Douentza Garden

24/06/2026

Another day in paradise as temperatures remain high. Here are a few photos with greenhouse ones at the end. Hope you're all enjoying your gardens!

23/06/2026

Wow, isn't this weather glorious! I do find myself leaving gardening until the cooler hours, however.

22/06/2026

It's a real year of the poppies at Douentza. I have so much poppy seed in my compost that they have spread everywhere around the garden. When weeding, if a poppy has appeared in a gap then I leave it and I just love the surprise of seeing what colour it will be!

21/06/2026

Today's YouTube video shows how to divide, repot and grow winter-flowering nerines in pots. Find the link in the comments below

18/06/2026

I'm getting great help in the garden this year from Kaisa, who was busy tying lilies to supports in the photo. So great to get that job done before the lilies desperately need support. Thank you, Kaisa.

16/06/2026

Good evening, folks. Here are a few more photos of the garden with Canterbury bells and snapdragons among the annuals kicking in at the moment. I planted out a few dahlias and 51 more annuals today. There is now a total of 558 of this year's annuals in the garden but more to come. Plant names on the individual photos.

16/06/2026

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14/06/2026

Today's YouTube video is one that I've been meaning to make for a long time and thank you to Kaisa for encouraging me to finally do so. This video shows how to create perfect lawn edges AND how to maintain them so that you don't have to recut them every year. The video link is in the comments below and on my YouTube channel, Gardening at Douentza. Have a great Sunday!

13/06/2026

It seems like summer has finally arrived and the garden is smiling. Adding plant names to individual photos now.

12/06/2026

I've had difficulty propagating my protea - cuttings that never rot but also never grow roots. So I'm trying again with the X Stream hydro propagator, which purportedly gives results when other propagation methods fail. Wish me luck!