Hello friends,

The glasshouse is super full at the moment with all the seedlings growing in preparation for planting out into the garden. I recently began planting out some of the hardier annuals when I ran out of potting containers to grow more seeds.

First up was my collection of different Keith Hammett sweet peas. I basically planted them wherever I found vertical growing space for them.

Next up was to plant out my three Calendula varieties, Calendula officinalis, Calendula Sunset Tones, and Calendula Strawberry Blonde. I already have a lot of Calendula officinalis growing in the front garden, so I planted those out in the back garden that has just been redesigned. I then planted the Sunset Tones and Strawberry Blonde varieties in both the front and back gardens. Eventually they'll all breed with one another and set seed, and I'll have heaps of different coloured Calendula everywhere.

And lastly, I went to a local garden center and bought two hostas that were in the back garden redesign plan. I bought the varieties Purple Heart and Sleeping Beauty for underneath the deciduous magnolia tree.

It's already been a couple of weeks, and both hostas are already growing strongly after some protection from slugs and snails.

We've had a frost already this week, and one more is possible, so the rest of the seedlings will have to wait until next week at least.

Have a wonderful day

Julie-Ann

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Tags: 2024, Calendula, Flower Garden, Garden, Gardening, Glasshouse, Hosta, Hostas, Spring, Sweet Peas