Thursday 9 December 2010

My little garden in japan December 2010

Hello everybody!
I am sorry for my little absence this past week. I suddenly got very busy with school and other things and I had to concentrate all my effort on it. It got me in the middle of the carnival, so I did not had a chance to finish seeing all the great favorite plants you input. The good news is that I am free now and I will get to see all the great post that joined. Thank you!



I am very happy! The carnival was a complete success. I did not expected more than 20 submissions , but we got almost 50. Thank you very much to everyone that participated and also to those who came for a visit to see all the great posts. I appreciate the effort, the time and the encouragement. It was great hosting and having everybody drop by here.

I think after this it would be great to have more, but first we have to come up with a new theme and date, preferably next year to have some time for the holidays and to freshen up. Maybe a new year gardening resolutions post carnival would be nice? What do you guys think, any ideas?

Thank you again, I have been enjoying blogging and meeting everybody. It has been really a blast.


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My little garden in december


Ok, now for the status of my little garden lately.

  • The cold frame V2.0 is working, The sprouts are big and healthy, they will need to be taken outside soon.

  • There have been some really strong winds lately, so my flowers are a bit bald, but I am sure they will recover soon.

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Winter cosmos is a bit fragile, and always get very hurt by the wind but it recovers quickly and nicely


  • The strawberries seem to have caught some strength, because all of them are developing new leaves, even the one in quarantine.

  • The globe amaranth started to dry, but it was to be expected of the annual, I am surprised it lasted so long. Other flowers are also starting to get to the end of their season, but I think they will still last a bit more.

  • The geranium are still blooming, but they don't seem to have any new buttons, so I am guessing those are their last flowers for the season.

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The beautiful last geranium flowers of the season


  • The herbs are doing great too. They seem to be growing very nicely. Only the dill suffered a bit from the winds because it one of the tallest. It was swinging so hard that I thought it will get torn away, and I put it in. I think that save it and it didn't got any real damage.

  • The grapevine, the maple and the blueberries started to drop the leafs, I think winter is finally coming.

  • All the rest of the plants seem to be doing great.

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The stock still has beautiful flowers


I have been a bit stingy on water for them because I don't want to have any powdery mildew like last year, but they seem to be happy even so.

How about you? how is your garden lately?

18 comments:

  1. And your stocks should give you some perfume too. Not wind that is the trouble here at the moment just ice and snow.

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  2. Dear Fer, There still seems to be a lot of activity in your garden. Mine has been tucked up in bed for some time now and will re-emerge in early Spring. The very cold and icy weather in the UK has meant for some magical snow and frost scenes but not so good for getting about!!

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  3. There are still beautiful blooms in your garden eventhough it's already in winter. Our trouble here is monsoon, too much rain!

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  4. Hi Fer; good to see you back in circulation again. I had been wondering why you were so uncharacteristically silent! Hope the studying pays off in the end...
    My garden is not doing much at present -- the temperatures in the UK have been very cold just recently, and things are really just "surviving" rather than growing. I wish I had geraniums flowering like you do, but mine are all indoors now, and pruned very hard to keep them from going soft over Winter.

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  5. I will add my voice to those who are amazed that your little garden is still going strong. Personally I haven't seen the lawn or ground for weeks due to the snow!

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  6. Your little balcony garden still have beautiful colours from the blooms! I enjoyed the carnival too so hope to have many more in the future..Happy holidays to you!

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  7. The geranium have pretty bloom! a bit like periwinkle! You have lovely garden!

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  8. Your little garden probably has more varieties of flowers than I do.

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  9. Your little garden is going so well! Bravo!
    It's no time for gardening here in northern Italy, at the moment we have 4°C outside here. I'll have to be patient until the end of March ... :(

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  10. Hi again Fer; About your idea for another blog carnival: I think it would be great to do another one -- maybe towards the end of January, when everyone will need cheering-up after the holidays have been forgotten. Your idea of "New Year Resolutions" is good. A variation on this theme could be: name the plant you most want to grow this next year, and say why.

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  11. Dear Fer - even now your little garden is still charming. Particularly like the delicate Cosmos.

    Laura

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  12. The gardens in Croatia are under the deep cover of snow at the moment. You can check it out on my blog. By the way, thank you for the visit.
    I like Mark's idea for the next blog carnival. Let's all write the post about the plant we want to grow the next season... Bye for now.

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  13. Hello Fer, thank you again for hosting the carnival! I like your idea of garden resolutions - was actually thinking about them earlier today. Your little garden still looks so sunny and vibrant!

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  14. It sounds like you've been quite busy. I enjoyed your flower photos. Stock is one of my favorite annuals to grow. I love the color of yours.

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  15. Your garden looks to be still going strong, plenty of colour still to be had. Enjoy it while it lasts.

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  16. Thank you very much! Is great to be back. and being a bit less busy. Also, I think I am lucky in here is not that much snow.

    I love the idea of the next carnival being about choosing one plant for the new year garden resolutions.

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  17. Hi Fer. You have great progress in your garden Well done! I enjoy every post you wrote here.

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  18. Hi Fer,
    I was wondering too about when your next carnival would be. Am looking forward to it.Good luck with your exams and studies as well.
    Rosie

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