{"id":142284,"date":"2024-02-11T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T06:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-gardening-year-slowly-gets-to-its-feet\/"},"modified":"2024-02-11T13:08:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T06:08:42","slug":"the-gardening-year-slowly-gets-to-its-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-gardening-year-slowly-gets-to-its-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"The gardening year slowly gets to its feet"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOur London roof terrace shoots are appearing in pots, pointing the way to springElegant narcissi shoots are joined now by fat-fingered daffodil stems and tulips. The first new growth of our gardening year, outside our bedroom window. There is a delicacy about growing in pots that maybe suits Henri more than me. More architectural discipline, too. Different sizes and textures of planting dotted through the roof terrace at the top of the house.The sprawling Bengal Crimson is in bud. The other roses are asleep. A sign that concerns me is that so many geraniums are in flower. The 5ft salvia is showing last summer\u2019s blues. I suspect it is London warming, but these are blooming strongly at 0C. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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