Tetters Flower Gardens

[Zigs]

 

[Sheal]

Wow! Looking good. Is that the new bed in the last shot Tetters?

 

[Harley Grayson]

Thanks Zigs
These are photos I took the day before yesterday before we cut the grass. The first picture is one of the roses that bloomed early. It's a beauty, and it's scented, and I can't remember the name at the moment.
Next is the long bed, which is the first one I dug out before I had my heart attack - that was a couple of years ago and it set me back a bit. The grass started to grow back in there, and it was this that made me work hard to get better enough to sort it out. That took 7 visits to the hospital for multiple stents to be fitted, which wasn't much fun.
I got back to the garden last year, and with a fair bit of help and lots of determination had the beds all shaping up with mulch added to help it stay slightly more weed free.
The third picture is of the third bed I dug out, which was primarily white and pink flowers. I'm afraid this one is still in a mess and needs a considerable amount of weeding.
Picture 4 is the second bed I dug, and I'm slowly working on getting that in shape. There's still a fair bit to do, and Zigs brings some more mulch over whenever I get another patch sorted. The last picture is the more untidy bit of the first long bed.
This lot was just getting straight last year when I had the stroke, which put me back again, so I'm only just really trying to get back into it again.
I felt miserable and negative when I couldn't get out there, but much much better now with every extra bit I can fit in. This is the best therapy possible for anyone who feels down in the dumps. It lifts the spirits to grow flowers. I know we can't eat them like the crops you veggie growers work on, but they sure have their place. It's full of bees too.

 

[Zigs]

Welcome to the Forum @Harley Grayson

If you need any help finding your way around you can ask Mike or me

 

[Tetters]

Wow! Looking good. Is that the new bed in the last shot Tetters?

No, this is the first one I dug out after the hay making was finished. Zigs is looking for the video - that was about three years ago I think.

The next one was just to the left of that (s'ok not the far left!) The last one was the shady one under the trees.
The back ends of the other two beds are now in need of rescue. I haven't been able to keep up because of the circumstances since a certain medical intervention.

 

[Sheal]

All your beds have certainly taken some digging out and preparation Tetters. I love your choice of plants and colours too. Quite a number of gardeners would prefer more formal planting but I like the mix you have created, they blend very well together. Give yourself a pat on the back, you deserve it.

 

[Tetters]

Cor fanks!

 

[Zigs]

Some Tettery flowers today.

 

[Logan]

Lovely flowers Tetters.

 

[Anniekay]

Wow, how have I missed this thread ? Gorgeous Garden, there Tetters !!

 

[Sheal]

No flutterbies on the Sedum Zigs? Your roses are still looking good too Tetters.

 

[Tetters]

Some of the roses suffered this summer as did many other plants - for various reasons, but the latest few rainy days have improved the situation greatly. We get less rainfall lately in our corner of the country.
Butterflies and bees are in very short supply sadly this year in spite of trying to grow the right combination of flowers for them.

 

[Anniekay]

Some of the roses suffered this summer as did many other plants - for various reasons, but the latest few rainy days have improved the situation greatly. We get less rainfall lately in our corner of the country.
Butterflies and bees are in very short supply sadly this year in spite of trying to grow the right combination of flowers for them.

Butterflies are in very short supply here as well. I wonder if it's just one of those 7 year cycles ? I guess we'll see.

 

[Jersey Devil]

Butterflies are in very short supply here as well. I wonder if it's just one of those 7 year cycles ? I guess we'll see.

Gee, I wonder if Helene has anything to do with your shortage of butterflies ?

 

[Tetters]

Gee, I wonder if Helene has anything to do with your shortage of butterflies ?

Well maybe Annie's butterflies, but Helene didn't come anywhere near us here.

 

[Anniekay]

We haven't had a lot of butterflies since spring, nor did I have even one hornworm attacking my tomatoes !!.The latter was very surprising .

 

[Sheal]

The weather hasn't been good here in Britain this year. Not only wet but the temperatures were quite low in comparison to previous years.

At the moment I only have two roses in pots that are waiting to be planted in my new garden. I dug them up last year in my previous garden to stop the deer devouring them. A problem I won't have now.

 

[Tetters]

Today I planted out a whole tray of Primula Wanda to start making some colour in the spring. These have been a big favourite of mine for years, and I've been meaning to introduce them in the new beds for ages, so it was good to get the job done at last. These primulas are a cross breed, and they tend to spread, and make lovely frost hardy clumps all over the place. I prefer them in the beds rather than bulbs, because they don't leave lots of untidy foliage when they finally fade. - they have a lovely scent as well.

 

[Meadowlark]

@Tetters , I can definitely see why these would be a favorite of yours. I liked so much that I ordered some seed after reading about them. I hope they can survive our tough summers. Thanks for the tip.