ᐅ Garden Photos Chat Corner

Ah, Haydee, I’m getting a bit jealous. I had to leave my beloved roses behind in the garden of our old apartment. So far, I’ve only managed to plant one rose here; the rest will go in this fall (two more roses in the perennial bed by the street and a climbing rose).

But right now, I’m really happy about the flower meadow I sowed on the small patch in front of our garden (this is municipal land, which we’ll restore after construction – but not with boring lawn like before, I’ve sown a flower meadow instead). I’m talking about the little piece of land in front of the fence:

I sowed the seeds just last Wednesday – so less than a week ago. And it’s already sprouting and turning green amazingly fast:

*happy*

Then you will have the first blossoms next year.
I planted 13 in November; one of them has died.
Among them are 18 a climbing rose and a Scottish hedge rose.

That's what I’m hoping for!

As placeholders, this summer there are annual perennials (stock and cosmos). But I’m looking forward to having roses again!

Steffi33 schrieb:

This year, I want to grow vegetables for the first time. To do this, I have already created garden beds without digging. I simply laid down cardboard to suppress the old lawn and weeds, then added a thick layer of compost on top. We still have plenty of compost available.

Hello @Steffi33, may I ask how the cardboard method worked for you? I have read about this trick quite often, but there is rarely any information about the time frame... how long did it take for the lawn to decompose? Thanks in advance! (And a huge compliment on your taste. You have built a beautiful home with so much greenery!)

Hello Smialbuddler... It actually worked really well. I only started using the cardboard this spring. There was one spot in the bed where I didn’t have any cardboard laid down, and that’s exactly where the old couch grass came up. I have to weed that part repeatedly. In all the other areas, the cardboard prevents it. The vegetables themselves root through without any problem.

That sounds very good, thank you! So the cardboard is still there, and you just planted the vegetables directly on top of it? Or did you dig over again? I am planning to create a larger perennial bed in the fall, and based on my experience with the same process last year, I dread having to cut through the old, very dense sod.