thevictoriangardener: Juni 2016

Donnerstag, 30. Juni 2016

Update on rose cuttings

Dear readers,
as you might remember from a previous post, about three weeks ago I took some cuttings from roses in the hope that they would root and establish into rose plants one day. When I was looking at my cuttings this week I was very happy to find roots on three of my cuttings. Unfortunately I lost many of my other cuttings due to rotting, maybe the substrate was too wet, but as long as some cuttings make it I am more than happy. There are still about 20 cuttings, which haven´t yet rooted, but which still look healthy and I am hoping that at least some of them will still develop roots.
Since I took the cuttings from rosebushes at the Hermesvilla, also see post Hermesvilla and its beautiful roses, I don´t know the names of the roses, but maybe I can identify them once they bloom for me. Here are some pictures of the cuttings that have rooted.

As I was very happy with my small success in rooting rose cuttings, I took some new cuttings last Friday, using a different, better drained substrate. We´ll see how it goes! Please let me know in the comments whether you have ever tried to root rose cuttings and what your experiences were.

Wishing you all a lovely day!
Lisa

Dienstag, 28. Juni 2016

Selfmade garden ornament

Dear readers,
back when I was 15 I bought my own pottery oven and since then I have been enjoying doing my own ceramics for the garden. It is a great hobby, though quite time consuming and thus I do not always find time for pursuing my hobby and it gets a bit neglected from time to time. This year, however, seems to be a very creative one for me. I have been taking a lot of time for crafting my own ceramics for the garden as well as doing other garden projects, such as hypertufa. Today I´d like to show you one ceramic ornament I finished this week.

Have a great week!
Lisa

Mittwoch, 22. Juni 2016

Hydrangeas

Dear readers,
now that many roses have finished their first bloom, it is time for the hydrangeas to show their full beauty. Except one, which is planted in a flower bed, I cultivate all my hydrangeas in large pots and they have been doing great for years now. Apart from needing a lot of water on sunny days and some fertilizer in spring, they are very easy to maintain. They do much better in shady spots than in sunny ones, thus, they beautify shady spaces in the garden, in which plants such as roses might not grow. They are all "Endless Summer Hydrangeas" and as the name indicates, repeat flowering throughout summer as long as you cut back the old blooms.