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Hello there. Welcome to 'out of my shed'. It's a blog about gardening in London throughout the year, with a visit now and then to some fab gardens further afield.
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Here’s a lovely street tree, now with its own new tree pit. We’ve planted it up with bulbs- Daffs & Gladiolus byzantinus- & perennials- Luzula nivea (lovely light green grass that will grow in dry shade!), Brunnera Jack Frost, Liriope, Lily of the valley, Sedum, Calaminta nepeta nepeta, Tulbaghia violacea (very drought tolerant) & Erigeron karvinskianus. We’ve been careful not to put any extra soil directly around the tree trunk & looking forward to seeing how this mini urban patch develops. Here’s a few we made earlier, with both perennial & annual planting.#streettrees #londongardens #treepit #streetgarden #northlondonFirst & last time I post cat pictures on my feed, but these boys are new additions to the household-and quite lovely!!!A bit bonkers, but who would think November could be so colourful. Must say that Nerine bowdenii has taken its time to get flowering, but happy that it’s finally revealed its gaudy beauty to the world. Meanwhile, mini Nerine undulata Crispa has been flowering for nearly a month now & still looking crinkly & delightful as the leaves fall all around it. Def more of these next year. #nerine #highgate #londongardens #autumncolours #autumnbulbsI planted 150 Narcissus ‘Yellow Cheerfulness’ on top of my front bay window today, and while gardening at this heady height, I couldn’t help notice a rather tempting sweep of completely empty similar bay roofs all along our street. Feel a project starting to ferment for next autumn!!! #narcissus #streetplanting #londongarden #frontgarden #springbulbsWaste not want not! I’ve finally cleared away the climbing beans to make room for the tulips. I think the podded beans will be great for a Tuscan bean soup, with onions, carrots, celery, garlic, finely chopped fresh rosemary & thyme (bloomin’ rubbish tv programme featuring detective lady gardeners!!), smoked paprika, chipotle (for a bit of heat), bacon & chicken stock if you’re not veggie, a selection of beans, some small pasta shapes & chopped tinned tomatoes. Very warming as the temps start to drop. Yum!Not looking good for the street tree outside my house. Can you identify fungus @thestreettree ? #streettrees #londontreesOlder posts
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Just looking for pattern ideas for 2 hedges in my front yard. I am an amateur hedge artist.
Lissa T.
James Island SC
Just wondering what kind of camera and lens you use for your beautiful photos?
Hi Bev, I use a Nikon D300 and a 18-70 f3.5-4.5 zoom. I think both body and lens are no longer available as I’ve had this equipment for some years, but I have my eye on a D700 (which you can also shoot video on) and need to research which lenses are currently out there. V.best Naomi