The Community Garden :)

Ah @CheerBear I didn't know if it was a Dahlia or an Echinacea. Dahlias are very pretty. The Alyssum should not be any problem at all, just might need surface watering a bit more when it flowers. I fell in love with Alyssum in school, we used to have a class garden on the school grounds - years 1 to 7 - it was a set of display gardens.

One year we had Alyssum edging the oval garden with Lupins, I think, in the very middle, it was so pretty. I learned a great deal about gardening in those 7 years. I also had my own garden at home, mostly grew Carnations and Cornflowers with Alyssum edgings. I wanted to grow food plants but wasn't allowed, it had to be just for pleasure as dad had the big food garden.

Should have learnt more about self care from that restriction than I did, I think.

@Catcakes I too think magnolias are so beautiful, such a delightful perfume, I love them too. How lovely have the streets lined with them. @CheerBear

(I had a post written and the forum went down, I do hope I didn't forget to respond to anyone.)

@Maggie .... 💐💜💕

@Teej This is the Community Garden place I thought you might like to visit.

Morning @Former-Member, @Bunniekins, @CheerBear, @Shaz51, @Catcakes, @Faith-and-Hope and anyone else.

I thought I’d move our lovely gardening conversation over here as @Former-Member invited me over ( thank you) and I was about to write a heavy post for that thread but wanted to say a more gentle hello here.

The cool change has been awesome. My plants are loving it. I’ve really enjoyed my garden yesterday. I’m like a new mum at the moment checking on my plants every day to see what they are doing. I’m a little too excited but I’ve also found some new additions. I have new baby sage plants that have sprouted up and my sage is growing so well for the first time in 4 years. My tarragon has taken off too.

But the thing I wanted to share was that I had an unexpected win. Last year I posted a pic to @CheerBear of my cyclamen my son had given me in full bloom after not doing much for the past few years. Anyway I had read that the seed pods curl so that they replant themselves as such. With this news I pushed them all in the soil a bit. My plant went dormant over summer and to my utter amazement this happened

There are at least 30 new little tubers / plants growing. I’m going to attempt to separate them after the next hot spell is over.

i hope your gardens bring you new surprises too and that today is ok.

Wonderful, just wonderful @Teej

So happy for you!

Thanks @Former-Member 🤗

@Teej Your potted plants look great Teej look great. I must remember that about the cyclamen ... I had no idea!!!!

Yep there is hope @Catcakes 😄, my cyclamen was very neglected for a long time. Last year I think I found the right spot for it.

@Bunniekins Yes I was surprised. The down side is that I also read that it takes nine months (lol after me talking about mothering baby plants) for the new plants to flower. That puts me in December so I don’t think I’ll see flowers from them this year. Will keep you posted if they do though 👍😄

well im about to tend to them and start my day at 12:17 😳 happy gardening trails to all 💜🤗