Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Garden News

Am back with a garden update after a long quiet spell.


To start with, sun-face has a new friend. And my plans with the creepers have finally fallen in place. So now sun-face and black-face make quite a duo next to the morning glory creeper.


The morning glory also goes up our iron trellis and is full of magenta flowers every other morning. Looking at its branches reaching out skywards, the kids have named it the 'beanstalk' (from Jack and the Beanstalk).

Another of my favourites, the railway creeper has started climbing up the trellis in the kids' balcony, and gives us cheerful mauve flowers everyday.


As the mornings and evenings turn cool, one can see vibrant growth in the greens. It is just the right time to be planning the winter blooms, and so I have sown some seeds and am peeking in to check new saplings everyday. Nasturtiums and petunias have already shown up!

But my chrysanthemums are growing too slowly. I'm almost scared they won't grow fast enough to bloom this coming season. Any ideas how to make them grow better?

2 comments:

Maria said...

pretty :) im also tryin to wind up my money plants so that reach up higher on the wall....what did u use for ur creepers to wind up on?

Creative Rumblings said...

I usually support them with sticks when they are smaller and then use regular string to tie them up to wherever they should be climbing.

Hope that helps and happy gardening! :)

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