Siris's Blog archive

Identification of Hosta, Help needed

As I mentioned in a Question earlier, I accidentally erased the pencil labels on...

Replacement Goldfish.

Yesterday we had torrential rain here, which refilled my pond, that was part full,...

That Was Quick

I read about a method of speeding up the time it takes to flower a Bearded Iris grown...

Before and After, For Dan.

Thanks to your photos Dan, I have smartened up the edge of my bottom pond,at least...

Death and Destruction

I squashed the first red Lily beatle today, it was on one of my Snakes head Fritillaries....

A National Garden Scheme garden

A National Garden scheme garden is a private garden open on certain days to the public,...

Best value Tulips. Siris to the rescue.

When to the rubbish tip to dispose of some brick rubble last summer. The skip is...

Tender Plants

These tubs of tender plants are along the inside wall of our lean-to conservatory,...

No Presents.

What to get for our friends' Wedding Aniversery, in 2015 (No presents)? We were in...

To Finish the Illusion.

I would like to live in a rural area or at least create the illusion of living in...

Front, back, and sides.

Some of the Hellebores which I have in the front garden:- And the back garden:- Although...

January 31st 2016

A wet and windy day. I can't believe my Camellia 'Donation' is in full bloom, despite...