Aux plantes etc

A new association of independant, ethical plant producers has been created, called Aux plantes etc
Members sign up to a charter regarding respect for the environment and are very willing to give in-depth help and advice. Watch this space!

Club Liseron

Club Liseron, the gardening club will continue to meet at Massignac on the second Monday night of the month, at the Salle des Fêtes. Doors open 7,30pm
Last meeting saw two speakers talk to us about How to garden without aches and pains- a physio and a practitioner of the Alexander Technique.A timely reminder to be careful how you lift and carry, and to do some warm-up exercises before you start!
The next meeting is on Soils and soil quality.    See you there!


Comme d'habitude, le Club Liseron se réunit le seconde lundi soir du mois à Massignac, 19.30
La dernière séance était sur le thème de "Jardinier sans douleurs" et la prochaine est sur Les Sols.
Vous serez les bienvenus!

salad leaves

Red veined sorrel

Mustard -Golden streaks

Mustard -Southern Giant

Even in winter it's possible to gather enough salad and herb leaves to brighten up your shop bought lettuce-or alternatively grow your own. At the moment I'm picking three kinds of mustard,winter lettuce, salad burnett and red veined sorrel, growing under cover in a corner of the tunnel.
Start sorting through your seeds and plan what you are going to sow first.Here is that moment full of promise when you realise you can grow nearly anything you want, for no cost at all if you saved your seed last year.

The association Cultivons la biodiversité en Poitou-Charente is organising a seed exchange near Poitiers on the 27 feb for people who are interested in helping conserve ancient varieties.

Club Liseron is organising a practical session on 26 feb on how to construct a hot box (a victorian idea which enables you to sow earlier in the year).

salad leaves

Even in winter it's possible to gather enough salad and herb leaves to brighten up your shop bought lettuce-or alternatively grow your own. At the moment I'm picking three kinds of mustard,winter lettuce, salad burnett and red veined sorrel, growing under cover in a corner of the tunnel.

Winter

That white stuff .... snow .... so pretty in photos and for a day whilst it's pristine, and then such a nuisance!

Well, not so fiery

There's good colour from many geraniums

Looking at the previous photos, I see I have posted rather un-red ones! Here are a few to make up for that.

The fiery tints of autumn

Penstemon digitalis Redskin

Blackberry

Now, on a grey afternoon, it's hard to remember what a glorious autumn we had last year. The leaves of viburnums, cherries and my favourite Persian ironwood, were absolutely fab. Here's a reminder.