Today it’s cloudy and rainy, with temperatures of 25°C/20°C.I had been sweating for days, but the past few days have been cool and comfortable. Last week, I finally got rid of the violas, tulips, and other winter flowers.Now that spring has passed its peak and we are beginning to hear the footsteps of summer, we
Before last summer, I passed by a house where the rose Cocktail” was always blooming beautifully.It was the first time she had seen someone taking care of the plants, so she talked to them, and as a result, she received a “Cocktail” cutting, which she had always admired. Since then, it has gone through summer
Spring is rapidly getting warmer, and then summer is approaching, but I have no plans for gardening this summer.The only ones I could think of were petunias, which are easy to care for, and Euphorbia Diamondfrost, which I have been keeping together through cuttings.Well, it’s still a long way off, so I thought it would
The beginning of February starts with this group planting, which is currently very active.20240205_11Premium viola deejay “White Imp”Princess Clover “Dark Debbie” This is what it looked like when I planted it two and a half months ago. Here is the article from that time. I expected it to be full of clover, but I was
My balcony has been practicing natural cultivation without fertilizers or pesticides since around October last year.Things were going well, and although the flowers were smaller and fewer in number than usual, I could clearly see that there were fewer insects and diseases, and the plants themselves were healthier. Meanwhile, for the first time in a
How many years ago was the first time I heard about Saintpaulia?The flowers were so cute that my eyes turned into hearts, but I didn’t touch them because they weren’t in very good condition.She disappeared, but I finally found her after a long time. Saintpaulia Barbados There were many colors, but the one she fell
Viola decollete nowEven though it’s winter, it’s warm and the flowers are blooming on my balcony, but the viola décolletage is the most lively plant right now. Although it is called a viola, the flowers are about 4 cm in diameter and look like pansies. Very gorgeous.It’s really producing a lot of flowers.The flowers are
What I found on Instagram this winter isA collection of lilies of the valley, white primroses, white crocuses, and some other things.It was all white, but I admired how pure and cute it was. At the end of the year, I found budding bulbs of lily of the valley and daffodils.She put it in the
This winter has been warm, so the violas are growing rapidly on my sunny balcony.Among them, Antique Viola Frosted Chocolate Premium is showing remarkable growth. It’s grown quite a bit (elongated) and feels a little stretched out.I was thinking of cutting it down, but it’s going to get colder now and I’m sad that there
This year, it doesn’t get very cold, so I was having trouble figuring out when to prune the plants to survive the winter.In the end, I put the scissors in on January 2nd of the new year, so I’ll write about the process this time. First up is Chocolate Cosmos “Akatonbo” Awayuki.Even though they were
