SUNDAY 20 APRIL
By POPPY
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Very cold today so thought I would do something quite physical to warm up. So I worked on one half of my grasses/ferns border.
I dug everything up so that I could give the soil a good working over as it is very heavy clay with poor drainage. I turned the soil, bashed all the huge lumps to smaller ones & worked in some compost. Then re-positioned my grasses, some of which I divided.
So they are ready to get going now. I will fill the space with Astilbes, hostas & a fern or two, all of which are growing nicely in the polyhouse. Got the other side to do next.
20 Apr, 2008
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Are they slices of tree trunks making the stepping stones? Your border is so neat now! Should look lovely in the summer... :-)
20 Apr, 2008
Looks Great :)
20 Apr, 2008
That's a LOT of effort and it shows. Well done!!
One thing you might consider...... astilbes, ferns and hostas do like moisture around their roots, even during a cold wet winter, whereas ornamental grasses are not so keen on the same conditions and would prefer improved drainage.
21 Apr, 2008
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im sure after all that work you were warmed up poppy. looks good.
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