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[The Grockle]

It's been a very wet spring in dorset with a big downpour today. Has anyone else's garden seen big growth this year? Our Acers and Hakonechloa Macras have been particularly vigorous.

 

[Weststander]

@WATFORD zero I glanced past security into your private road, to see if your meadow had survived the BHCC sit-on mower scalping. Looks good, well done for putting in the stakes .

For some reason, all the rain?, my verge meadow is advanced compared to this time last year. Already Cornflowers and Yellow Rattle. So beautiful.

 

[WATFORD zero]

@WATFORD zero I glanced past security into your private road, to see if your meadow had survived the BHCC sit-on mower scalping. Looks good, well done for putting in the stakes .

For some reason, all the rain?, my verge meadow is advanced compared to this time last year. Already Cornflowers and Yellow Rattle. So beautiful.

The BHCC bloke got me once a few weeks ago, so I took your lead and added loads more posts to the four big white ones he somehow managed to mow around
I think I've lost some of the early stuff as a result, but there's bits coming through now

 

[Weststander]

The BHCC bloke got me once a few weeks ago, so I took your lead and added loads more posts to the four big white ones he somehow managed to mow around
I think I've lost some of the early stuff as a result, but there's bits coming through now

I was caught by his Feb butchery, didn’t realise they started in winter! You should be fine as meadow wildflowers are inherently slow starters.

Two other things I do are to gently remove Dandelions with their entire tap root as they can smother, also with bare patches I planted small specimens of eg Achillea Terracotta.

 

[WATFORD zero]

It's been a very wet spring in dorset with a big downpour today. Has anyone else's garden seen big growth this year? Our Acers and Hakonechloa Macras have been particularly vigorous.

My Acer obviously liked the conditions this year, it's now over 10ft high

 

[The Grockle]

My Acer obviously liked the conditions this year, it's now over 10ft high

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That's an incredible Acer. I have the same variety but much, much smaller!

 

[Weststander]

My Acer obviously liked the conditions this year, it's now over 10ft high

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Is that a rare example of Acer pseudoplatanus right behind it?

 

[WATFORD zero]

Is that a rare example of Acer pseudoplatanus right behind it?

You're very good on these obscure ones