As I lay poorly in my sick bed, I watch an hour and a half of gardening tonite, a year at Kew, a repeat I know, but I love that series, that make a garden revisited with Mr T, then Gardeners World.
Would like to say, I very much liked the look of Joe Swifts hanging baskets with the succulents in. I have seen them made into balls using house leeks, but i thought they looked fab, and ideal for the water shortage problem. I would have probably used some water retaining gel as all plants need some water, even the succulents, but it certainly gave me a few ideas!
EJ. Glad you found something interesting to watch. As said on another thread hope you are soon back to your normal working/busy life. Take care.
Lorna
Ah!! EJ, Sorry you aren't feeling very well! Hope you feel better soon. :) busy_lizzie
EJ really hope you're feeling better soon. Best wishes.
My best wishes for getting well, too :)
Oh you lot! Thank you for the kind messages and lots of pm's wishing me well! I am feeling a lot better now and managed to water the greenhouse and plant a few sunflowers with number one son this morning before the rain.
I am definately going to give the Joe Swift hanging basket idea a go this year. I have a nice shaped basket, all I have to do is get a liner and my darling to put a bracket up and I am away! ;D
That's good news, EJ. Oops, sorry we did go off topic, but all in a good cause, eh ;).
I missed the prog last night so watched on the 'puter this morning, thanks to your post. I like the sound of those succulent baskets too. I don't have a basket or bracket yet and my darling wouldn't know one end of a drill from the other ;D. Post a piccie when you've done yours, won't you.
Well, other half took me for some retail garden shopping therapy this afternoon, (bought me another bamboo for a corner by the greenhouse and a fab brown/red trillium), and they had a whole selection of succulents on special...you know, one of those £1.95 each or buy 4 for £6, sooooooooooooooooo altho I resisted temptation as I don't yet have the said basket ready, I have a bracket, so tomorrow I will get it fitted and then I might go invest those six little pounds! ;D I will photograph the entire saga! ;D ;D