I bought my May plant at our local village plant fair
Abutilon Megapotamicum
Bit of a mouthful, common name is Trailing Abutilon
I love the flowers on it they remind me of chinese lanterns,
More details of the plant can be found here
With all this gorgeous weather we are being spoilt with I am up to date on outside jobs
giving me plenty of time to work on the pretty garden, creeping buttercup and hairy bittercress are the worse invasive weeds here
I am making headway through the borders clearing out as much as possible to try and prevent them for seeding and spreading even more, as sections of borders are cleared I am topping them off with a thick mulch of Alapca poo, I did lose a few plants over that cold winter we had but on the whole most have survived and pests so far are minimal.
That looks very pretty Dawn.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful plant, your garden is looking good.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks beautiful Dawn.
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I knew I'd missed the Plant Fair - drat! What a stunning plant that is. Your garden is looking great - I am plodding away with my mattocking up brambles and nettles so I can get the new veg. plot established, but it's slow going and the pollen season is about to hit properly.
ReplyDeletelike your abutilon Dawn. We are desperate for rain here in the Dales and things are looking very thirsty.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks great.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks lovely, unlike ours which looks more like a field of hay than a proper garden!
ReplyDeleteYour pretty garden is beautiful! What a treat to be able to keep it up and keep it so pretty. So much of homesteading is such dirty work. It's nice to have areas set aside to rest the eyes and lift the spirit.
ReplyDeleteThat plant is beautiful! I love the colours. And your garden too, so nice! :)
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