{"id":105727,"date":"2021-05-01T00:01:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T23:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/?p=105727"},"modified":"2022-02-21T14:54:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T14:54:14","slug":"mays-gardening-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/garden\/michael-perry\/mays-gardening-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"May’s gardening jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello,<\/p>\n

Welcome to my latest blog, and I\u2019ve just spent the weekend in my garden, amongst all of my gorgeous spring bulbs. It is such a tonic! I\u2019ve planted so many, that it\u2019s like my own mini Keukenhof!<\/p>\n

\"\" Every day, something new comes into flower, I just never wanted to end though! I\u2019ve been so impressed with the tulips<\/a> in particular, the stems are so long and straight, and the colour is incredible. I\u2019ve been growing \u201cMiami sunset\u201d, a variety that I actually named myself!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

It\u2019s still so dry though isn\u2019t it? I don\u2019t like to use the hose that often, but I need to plant some stuff out soon, some perennials and such, and I think I shall have to water the ground for a few days beforehand.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

It\u2019s really busy season for me at the moment, so I\u2019ve been doing tons of filming when I haven\u2019t been at QVC. I kicked off the month with a special seminar for the Dutch Flower Council, where we did some mixed house plant containers, it was really fun and innovative. My recent filming with Channel 4 for Steph\u2018s Packed Lunch has also just been shown.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I\u2019m particularly proud of the house plant<\/a> segment, where we look at some really new and unusual plants. Let me know if you\u2019ve seen it?<\/p>\n\"\"\n

We are really happy to have reached number one in the Home & Garden Podcast Charts for our podcast too! It\u2019s a good job that we had just had a new photo shoot and had some new photos to share! We had a great day, at Columbine Hall, having the usual laughs… as you can see.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I was also lucky enough to be featured in the Telegraph recently, as part of a promotion. I was full page; it was quite a shock when I opened up the newspaper.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

As usual, at home I\u2019ve been filming lots of different types of content. I was asked to film a video showing how to make a flower crown, which is quite a challenge for me as I\u2019m very clumsy with crafting. However, I managed to make it happen! I\u2019m really quite pleased with the results, what do you think?<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I\u2019ve also been experimenting with a few unique craft gardens too! Firstly, I made a forest on a plate, with miniature trees, gravel pathways and lots of small features. Then I pushed the boat out with a garden in a wineglass, and you can see the results here. They\u2019re just a bit of fun, and make sure you use a strong glass, or a plastic one.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I\u2019m writing this article as I sit in my garden, in my lovely egg chair. Did you know that the double cocoon<\/a> version is coming up as a Today’s Special Value offer on QVC very soon, and it’s available on presell now!? It\u2019s also a good idea to start ordering the bulbs<\/a> that we are offering. I know I\u2019m pleased that I did! I\u2019ve been cutting lots of daffodils for using indoors, plus I gave a bunch to my mum last week, all homegrown!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I\u2019ve been delaying a few jobs too, I know I need to get my weed killer out, especially on the front drive. I also need to tidy up my white furniture outside, and I\u2019m planning to use the eco-version of the block blitz! I\u2019ll have to put a day aside for those less-relaxing gardening activities!<\/p>\n\"\"\n\"\"\n

Oh, and finally, I want to show off my lasagne pots. Check out the three photos, and you can see the longevity that you can get from these pots. You can even plant them up for the summer months!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I can\u2019t wait to see what you experiment with. In the meantime, I\u2019m still waiting for some parrot tulips, and wallflowers. It really is the longest lasting pot you could ever plant up!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Michael<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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