23-05-2025, 07:52 AM
I have a minor eye thing and have given up contacts till it heals, so I am rediscovering what the world looks like with very fuzzy edges, lol. It is surprising just how much I can still accomplish with whatever held an inch from my nose, but I must admit I am looking forward to being able to cook a proper meal, can't risk that blind as a bat. Meanwhile cheese and crackers make a very tasty dinner.
I scored another salvia in the chuck out bin this week km, it is another rampant grower that something fell on in the shop, so after a good cut back ended up at half price for me to scoop up. It has red calyxes with pink petals, so I shall put it and it's cutting clones (when it throws a few more stems) in among the purple ones, should be excellent fillers! That and a lavender coloured lantana on a single stem came home with me. I'm going to pot that up for the courtyard and also strike cuttings for the communal gardens as a filler. I have already put in a similarly coloured spreading geranium which is going mad in the poor neglected soil, low growing, scented leaves, perfect for those abandoned places, and so pretty when it flowers. The two should be happy companions.
I scored another salvia in the chuck out bin this week km, it is another rampant grower that something fell on in the shop, so after a good cut back ended up at half price for me to scoop up. It has red calyxes with pink petals, so I shall put it and it's cutting clones (when it throws a few more stems) in among the purple ones, should be excellent fillers! That and a lavender coloured lantana on a single stem came home with me. I'm going to pot that up for the courtyard and also strike cuttings for the communal gardens as a filler. I have already put in a similarly coloured spreading geranium which is going mad in the poor neglected soil, low growing, scented leaves, perfect for those abandoned places, and so pretty when it flowers. The two should be happy companions.