Planting château flowers VIKING STYLE

Planting château flowers VIKING STYLE | Queen's Escape

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Queen's Escape, Château de La Tuilerie

Жыл бұрын

We wanted to plant a few flower beds with some peonies and tulips. How hard can it be, right? HARD. We must have the toughest, rockiest, back-breakingist soil that ever there was. The limestone cliffs behind our castle should have been a tip-off. So, we couldn't do it with shovels or the tiller. No. We needed the BIG DADDY DIGGER! And lucky for us, one of our new French farmer neighbors was nice enough to lend us his. Figuring out how to turn it on is where the adventure began. :D
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@janetbernosky1988 Жыл бұрын

Peonies are one of my favorites! They only bloom for a few weeks, so you might want to consider adding other plants to your lovely beds. Think conceptually of a "growing season"...plants that bloom early spring, late spring, summer, fall, etc, so something is always blooming. Don't be alarmed when your peonies die back to the ground and seem to disappear. They aren't dead!

@christinescouller3833 Жыл бұрын

Its a kill switch. Farmers install them in inconspicuous places to stop their machines from being stolen.

@shirleygraham6229 Жыл бұрын

You may find that if you get into gardening more, it is a kind of reflection time, relaxing in and of itself, because nothing else is on your mind. Love the area you live in, it really looks scenic. What a place to wake up to and work amongst.

@janetbernosky1988 Жыл бұрын

Regarding the muscari, they will propagate and spread in a lovely, naturalized manner. They are better suited for a bed, rather than a planter. Also, they bloom only in the spring. Perhaps plant a few things in the beautiful pots that will bloom longer and successively throughout your growing season.

@oxwoman8 Жыл бұрын

Hi! You may want to also consider planting bushes that have a longer bloom time. I'd suggest hydrangeas if you're looking for flowers. Hydrangeas bloom all summer and then provide winter interest when you leave on the spent blooms. Your peonies (one of my favorites!) only have blooms for about two weeks, then they are just green for the rest of the summer, and die to the ground in fall. The green of the peony leaves in summer can be a wonderful backdrop for maybe some cosmos or other flowering perennials for summer?

@linajackson4545 Жыл бұрын

It takes 12 months to build up soil. Your patience will be rewarded. Lots of compost and manure

@fredscott1199 Жыл бұрын

Gardening is difficult! Next time you order, check out day lillies! They multiply every year, you don't have to dig them up often to divide and years of colorful flowers for decades! You just can't kill them. Be sure to check out many sites before ordering. There are so many colors, fragrances, and rebloomers! Get what you like and enjoy! They come back every year! No work flowers are what I prefer! Your flower beds will be beautiful in the spring but what about after spring? Daylilies will add color from spring through summer!

@joannabowers1358 Жыл бұрын

One thing you might want to do is to put down mulch several inches deep to keep the weeds from regrowing and the soil from drying out quickly.

@jfs59nj Жыл бұрын

Crossing my fingers for you. I’m not a gardener but I admire their dedication and the results!

@katherineleavitt7275 Жыл бұрын

I think your flowers will look beautiful, tulips bloom every spring but don't last very long. Someone suggested hydrangeas, the thing about them is they don't tolerate direct sun very well, they do better in filtered shade. God Bless you on your renovation journey. Kathy 🇺🇸

@KindnessMatters-uy8mq Жыл бұрын

Great job. It's hard work, but you will forget that when you see the beautiful results. It teaches us delayed pleasure is worth the wait. Thank you for sharing. Look forward to a visual update.

@janicerobinson2970 Жыл бұрын

Yes it Is Hard Work gardening You Did Well For The First Time It is The Best Time Now Because Sow Is Still Warm 🏰🙏💕🌱

@peterwhite9261 Жыл бұрын

You both learned new skills. Good job with the digger. Yes gardening is hard work when your new to it but after time when you see the rewards you may find yourself enjoying it more.

@beverlymurray6554 Жыл бұрын

Karen, I can’t wait to see them in the spring. The chateau is going to look beautiful!

@queenbvintageresale Жыл бұрын

I would suggest shrubs or short evergreens for the back of the borders. There are some evergreen azaleas that can take sun. Hollies would look great too and would add winter interest with the red berries. Peony's can live for years and years. Sarah Bernhardt is one of my favorites. Roses will bloom from May to October. You might look into David Austin's English Roses. They are stunning and huge. The Muscari (grape hyacinth), like tulips, only bloom for a very short time in the spring. You might want to think about annuals for your planters. Geraniums are wonderful.

@beckysnead8914 Жыл бұрын

The round planters will look great when the bulbs bloom. I hope the planters have drainage holes in the bottom, or else the bulbs will rot from too much water. They came surrounded by sawdust to keep dry.

@suzieq2958 Жыл бұрын

Great job, looking forward to seeing it at flowering time. I agree with comments below, the peonies only flower for a couple of weeks so you will want more flowers and roses would be lovely!

@NECPER Жыл бұрын

Almost nothing makes a person more happy than ridning on a garden tractor after figuring out, how to start it 😂 No stress - pure happiness!

@mollyandxena Жыл бұрын

What a great start to the garden. Bearded iris and lavender would also do well there and standard roses would add some height and flower after the peony. Iceberg is a hardy white rose that flowers for a long time and might look nice for the wedding season.

@janetbernosky1988 Жыл бұрын

Your tulips are such a lovely color! My one suggestion is to not necessarily plant them in a straight line...think how plants tend to grow in nature, which is in clumps or drifts. You might think of keeping them in the front of the beds since they aren't tall, but doing random clumps of 3, 5 or 7 (odd numbers seem more natural). Your tulips will naturalize and spread through the years. I'm not sure if your tulips are early-, mid-, or late-blooming. They will only last a few weeks and bulbs are such lovely harbingers of spring! It would be nice to add some taller perennials in the back behind the peonies (don't be alarmed when you see ants on them, they assist with blooming). It's also nice to plant flowers that attract pollinators like butterflies and honeybees...even hummingbirds! Best of luck, you are off to a great start!