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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jan 15, 2006 12:19:47 GMT 1
This thread is for the members here who have kindly bought 'Little Bits of Welsh Woodland/Meadow/Stream bank' from this area along the banks of Llys Nant... It's not the best time of year to take photos, but as I've had some of these turfs regularly over the years and had to plant some plants and saplings out into the garden or hedgerows, I see what I can do. For a start, this buddelia is about 10' tall now and beyond it the elder must feed or provide perches for a multitude of local birds - including the two that you can see roosting in it!
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Post by Selina the Moorland Minx on Jan 17, 2006 10:57:22 GMT 1
Mine arrived safely this morning Al and I'm going to hunt out a pot to plant it in this morning. I'm really quite excited about what might spring into life from my little bit of Wales, The majority of Robs family are originally from Wales and although he doesnt have much contact with them now it is going to be a big reminder for him of his Gran who sadly passed away nearly 3 years ago. Its going to be our remembrance pot for her and hopefully we will have something from this to maybe plant on her grave later on as a further remembrance.
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jan 17, 2006 11:06:34 GMT 1
That's lovely, Selina, and I am faily certain tht your bit contains at least one wood violet. Those remind me of my grandmother who passed away in the 1970s, aged 99 years. She loved violets.
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Post by Selina the Moorland Minx on Jan 17, 2006 14:25:21 GMT 1
It is safely potted, I will take a piccy later and add to this, I can see clearly some wild strawberries but can't really make out much else, I'll have to look up what violets look like to have a closer inspection.
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Post by mugsy on Jan 17, 2006 15:41:16 GMT 1
How do you look after these when you get them?
I am not a gardener, a friend does mine but I do like to see it looking nice.
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jan 17, 2006 18:18:12 GMT 1
Margaret, I usually keep the bits I have grown mainly in containers in my back yard where it is shady and easy to water. Apart from potting or planting out the odd thing that may need that or else grows too big, and making sure it doesn't dry out, they don't really need much looking after. Perhaps tweaking out an obviosly unwanted plat, sucjh as, perhaps, a stinging nettle or something that has seeded itself into the planter like a dandelion, which I have never seen growing along the stream bank. I usually leave the moss in my planters, as that does grown naturally over the area and in some places I even harvest it to line hanging baskets. Saplings I pot on in the autumn and usually plant out into gaps in the hedgerows when bigger. Some violets I have planted in the garden, too, where they are flourishing.
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jan 17, 2006 22:51:53 GMT 1
I am looking forward with interest to following the progress of these and it is great that they will be all over the British Isles, too. All four listed on ebay have at least one bid so far, too.
It's been damp and drizzly here the last couple of days, so I've not ventured out to the place with a camera. Not having very good mobility, I don't want to risk a slip on wet turf. When I do get more photos, I'll post them here.
Last time I walked the other (Nant Clydach) stream bank I noticed one area becoming very undercut and in danger of being washed away. I aim to try and collect some interesting turfs from that area before it goes, and as long as I can do so safely. It is an area where I have noticed bluebells growing, too. It will be sad to lose those, so I'll try to rescue what I can and replant in a safer location - probably along the Llys Nant bank.
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Post by Rupert's Momma on Jan 19, 2006 20:40:06 GMT 1
Sorry for the delay - my piece of Wales arrived safely yesterday, and has been planted up today Selina, that is a lovely idea of a memorial for Rob's Gran. Ours will of course be a memorial for Peaches - very appropriate that it contains a strawberry plant, as she loved a little piece of Strawberry. ;D The turf was beautifully packed: And here it is planted...clockwise from the beech leaves, you can see the Wild Strawberry, Wood Violets, Ivy and some Moss {not sure of the species LOL}
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Post by Selina the Moorland Minx on Jan 19, 2006 21:20:32 GMT 1
I keep meaning to take a piccy of mine, I've put some small pebbles around the edge of the pot to help keep the moisture in and to stop the soil drying out as much in the summer.
Two memorials so far, I think they are great tributes to a loved ones memory.
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jan 20, 2006 0:44:49 GMT 1
If either of you have tree seeds in your pieces, thse will take a while to germinate. Selina, if yours is kept in a shady place and you remember to water it during hot weather, it should be fine with the moss allowed to spread over the surface. Gravel, if around the plants such as the violets, could limit their ability to seed. They will flower come the spring and I now have several plants in the garden growing from seed from my first.
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Post by Rupert's Momma on Feb 16, 2006 22:20:55 GMT 1
Well I'm hoping to do a monthly update...this one is slightly early as we are going away. One month on, all the plants are settling in nicely. The Wild Strawberry has a new leaf, but has been frosted so looking slightly dishevelled now... I hadn't realised how well the violets were doing until I compared the two photos
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Feb 17, 2006 2:23:03 GMT 1
Is that a bit of brown beech mast I see in both photos, Nicki? If so, perhaps a wee poke down might help it get started later in the spring. It will have had a chance to stratify with the frosting, if so.
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Post by Rupert's Momma on Feb 17, 2006 20:42:21 GMT 1
Thanks Al - will give it a good poke
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Post by snugglebug on Feb 20, 2006 20:45:14 GMT 1
Hello everyone, Sorry for the delay. I received my portion of Wales a few weeks ago...one of the ones from an Ebay auction. I still haven't taken a photo yet as my camera software is playing up. So far I can see moss and wild strawberries. I'm looking forward to seeing what might pop up in the Summer, but it doesn't really matter to me what grows and what doesn't....it's just nice to have a pot of foreign parts on the patio....sounds awful! lol Snug x
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Feb 20, 2006 21:41:48 GMT 1
I wanted one of just moss and ivy to plant over a tub of miniature daffodil bulbs a couple of years ago, Snug. Chose it carefully but ended up with two saplings sprouting as well. One was a rowan, the other a beech.
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Post by Rupert's Momma on Mar 19, 2006 15:09:40 GMT 1
Well here we are at two months already I *think* I can see a bud on the Violet It all survived the snow - couldn't even see the pot for a few days
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Mar 19, 2006 15:12:17 GMT 1
No it is my turn not to see your image, Nicki.
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Post by Rupert's Momma on Mar 19, 2006 15:16:03 GMT 1
Sorry Al it should come up now - I still can't see our Avatars
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Post by Selina the Moorland Minx on Mar 31, 2006 12:08:07 GMT 1
The latest piccy from my little bit of wales
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Mar 31, 2006 12:28:26 GMT 1
You've got a celandine flowering, Selina! I have one out, too. (But can't find the camera! What's new? )
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