The Very Last Palaver From The Potager (greenhouses, watering, lilies)

Well, here we are. The final Sunday at the acreage and my lovely potager. Next week, I will be at the new house, pondering and planning the new potager, greenhouse, and landscape. Will post the new blog information as soon as I get it all ready to roll. Hope you will all follow the new chapter. 

From the potager though... boy, are things ever late this year. The garlic is usually laid out to cure in the curing shed by now, but not this year. Only the two most bottom leaves have dried up so far, which means they could still use a couple of  weeks yet for the best sized bulbs.  

Not sure when to lift yours for the best and biggest bulbs? Read all about when and how to go about harvesting and curing your garlic HERE.  

I have begun lifting mine already even though it is not all fully grown and ready. We leave in a few days time and I have decided that I am taking it all with me. Some of it for cooking and lots for planting. 

Looking for drought tolerant perennials that bloom from July through September? Flowers that add colour to your garden during the hottest and driest part of the year? I count on echinacea and rudbeckia, verbena bonariensis, with a bit of gaillardia, too. 

Lilies are also one of my favourites. If you buy lilies in spring, summer, and fall, you will have blooms at different times of the year. If you only buy them all at the same time, you will get bulbs that all flower around the same time of the year. Try to look for early, mid, and late season bloomers. 

Here is what else I have found this week... 

Water wise gardening by planting gardens instead of lawns. It does not have to look like just grasses and dessert plants, unless you want it to, there are so many other ways to go with this. The alternative lawns are a great place to start, adding drought tolerant perennials that can go weeks without water is another. What flowers are those? Echinacea, rudbeckia, gaillardia, helianthus, lilies, daisies, catmint, salvia, liatris, and even roses.  How to Plant a Native Plant 'Lawn' - Sunset Magazine

Here is an idea how to direct the water to those gardens and plants, too. This is a great idea in our rainy part of the world and for storm water runoff. Design a Rain Garden to Redirect and Filter Rainwater - Garden Therapy

Are you a lover of martagon lilies, like I am? If so, you will love this! Helena´s Hem & Trädgård (helenashemotradgard.blogspot.com)

Two really great articles about greenhouses. 

This first one is terrific for setting up a new greenhouse, what to think about, how to orient it, and most importantly ,"A clean greenhouse is a thriving greenhouse!" Common Greenhouse Problems and Solutions - Dave's Garden (davesgarden.com)

This one is especially great if you do not have a heated greenhouse, to keep your tender seedlings warm enough in spring or to help protect your lemons and other less hardy plants in winter. A greenhouse within a greenhouse! All  you need is bubble wrap and a shelving unit, no need to go fancy! Ett växthus i växthuset - Lovely Life Bubbelplastväxthus till alla små plantor

Here is a super easy salad recipe. I have always liked the wilted lettuce and spinach salads best so that is likely why this caught my eye. Killed Lettuce | Southern Living

Check out the wattle fencing with wild flowers, the rose garden, and then scope out the lovely yards, too. Just amazing and so inspiring. RHS Rose Tea Garden | RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2022 / RHS Gardening

This is the prettiest little Scandinavian cottage and garden. What dreams are made of. 

Now that you are all growing your own veggies, here are some ideas on what to do with them. 10 Easy Ways To Eat More Vegetables, From a Dietician (camillestyles.com)

Here is a sneak peek/teaser that has something to with the new garden blog ; )

Info in a couple of days time! 

Thank you all so much for following and supporting the ngp! 

I shall miss you all so very much. 

Take care, be well, hope to see you again ~ Tanja