We arrived home to a very cold house and some whining cats. I couldn't work out if they were hungry or cold. Our feline friends are rather spoilt and get their cat food augmented by tuna or prawns occasionally. So they may have been put out by the solid cat food for five days AND no heating. They are not allowed to roam the house freely either when we are away. It's a hard life.......
The cold was due to a defunct boiler. So there was no heating or hot water. The heating engineer came and I would like to say that we have heating and hot water but we don't. And we need new bits for the boiler. It's hardly five years old but you can bet it's out of warranty....
That's my boiler rant (for the time being - this is supposed to be a gardening blog!)
On the bright side some plants arrived from the Elizabeth McGregor Nursery in Kirkcudbright
http://www.elizabethmacgregornursery.co.uk/. There's nothing like a box with "Live Plants" written on the side to cheer me up........
They show every year at Gardening Scotland http://www.gardeningscotland.com/ and have some amazing plants. The plant photos were taken from the Elizabeth MacGregor catalogue
This is what I ordered:
Anemone rivularis
Nomochon pardanthina
Mecanopsis cookei
We already have anemone rivularis in the garden and it can be grown from seed. I think they are all exquisite plants and have been on my wish list for some time.
I'm hoping my plants will look as good as these photos......
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you on Blotanical, Janet. Glad you explain what "Planticru" means - I did wonder...
ReplyDeleteWe lived in Orkney for 10 years. Hence the blog name. It's a very special place. Great for a holiday especially in the summer.
ReplyDeleteJanet the photos are stunning especially like the Anemone rivularis and the Mecanopsis cookei. I will have to look out for them in the future.
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