Not the name of a Irish prog rock band but the Irish word for an ancient Celtic festival.
"Hey do you remember when we went to that Celtic Prog Festival and we saw Imbolc and Altan and Enya and Clannad?"
It is also St Brigids Day. Today is the first day of Spring.
I walked outside this morning to feed the livestock and noticed one of my Osteospermums flowering in a large plant pot:
They are also called Cape Daisies and I lost lots of them in 2010.
Recently before the winter storms tore the newish cover on my polytunnel. I took a lot of cuttings and they have all rooted.
I have about forty of them ready to go.
Anyone else a bit of a plantaholic?
Not quite!
ReplyDeleteP moved our large osteospermum when it finished flowering as it had outgrown its space. It has taken a battering in the storms but seems to be hanging on, although it may not have the strength to flower just yet.
They are easy to make cuttings or by growing their seeds or division JayCee. I love the daisy family.
DeleteI'm sure I would be, if I had more time to look after them. I was providing some emergency treatment for three poor neglected specimens at work, yesterday. I'm the same with animals. I would love to have a smallholding one day.
ReplyDeleteHave a look at a site called Pure Portugal Jules if you want to start smallholding dreaming. I am always looking for a smallholding or a house with a veg plot in the sun.
DeleteYou have an early Spring arrival in Ireland. I like to see and identify the crops growing on the farms here and the harvests as they come along.
ReplyDeleteWe have an early Autumn Rachel. August to April night arrives very early. Ireland is very mild but exposed to all what the Atlantic can throw at it. No big gun strikers for the Gunners yet?
ReplyDeleteWe were saying only today it's time to bring our indoor daisy houseplant down from the cool bedroom to the sunny window where it gives a spectacular display all summer every year.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds a great plant specimen Tasker. Any chance of a picture of it on your blog post?
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