I've just been to order and pay for my greenhouse - a Vitavia Venus, 6ft x 10ft. Big enough for what I need, and unless I wanted to go out on a financial limb, able to afford. I paid cash. Have ordered extras such as shading, automatic ventilation control for roof and louvre windows, downpipe kit, and two lots of stageing. This is a great local company, Caerfagu, and they are always a pleasure to do business with, and so helpful. Only downside was I managed to fall over when stepping off the roadway onto the decking so I could go and measure up the greenhouse to make sure that the one on display was the 6' x 8'. There had been steady overnight rain and when I trod on a wet beam edging, my foot went out from under me and I fell on the chippings. Ouch. Not too much damage done but I limped for a bit. This on top of nearly being taken out by a big white car which took the bend on my side of the road, as I had changed down to 3rd and indicated I was turning. I was nearly in the hedge, braking hard, and waiting for the crunch, but fortunately he just missed me. I felt in need of a stiff gin then!
As you can see by the top photo, I came home via the Nursery at Crossgates. I bought a lovely dwarf Michaelmas Daisy "Little Pink Beauty" which is going to go in the Lavender bed as that has very little in flower there now. I may get it a couple of friends . . .
A big Heuchera to go in the new bank plantings, and two smaller ones to go in winter pot plantings (one was only £2.99 in Aldi). The other is called Carnival Coffee Bean. A tray and a pot of winter Pansies/Violas (pansies came from Tesco yesterday - they were wilting and I rescued them) and a tray of half a dozen Wallflowers.
I will put the M. Daisy in then go for a walk. Enjoy your Tuesday.
