Me too AR. Walked the dogs late and then potted up some babies and other plants that needed more root space but haven't yet got a bed. Much nicer with less heat in the sun.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Hi everyone. All your preoccupation with lack of rain sounds more like me (and Glenys) than you all in the UK and France. We are used to parched gardens. Not that we like having to spend a lot of time moving hoses around.
Thinking of Glenys - I wonder how her Hubby is getting on with his broken ribs. Our friend here is still having a bit of trouble with his ribs .
Our weather here today is a strange mixture of scattered clouds, some black and some white and the wind is whistling down the chimney and making the flames jump around a bit in the fire box. The house hasn’t warmed up yet either,
It's bizarre Pat. Having had 2 years' worth of average rainfall isince the drought broke in mid December you'd think the ground would be good and moist. Two weeks agao I walked the dogs down the back lanes which are shadier and they were wet and muddy after rain and both dogs needed a good shower afterwards. Last night they were dry as dust and I'm having to water the 3 beds we have in order to pull weeds.
Mad. Going to need lots of mulching over years to come.
Not much breeze this morning so I'm off to spary the heavy gravel which we can't clean with a hoe and then potting on in teh shade when it gets hot later.
Hope you warm up Pat. Greetings to all yet to come..
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Morning folks / afties Pat. If you're missing the heat you could visit Scotland just now! It's quite cool and pleasant just now thankfully. Lovely sparrowhawk Hosta. We used to get one visiting at the last house. Stunning birds. Not read back yet, so no idea what everyone has been up to yesterday. Spent a couple of hours outside yesterday after getting the car [hurrah!] as the back of the house has shade by 4pm or so. Bit of potting on and watering. Little greenhouse is alaso set up, as well as new whirly for the washing, as that bit the dust last week. I had a nice arrangement with the border fork pushed into the grass, twine tied to the broken arm from the handle to keep it upright. Looked mad, but did the job!. Just watching G'sW - that house/garden by the sea in Devon was stunning.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Night night all ... sweet dreams.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have decided that dusk gardening is the way forward - just did an hour and it was a lovely temperature. Grass looking decidedly parched though.
Hope everyone is ok - catch you over the weekend.
Have ve a nice restful sleep. 😀
Our weather here today is a strange mixture of scattered clouds, some black and some white and the wind is whistling down the chimney and making the flames jump around a bit in the fire box. The house hasn’t warmed up yet either,
Mad. Going to need lots of mulching over years to come.
Not much breeze this morning so I'm off to spary the heavy gravel which we can't clean with a hoe and then potting on in teh shade when it gets hot later.
Hope you warm up Pat. Greetings to all yet to come..
It's quite cool and pleasant just now thankfully.
Lovely sparrowhawk Hosta. We used to get one visiting at the last house. Stunning birds.
Not read back yet, so no idea what everyone has been up to yesterday. Spent a couple of hours outside yesterday after getting the car [hurrah!] as the back of the house has shade by 4pm or so. Bit of potting on and watering. Little greenhouse is alaso set up, as well as new whirly for the washing, as that bit the dust last week. I had a nice arrangement with the border fork pushed into the grass, twine tied to the broken arm from the handle to keep it upright. Looked mad, but did the job!.
Just watching G'sW - that house/garden by the sea in Devon was stunning.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Another sunny morning
A lot of very brown lawns out there.
Loved that Devon garden here too
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.