{"id":102572,"date":"2021-02-01T08:05:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T08:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/?p=102572"},"modified":"2022-02-21T14:55:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T14:55:02","slug":"february-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/garden\/michael-perry\/february-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"The gardening season has started"},"content":{"rendered":"

…Although, perhaps looking outside your door today, you may not feel that. However, the gardening season at QVC<\/a> HAS started… we have a few more weeks to wait for the spring flowers in our gardens though. Unless you\u2019ve seen some daffs and such already?? I\u2019d love to see a picture.<\/p>\n $\"\"$ \n

How are you holding up? This winter period has been a little bit tough, and I\u2019m living for the sunny days right now. They are slowly becoming more often though. I\u2019ve been keeping busy with a few indoor gardening lockdown projects, including a very special opportunity to film the making of a Dragons paradise terrarium for Sky TV! Look out for pictures on my social media, around the film’s release, mid-month.<\/p>\n $\"\"$ \n

I also managed to have acquired five macrame planters, and the yellow one is made by the guest from Thompson & Morgan<\/a>, Suzanne. I\u2019m quite pleased with how they look on my old clothes rail in my bedroom!<\/p>\n

I need to sow some sweet peas<\/a> soon, that\u2019s a reminder to me. They are always better when they started earlier and given nice deep planter at every stage. On QVC, we do offer ready-made plants, which make things that bit easier.<\/p>\n $\"\"$ \n

My garden is really coming on leaps and bounds, and I can see the soil is cracking, and bulbs are on the way up. I\u2019ve put quite a bit of lighting up, including the gorgeous lanterns from QVC<\/a>. My mum is getting into lighting too, she messaged me during the live show the other day asking for some of the white Kensington lamppost lights<\/a>. However, she actually didn\u2019t mean those ones, she meant the smaller table tops ones. But nevertheless, we now have both on the way! I shall be well lit!<\/p>\n

Then, having planted all my garden, I realised that I wanted more primroses<\/a>. I was kicking myself as I didn\u2019t go for the double flowered Belarina last season. It was too late now, but I managed to find some online. HOWEVER, I\u2019m not getting caught out next year, the Belarina are coming to QVC in February!<\/p>\n $\"\"$ \n

It hasn\u2019t all been work on my garden… I have also loved getting out for country walks, yesterday I saw the most amazing moss-covered bridleway, it was so magical. I must admit, I sneaked a handful home, to dress up my mini daffodils on the lounge table!<\/p>\n $\"\"$ \n

It\u2019s getting a little bit late to pick berries, but I\u2019ve made two batches of rosehip syrup this season, and both have been divine!<\/p>\n $\"\"$ \n

I have to say I have really enjoyed being back in the QVC studios. Last year was great, but it was a time of great change and adjustment, so this year I feel like my shoes are much more comfortable! And I have been overwhelmed by the online interaction we\u2019ve all shared, I realise that there is a number of people that watch the show every week, like it\u2019s a regular gardening programme. For that reason, that\u2019s why I like to include as many hints and tips as possible, alongside the usual sells.<\/p>\n

Thank you all for your support, and for being such a loyal bunch of plant geeks!<\/p>\n

Happy gardening,<\/p>\n

Michael<\/p>\n

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