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4th Sunday, Allotment self management committee meeting first thing and then just a quick spot of harvesting on the plot, potatoes, green beans and apples.
The afternoon and early evening was spent in the front garden. 3 of the 14 half barrels that line one side of the front path were refreshed; one of the shrubs, a Lonicera Red Tips was planted directly into the ground. Another, a Hydrangea was planted in the centre Quaker pot adjacent the stone wall. The lavender was divided into two with one going into the right-hand Quaker pot.
One of the half barrels was planted up with lavender at the centre and then purple tulipa bulbs ("Purple Prince", "Flaming Prince","Parrot Prince" and "Blue Diamond"). Another half barrel had the sedum and cyclamen and other plants replanted with the refreshed compost. The third half barrel was planted up with Sambucus nigra Black Lace in the centre surrounded by Tulipa "Banja Luka" and "Queensland", Puschkinia scilloides, Scilla forbesii "Rosea" along with a mix of Muscari around the edge of the barrel. Some selfsown wallflowers that were growing around the base of the barrels were potted up to be planted elsewhere when I can find a space. Out of the two large bags of compost harvested from the first compost bin just half a bag remained by the time I had finished.
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