tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896075799067375807.post560694964366218057..comments2023-08-07T11:03:39.732+01:00Comments on Our 21st century guide to the good life..: Green is the old... Green?Martin and Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156539747964207702noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896075799067375807.post-16751575235900307932011-06-20T09:51:35.535+01:002011-06-20T09:51:35.535+01:00Nome - I'm glad I'm not the only person wh...Nome - I'm glad I'm not the only person who wasn't overly keen on flowers in the beginning but has incorporated them in to their garden/plot now.<br /><br />Mark - I made some drainage holes in the tubtrug using a screwdriver.<br /><br />Mo - I am sure the bees will definately benefit from all these new flowers. They seem to love the broad bean flowers at the moment, so do the wild bumble bees. We might have a go at eating the marigolds, but I am a bit dubious as to how they would taste. I'm not the biggest fan of their scent, but I don't want to prejudge.<br /><br />Becky - They do look great don't they, but like you said the vegetable crop maximisation is lacking.<br /><br />Thanks for all your lovely comments.<br /><br /><br />Happy Gardening!<br /><br />Martin :0)Martin and Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16156539747964207702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896075799067375807.post-76299498521227049522011-06-20T09:22:18.552+01:002011-06-20T09:22:18.552+01:00Hey Martin, I used to feel the same about flowers,...Hey Martin, I used to feel the same about flowers, but actually they can be really good for your garden - the right ones can help attract pollinating insects, and certain flowers deter certain bad guys too! I always make sure to grow marigolds (deter some soil pests), nasturtiums (you can eat the flowers - they make a salad look amazing!), borage (hoverflies love blue, and they deter some baddies), petunias (under the asparagus, to put the asparagus beetles off - it really helps!), poached egg plant (bees LOVE them), wild pansies (also edible) and sunflowers (you can save the seeds to eat as long as you beat the birds, and you can even save the stems to use as canes!). Blue and yellow flowers attract the most insects.<br /><br />Read this: http://www.ghorganics.com/page2.htmlNomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883852903828005065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896075799067375807.post-80062715220936936742011-06-20T08:02:58.912+01:002011-06-20T08:02:58.912+01:00I'm so pleased you have flowers. Not only do t...I'm so pleased you have flowers. Not only do they look good, they help with pests as you say, and are good for the bees ;) And you can eat flowers too. Marigolds are always a must for me and I wouldn't be without my lavender. I always pop some Sweetpeas in with the beans and peas too. Climbers are good as they take less space. <br />It's looking lovely, though. That splash of colour makes a real difference... and your bees will thank you for it ;) MoMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05252983027018111307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896075799067375807.post-86593283881494123092011-06-19T23:05:06.145+01:002011-06-19T23:05:06.145+01:00Well, I like flowers as much as anyone else but th...Well, I like flowers as much as anyone else but this year was the first year they went into my garden (just 6 marigolds) to help lure the bees in but they haven't helped much. Still I do enjoy having those marigolds in there and will keep them next year. Frankly, I don't see a whole lot of food in those pretty garden pictures. Here we have to REALLY eat so a little box of greens, just isn't going to do it, but they are pretty and if you have space (to waste) you can have mostly flowers too, lol.becky3086https://www.blogger.com/profile/01026872543168452124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896075799067375807.post-23383471373721707702011-06-19T17:46:58.131+01:002011-06-19T17:46:58.131+01:00Do you make holes for drainage in the tub-trugs?
T...Do you make holes for drainage in the tub-trugs?<br />They certainly have lightened the place up! I have one that I use for practical rather than ornamental purposes, but it is a muted green (!) colour.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896075799067375807.post-59521441061061154602011-06-19T17:35:39.720+01:002011-06-19T17:35:39.720+01:00Thanks Lottie. Can't believe how much we'v...Thanks Lottie. Can't believe how much we've done, until we look back on it.<br /><br />Have a good evening! <br /><br />MartinMartin and Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16156539747964207702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896075799067375807.post-35161009558623562432011-06-19T15:41:23.077+01:002011-06-19T15:41:23.077+01:00Amy and Martin - you have truly transformed your g...Amy and Martin - you have truly transformed your garden and it is looking gorgeousAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243672302584272760noreply@blogger.com