Guerilla Gardening II
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Guerilla Gardening II
As GoY won’t let me add more photos to my first blog on Guerilla Gardening I’ve decided to start a 2nd instalment!
This morning I went to water the planters & while I was at it I gave them a good weeding! As you will see by the pictures I took before & after there were a great many weed seedlings (mostly). It took me about 15 mins to do each of the 2 with the Geraniums! The one with the Cosmos & Sunflower I left alone! (The WC for the local moggies!)
Variegated Geraniums with weeds:
Variegated Geraniums without weeds:
Variegated Geraniums & Fuchsias with weeds:
Variegated Geraniums & Fuchsias without weeds:
Cosmos, Sunflower & Morning Glory:
Sunflower in planter:
Cosmos flowers in planter:
Cosmos flowers in planter:
Cosmos flower stem with blackflies:
Many of the stems of the Cosmos were thick with blackflies! But I guess they will have to put up with them!
Morning Glory flower in planter
I may, possibly, do another blog at the end of September!
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- 28 Aug, 2024
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Thanks, Grandad for your encouragement! π As for the Cosmos being left to self-seed I don't think so. Though if any seeds make it through next year's planting, provided they don't mess up what I think of doing then, can stay! Rather like the self-sown Sunflower! At the same time I have to be aware of what the Town Council gardeners do next year, after all they are responsible for the planters not me! Though I may plant late I will have to wait & see what they do - if anything!
I've bought some bags of Daffodils to put in them but I don't want to be spending money if I can help it. Especially as they may be pulled up by the gardeners!
29 Aug, 2024
Itβs nice that you are doing this. Have you asked your council if they intend doing anything with the planters for Spring, or any time?
30 Aug, 2024
No, I've not got in contact with them.
30 Aug, 2024
It's good that you put the photos in a new blog because nobody would have known about them if you'd added them to the old one, there is no way of letting people know about things like that.
31 Aug, 2024
Thanks for that Hywel! π I took a few more photos this morning!
1 Sep, 2024
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Thanks for the update, your efforts are showing results, and I'm sure brighten up the area
Will you let the cosmos self seed there, or plan different for next year?
29 Aug, 2024