Remember when I first moved and the lovely blank canvas I had for my garden. Well I have cleaned it up, removed the mulch and dug it all over. Added some compost that came with me from my worm farm. Sadly the worm farm has now found a new home.
First things first - I planted out the herbs that I bought with me, my quite large Rosemary (which by the way has been trimmed); my oregano, just in front of the Rosemary, that is just starting to show new growth; chives on the right - they transplant well; lemon thyme, left of the oregano (I prefer this to ordinary garden thyme). This one has really pretty little flowers when blooming.
Lastly my perpetual Basil, behind the oregano an thyme.. The Bay Tree stays in the large tub (not shown here).
You can also see the small lime tree and in front of it sitting on the small wooden block is my sun dial and in the second photo it is showing the correct time (that is the time I took the photo last week.... You find where direct north is on a map of your street (Google is great for this) face the dial directly north. Then on the first day that sunlight is shining, at exactly 12.00 noon you adjust the arrow so there is NO shadow. If you go out earlier or later and do your adjustments, the time will always be out by that 1/2 hr or so. When I took this photo it was 11.35am.
Of course the time is only correct when the sun is out - no shadows and you can't tell the correct time.
Ah, I hear what you're saying - what happens when Daylight Savings begins or ends.....when you change your clocks inside the house you change the dial outside - at the first day when the sun is shining at 12.00 noon.
Mr Garden Gnome is not forgotten - he is sitting on one of the round posts that are attached to the skirting board along the garden bed. He loves it there - a bit of sun to keep warm and he is doing a marvellous job of looking after my plants. And he has to take special care of my lemon tree.
Next is the planting out of some of the cuttings and pots I bought with me. Still working on it. Will post more photos when finished.
First things first - I planted out the herbs that I bought with me, my quite large Rosemary (which by the way has been trimmed); my oregano, just in front of the Rosemary, that is just starting to show new growth; chives on the right - they transplant well; lemon thyme, left of the oregano (I prefer this to ordinary garden thyme). This one has really pretty little flowers when blooming.Lastly my perpetual Basil, behind the oregano an thyme.. The Bay Tree stays in the large tub (not shown here).
You can also see the small lime tree and in front of it sitting on the small wooden block is my sun dial and in the second photo it is showing the correct time (that is the time I took the photo last week.... You find where direct north is on a map of your street (Google is great for this) face the dial directly north. Then on the first day that sunlight is shining, at exactly 12.00 noon you adjust the arrow so there is NO shadow. If you go out earlier or later and do your adjustments, the time will always be out by that 1/2 hr or so. When I took this photo it was 11.35am.Of course the time is only correct when the sun is out - no shadows and you can't tell the correct time.
Ah, I hear what you're saying - what happens when Daylight Savings begins or ends.....when you change your clocks inside the house you change the dial outside - at the first day when the sun is shining at 12.00 noon.Mr Garden Gnome is not forgotten - he is sitting on one of the round posts that are attached to the skirting board along the garden bed. He loves it there - a bit of sun to keep warm and he is doing a marvellous job of looking after my plants. And he has to take special care of my lemon tree.
Next is the planting out of some of the cuttings and pots I bought with me. Still working on it. Will post more photos when finished.
4 comments:
All this hard work will be worth it and then you will have lots to enjoy. Take care.
Hope it all grows well for you.
Joy, I enjoyed reading about your relocation--what a task--and am so glad you have a little planting area. I moved two rosemary plants several years ago; one did not make it, but the other is a huge bush which allows me to share cuttings with friends and restaurant chefs. It is so interesting to share quilting with friends around the world!
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Great start to your garden, hope it soon takes off for you. It's great to have fresh herbs and fruit.
Happy Birthday!
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