This week started off cool and wet with some blustery winds but ended warm, sunny, dry and surprisingly calm here in Aberystwyth. There's not much going on in the nursery in the late afternoons now that the clocks have gone back and British Summer Time has come to an end. We have to make sure we get on with things earlier in the mornings so we get the best of the daylight and any sunshine that might peek through the grey clouds.
We have been cutting back the dying foliage of our herbaceous perennials, and topping the pots with bark mulch. Not only does this protect the crowns from the forthcoming winter cold, but it discourages moss and lichens from growing on the damp soil, stops the plants getting too waterlogged, (many plants don't like their necks in water), and it looks good too.
Many shrubs are coming into their own right now, with the stems of Cornus beginning to colour up, and plants like Skimmia and Viburnum starting to come into bud. Evergreen shrubs are a valuable addition to an 'all seasons' garden, and of course many provide a winter feast for our native birds. We like to encourage wildlife into the area, so we are making sure the birds have plenty to eat as well as what they find in the wild, we are supplementing them with wild bird food in the form of mixed seed, peanuts and fat balls. We have lots of Great Tits, Blue Tits, Magpies and even a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker visiting our bird feeders. If you are feeding wildlife make sure you are giving them suitable food.
Looking good in our nursery this week:
Heucherella Tapestry
Tiarella Pink Skyrocket
Helleborus Double Queen Mixed
We've had some Halloween fun too, carving pumpkins and getting dressed up to ride the Rheidol Valley Ghost Train which goes up to Devils Bridge....Very scary, but loads of fun.
Thank you for reading our blog this week.
See you next time.
Rob & Debs
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