Pruning before heavy rain

Heavy rain is forecast to continue all day and night starting tonight, and today’s temperature is 26℃/16℃.It’s irresistible to step down onto the south-facing balcony.I decided to take care of the plants while bringing them into the house. First up is hydrangea.I decided to leave it outside so I wouldn’t have to worry about it

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Light pruning of lavender

It’s cloudy in Osaka today and the temperature is 26℃/19℃.The stuffy air foreshadows rain that will continue from next week.Meanwhile, it continues to bloomI decided to prune the flowers of Nagasaki lavender “Little Mummy”. This is what it looks like before pruning. About 40cm high x 60cm wide.This is the first year since I planted

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plant summer seedlings

First up is Petunia ‘Easy Wave’ yellow.The buds were small when I bought them, but they grew in size within a few days.It looks like it has a lot of vitality, so I have high expectations. Planted on May 5th I also thinned out the nasturtium seedlings and separated them into separate pots.When there were

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Summer flower seedlings

I have prepared seedlings for the summer. I have already decided what I want this summer. Clockwise from the upper left pink flower,Pelargonium granpasso plus ‘Sweet Pink’,Veranda vegetable garden cherry tomatoes – cherry tomatoes – sweet basil,Petunia ‘Easy Wave’ yellow, Calibrachoa ‘Uno Double’ orange. Pelargoniums are only available until early summer, but my family fell

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Autumn planting, final assessment – Part 3

First of all, I planted viola “Dream Memory”, tulips, and second year snowflakes.I wanted to see the shape of a snowflake extending straight from the tricolor viola. I fell in love with Viola at first sight at the co-op in September and ordered it.When it arrived, it was still hot, and I thought it would

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Autumn planting, final assessment -Part 2

We are currently making a final assessment and reflection on the plantings we planted from autumn in order to make use of them next year. Next was the planting of Viola Farmers Craft.This is what it looked like when I first planted it. The viola was getting quite long with all its leaves, so I

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Autumn planting, final assessment -Part 1

Violas and cyclamens, which have already gone through autumn and winter, are starting to lose their momentum.It will probably be finished this week, butI’m planning to finish all the planting from autumn by the end of this month.The final assessment, including reflection points and reflections, looks like this. First of all, I planted a group

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days of pruning

There are springs of encounters and springs of partings…The beginning of days of pruning overgrown plants. First up is Brachycum Blasco.Since I planted it last fall, it has grown thick and crowded.The flowers were getting smaller and I felt sorry for them, so I decided to comb them out. Before.It’s hard to tell from the

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Rise of lavender

As the temperature gets higher and the sun gets stronger,Lavender is now on the rise on my balcony. Let me introduce you to the situation. First up is the French lavender “Rafflesberry”.I thought the flowers would be in season around May, but they are already blooming. Actually, I got this last spring and it went

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