We get used to fast temperature changes, but a drop of 15 ° C from one day to the next is quite difficult for many plants with which you can finish.
And that is without the almost drought conditions with which they have been faced in the past two months.
There was a small amount of rain here, but not even 1 mm, and there is no longer the forecast because the temperature will rise again.
Our water supply continues to reduce and it may be in good time that the diploma in garden design students visits the garden of Beth Chatto next week, where you can see the gravel garden and the hard conditions under which plants can survive and even thrive.
Broad beans are in the poly tunnel early (Image: Norfolk School of Gardening) The greenhouse doors are closed again at night, but we were busy moving plants outside and in a shady, standing area, which should make them less stressed if the temperatures rise again and definitely reduces the amount of irrigation required.
It was a very busy week in the classroom and in the gardens.
We had another bricklayal course (the last thing before the summer is in June) the hottest day of the year, but he managed to find a shady place under the trees to mix lime mortar, to create a corner and several courses of a wall.
The students ended with some showed on an old wall.
Farewell to the cherry blossom for another year (Image: Norfolk School of Gardening) It is a useful course that gives the students the skills to do small bricklayers around the garden, including increased beds, steps and retaining walls as well as repairs on existing walls.
The recent cohort of the certificate in Practical Horticulture has ended its second week and learned to cultivate the ground and to assess the kind of floor you have in your garden so that you can choose the right plants.
We have another beautiful, diverse group of students who are at the age of 21 to 60.
Some work or want to work as professional gardeners, others have gardeners for years, but they want to take care of their own garden better.
Base wall (Image: Norfolk School of Gardening) It is a great course that always gets very enthusiastic reviews.
The next one, from September 12th, will fill up, but let us know if you want further information.
Many of our courses are now fully booked, but these are some that have some rooms available.
Let us know if you want to join us:
· Sustainable cutting garden – May 21st
· Grenzdesign – June 4th and 18th
· Advanced Practical Garting – June 11th
· Basic Mauring – June 12th
· Development of an annual maintenance plan – June 25th
· Summer sharpness – June 26th
· Introduction to the garden design – September 11th
· Certificate in practical horticulture – September 12th
Pink Banksiae 'Lutea' (Image: Norfolk School of Gardening)Appendix of the week
Rosa Banksiae 'Lutea' is a wonderful, pornless rose with small, glossy, dwarf leaves and pretty hanging sprays made of small, double, light yellow flowers that have a light fragrance and appear in April and May.
This is the hardest variety of Rosa Banksiae.
Large and strong, it is a good choice to cover a rose arch or a pergola, support support in a house or even train through a tree.
Mulch every year with well -blended manure or compost.
Flowers are worn for the growth of the second or third year. So avoid cropping something other than dead wood or crossing stems.
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