Post #2328529

2026-05-03 10:43 UTC

In aid of trying to do something useful with my enforced time off in the summer, I got one of the bigger jobs done yesterday as preparation. Planted up some pots with things I can water with a very small watering can and care for during that time, but that are also good for the local wildlife. May need more pots as I&#39;d love to have some aubrietta again, which is a pink or purple flowing plant which the bees love. Would look lovely trailing over the side of my white pots. #MentalHealth #Gardening #Sustainability

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@teabynameteabynature@cupoftea.social 2026-05-04 13:21

Following on from yesterday, I have been attempting to sort out my Aeonium arboreum ‘Zwartkop’, which is an almost black Aeonium when it's happy. The original plants were gifted by a friend of a friend a number of years ago and I have been bumbling along with them ever since. Biggest success was gifting one I had propagated to my sister last year. So today I have trimmed two 'crowns' in the hope that the plants will branch, one of which also needed serious repotting as there was no drainage in soil. I took a cutting from a very unhappy earlier propagation attempt, and then repotted the original in the hopes that may recover slightly. Looking forward to more consistent temperatures in the UK so I can pop them outside. #MentalHealth #Gardening #Houseplants

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