Darkmuse's Outbox

No idea on the bush I'm afraid. But thanks for bringing it to my attention as I recently became the proud father of a daughter called Amélie.

FYI - Glossy magazines and boxes should also be okay. I believe the gloss is china clay, so harmless for composting. Unfortunately the way the clay is obtained is not necessarily harmless to the environment!

Thank you very much. Its on the kitchen windowsill at the moment which gets plenty of light through the morning.

I don't think the seeds stayed in the garden when it went under a few feet of water. I think I might put in some back work to dig out the stones and break up the soil, dump a few tons of top soil and turf/seed it later in the summer. How do I calculate how much soil I need?

I'd quite like some daisys an dandelions. I think I might now go for starting again in September as previous posters have recommended. I planted the seeds just before my garden, and house were flooded on Thursday. I don't suppose it would do them any harm, if they're still in my garden somewhere!! :(

Not to mention a Temperate House. Unfortunately not really big enough to do justice, but nice none the less.

You're not the first to suggest that, but I'd really rather have grass. We like the bees, butterflys, birds, etc that frequent the lawn. Currently have a blackbird that follows me round whenever he thinks I might disturb some food :)

I'll let you know how the grass growing goes this year. If it fails I'll dig it out over the winter and get it properly prepared for another try next year. The exercise is all good!

Thank you for the site Ajay. Whilst you are in a poetry mood there is a beautiful traditional Japanese song about cherry blossom:

Sakura, sakura
Yayoi no sora wa
Miwatasu kagiri
Kasumi ka kumo ka
Nioi o izuru
Izaya, izaya
Mi ni yukan

Sakura, sakura
Noyama mo sato mo
Miwatasu kagiri
Kasumi ka kumo ka
Asahi ni niou

Sakura, sakura
Hana zakari

A rough translation in English:

Cherry trees, cherry trees
Across the March sky
As far as I can see
Like mist or cloud
The fragrance flows
Let's go now, let's go now
Let's go and see them

Cherry trees, cherry trees
From the mountains to the valleys
As far as I can see
Like mist or cloud
Perfuming the morning sun

Cherry trees, cherry trees
Flowers in full bloom