and myself planted over a week ago!
EJ had fun filling the pots and popping in some sunflower seeds, I didn't realise how many seeds she and I have actually planted until they have now grown to at least 10centimetres already [16th march '08] each and this is how they look now...
Wow! healthy little sunflowers and there are 7 in the far left pot and 3 in the nearer right pot!
After a gardening exploration to Bridgemere on Saturday [15th March '08], we bought a colourful pot for our sunflowers and 2 rustic terracotta pots for our palm trees, a variation of colourful heather plants and a variation of colourful pansies.
here are our palm trees!
The patio paving stones have been chosen from DWR up the road from us, they will go where the terracotta pots are as seen in this photo with the palm trees.
I will keep posting pics as i can to show you how the garden has and will transform since September 2007 to the present day!
This is a teeny tiny blog that will grow as big as the palm trees (with any luck)!
Here are a few pictures from September 07 to the present day to show how the garden was and has so far been transformed!
To begin with the garden was all soily and weedy and we had, and do have plans to change it to look like a lovely garden!!!
so this is how it looked before we moved in and the turf was laid!
Here is a picture of EJ in our lounge before we moved in! Empty room! gosh it seems ages since it looked that empty!
Here is the garden with turf after Phil had freshly laid it down, how lush does that look?!!!
and here with the visible reddish fence put up inbetween ourselves and number 12!
hey up! some bloke in blue overalls is hiding in amongst some wood!
oh its OK! It's granddad erecting our new shed! (bless him, he has mithered and been waiting to do this job for like ever!)
This is the sheds first proper appearance including some snow!
And this is the definite covering of our garden and shed!
The sunflowers have started off as a few seeds in a couple of pot noodle cups which EJ and myself planted over a week ago!
EJ had fun filling the pots and popping in some sunflower seeds, I didn't realise how many seeds she and I have actually planted until they have now grown to at least 10centimetres already [16th march '08] each and this is how they look now...
Wow! healthy little sunflowers and there are 7 in the far left pot and 3 in the nearer right pot!
After a gardening exploration to Bridgemere on Saturday [15th March '08], we bought a colourful pot for our sunflowers and 2 rustic terracotta pots for our palm trees, a variation of colourful heather plants and a variation of colourful pansies.
here are our palm trees!
The patio paving stones have been chosen from DWR up the road from us, they will go where the terracotta pots are as seen in this photo with the palm trees.
I will keep posting pics as i can to show you how the garden has and will transform since September 2007 to the present day!
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