Flighty's plot
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Flighty's plot is a personal blog about gardening, nature, and related topics. The author of the blog loves sharing their experiences and insights on topics such as gardening, composting, and wildlife conservation, as well as other aspects of nature that they find interesting or important.
Flighty's plot
1d ago
Pot marigolds (Calendula offinicalis) are my favourite flowers so I’ve always grown lots of them on the plot. I started with one packet of seeds, along with some I was given, and let them self-seed as well as collecting seeds to sow the following year. Some years I buy a packet if a particular variety ..read more
Flighty's plot
5d ago
It was cold all last week with daytime temperatures barely reaching 0 C/32 F at best. Some days were dull and gloomy, others bright and sunny. I only went to the plot after lunch on two of the latter days for a brief look round and needed to clear the composter lid pond ..read more
Flighty's plot
1w ago
As the weather has been so miserable recently I’ve spent some of the time armchair gardening looking through the Chiltern Seeds 2025 catalogue for something I’ve not grown before which is suitable for pots on the windowsill. Antirrhinum majus Kimosy Formula Mixed caught my eye as it’s a dwarf variety only growing to about 6 ..read more
Flighty's plot
1w ago
round the plot this year was on Thursday when it was calm, dry and sunny, although bitterly cold so I certainly didn’t linger for long. I did the same on Friday when it even colder and there was thick ice on the composter lid pond. I’d no sooner removed that and refilled it when the ..read more
Flighty's plot
2w ago
that everyone had a good Christmas and enjoyed themselves. Mine was quiet as usual and mostly spent at home armchair gardening reading, drinking cups of tea and eating dark chocolate biscuits. The weather last week was dull and murky so I only went to the plot a couple of times for a quick look round. ..read more
Flighty's plot
3w ago
Season’s greetings to everyone, I wish you all a Merry Christmas. This picture is the Thrive charity card Christmas Garden. Enjoy yourselves, and take care! (Please note that my next post won’t be until Sunday 29th ..read more
Flighty's plot
1M ago
morning I received a lovely Christmas card from my long-time (online) friend Anne, who lives over in Southern California. Included with the card were two packets of Cosmos seeds, Apricotta and Double Click Snow Puff, which I look forward to growing on cosmos corner next year. She has always commented regularly here, and usually posts ..read more
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1M ago
is a variety I’ve tried growing a couple of times before without much success so I’m going to try again next year. They only grow to around 4 feet/1.2 metres but the same across making it a spherical bush. The 6 in/15 cm flowers with dark-brown centres and golden-yellow petals grow on long stems making ..read more
Flighty's plot
1M ago
Following last weekend’s very wet and windy weather I went to the plot on Monday morning wondering what I’d find. Thankfully I was surprised to see that all was okay, and although the ground was really soggy there was no standing water unlike on some of the other plots. I’ve not been there since as ..read more
Flighty's plot
1M ago
It’s been a cold, dull, wet and windy weekend so it’s hardly surprising that I’ve spent much of it armchair gardening. Luckily on Thursday I received the 2025 Chiltern Seeds Catalogues which I’ve been happily browsing through. As you can see the Grow something new from seed one is a Golden Anniversary Edition to celebrate ..read more