Pots tubs pouches baskets wall-hangers beds pond banks hedges compost heap greenhouse begonias busy lizzies geraniums petunias roses pansies sedums fuschias chrysanths shrubs trees lawns palms daffs daisies lobelias snapdragons primulas foxgloves weeds tomatoes potatoes onions weeds garlic shallots leeks broad beans weeds runner beans french beans cucumbers weeds purple sprouting broccoli brussels sprouts winter cabbage weeds lettuces spring greens summer cabbages raspberries parsnips carrots weeds jerusalem artichokes pests diseases frogs newts toads birds butterflies ants bees wasps weeds molesthelittleb@stards foxes rabbits hares bats dragonflies damsel flies weeds apples barbecue wine bottles two cats mice shrews hedgehogs grass snakes worms worms worms weeds weeds weeds
Is it worth it?
Though rough winds do shake the darling buds of May
Though summer's lease hath all too short a date
Though oft too hot the eye of heaven shines
Though every fair from fair sometime declines:
- the answer is yes!
(with apologies to the Bard)
I won't use non-organic sprays and I found that Bordeaux is next to useless, so I'll wait until the spuds have bulked up just a bit more then cut off all the tops. We must have similar climates. Griselinia grows like wildfire in my garden and I have lots of a bold, red-flowered Escallonia in the hedges. The odd Pittosporum or two as well. Global warming has meant that I can keep my olive tree outdoors all year, and my pelargoniums nearly always survive the winter these days.
