Saturday 11 April 2009

Murder in the Garden

Well i thought i would try my hand at some gardening this year as in the past i kill everything normally,,so why did i assume there would be an exception now?
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Well i hanged some trellis and seeing we are getting a garden shed i needed to free up a corner of the garden to accommodate this. This meant digging up plant and relocating them. Well all started well and i managed to finish the task almost but my lemon smelling plant is dying on me and i killed it by digging it up, i feel so sad this was my success story from 4yrs ago and now it looks so sad. I hurt it i am sure i did.
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Please someone advice me what i can do to save this blessing? I am a very sad Rainbow at the moment.
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This is the plant in question
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2 comments:

Barbara Bradford said...

oh your poor plants, the look like they are getting way to much water, like drowning.

When the leaf of a plant has the scent, its a general rule that they like drier conditions. Here in Oklahoma, I spread a layer of Sand under the plant which reflects the sun and keeps the base of the plant and under-leaves drrier. That way I can grow lavender here.

Hope this might help a bit

Rainbow In The Grey Sky said...

Yes exactly my poor plants i feel so guilty having up-rooted them and moved them now.
You are right my lawn is always water logged Barbara its like it does not soak up, when i was digging i hit rubble quickly , looks like the builders threw a lot of rubble when building this place and covered it with a thin layer of soil and a some grass to hide it all. Now it expalins why i never succed with Lavender :( In the pictures it had been raining all weekend so that may add to it and scince i moved the plants, the sun has not been out, so i wait and pray...lets see what unfolds.

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