Daily Archives: December 27, 2018

A post-christmas tip around in the garden

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We managed a couple of hours out in the garden today. The sun was shining and it was still a bit nippy but it was good to get out there after a good few months of watching the back getting untidy. Even that hour or two made a difference, the side bed was cleaned up and a half a Lewisham Council brown bin was filled with slimy rotting comfrey, weeds and prunings. It was nice to see actual plants (not bindweed) and the garden path again!

At the end of the session it was good to sit down with a cup of tea then a rum and coke in front of the new addition to the Weeds garden (above) and watch the flames as the sun went down and contemplate on when the next trip in the garden will be.

If you don’t hear from us before, have a great new year and see you in 2019!

Awakening of the beast

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It seems like it was only the other week we were planting the strange looking root crown of the Foxtail Lily (AKA Eremurus). In fact it was at the start of October (post here) that we purchased another crown from Shannon’s and this afternoon whilst tipping around in the garden we noticed it peeking its head through the ground. Fingers crossed the forthcoming cold weather won’t knock it for six (in the morning we’ll probably stick a cloche or a bit of fleece over the top for added protection).

We’ve just found a clip from an old Gardeners’ World featuring Monty Don on the Eremurus and how you plant the root crown here.

And here’s another plug for the Weeds related musical project Madtone with their tribute to the said plant “Foxtail Lily Dub (Beaming to the Caribbean)” which has been getting some super support from the likes of Andrew Weatherall, Dr Strangedub from The Echo Chamber on KFAI, the dread gardener Don Letts, Justin Robertson and more. A big cheers to them! Watch out for a vocal version of the tune in the next few months!  #FoxtailLily #shortwavesnotdead