I think hostas are a slug banquet @Fran IOM. Mine were quite good at the start of the year, but they are beginning to resemble lace doilies now. I think it takes a year or two for them to flower, to be honest l am not that keen on the flowers although l know the bees like them. Thanks for the comment about my wit 😁 I hope the weather holds for you tomorrow - don't overdo it.
Beautiful,I'd like to sit out there for an hour or so watching the bees and butterflies. In the long shot Anni,what is that bluey tree/shrub on the right,next to the bright green one?
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It's a eucalyptus @Valley Gardener. It was planted to try and hide the neighbour's garage wall without obstructing too much light. It's been in a few years now, and l treat it like a buddleia. It gets cut down to the main trunk in Spring. Over the years it's lost it's vigour a bit like me, and keeps to the height you see in the photo. Years ago we had a barbecue and l put the big koala l'd bought back from one of our Aussie visits in the branches. Mum nearly had a fit when she was walking round the garden, looked up and there he was, "munching" on a sprig of eucalyptus 😁
@AnniD Lovely photos here and on Garden gallery thread. Apart from dead heading it doesn't look as though you need to do any work on the garden. Get any weeds? Today was definitely a no gardening day. Heavy downpours. Even the birds weren't impressed. The forecast for tomorrow is much better but can never be relied on. So frustrating when there is so much to do. If I don't get a chance soon it will be totally out of hand then it becomes overwhelming. Grass needs cutting again.
Now that is interesting,I thought it was a eucalyptus but wondered how youd kept it at a reasonable height,can I do the same with my Gunii,it's grown two feet at least since it was planted in the spring? It's to the point of needing steps to reach it. I bet that was funny with the Koala up the tree.😁😁😁 Friends of ours put these three life sized pigs in their garden,I've never quite seen the attraction,but it's not done as a jokey thing,I made the mistake of laughing when I saw them first.......oh dear!
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@Valley Gardener l think you are supposed to wait a year or two before you prune it back, but if you do that it will probably be out of sight ! I think this gives the best info https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=136 I hope your friends forgave you for laughing at the pigs !
@Fran IOM, l think tomorrow and Thursday aren't too bad in your neck of the woods, then we all seem to be in for a couple of days of wet and windy weather. The joys of the British summer 🙄. My advice, for what it's worth, is to work out 2 or 3 jobs that are the most important to you and concentrate on those, rather than trying to get it all done in 2 days and wearing yourself to a standstill Time to cook the sausages for dinner, have a good evening all.
Thank you for the link Anni,it looks like a spring job,but I might just snick out the very low branches,that are hitting me in the eye now. Awful forecast for Friday/Saturday take force winds, typical August weather. I spent a dry hour cutting back the Hardy fuchsia,thisafternoon,it badly needed tidying.
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I'm now in a bit of a quandary! OH is on the final stretch of a construction of a trough made from recycled bits of wood,against a wall. It's about 4' by 2' give or take,and 2', possibly a bit more deep. If any one has any ideas of what to plant they would be most welcome.No climbers as I will have to paint the wall each spring probably.
My thoughts were sedums and sempervivum,with spring bulbs, but that wouldn't give any height,also unsightly dying leaves left. The soil would be gritty for anything else. Too late now for bedding plants. Any ideas? Will post a pic of trough when it's finished tomorrow.
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What came to mind was patio roses @Valley Gardener. You could underplant with some lavender. Does the soil need to be gritty, or could you buy in some compost as it's a raised bed?
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Thanks for the comment about my wit 😁
I hope the weather holds for you tomorrow - don't overdo it.
In the long shot Anni,what is that bluey tree/shrub on the right,next to the bright green one?
Years ago we had a barbecue and l put the big koala l'd bought back from one of our Aussie visits in the branches. Mum nearly had a fit when she was walking round the garden, looked up and there he was, "munching" on a sprig of eucalyptus 😁
Today was definitely a no gardening day. Heavy downpours. Even the birds weren't impressed. The forecast for tomorrow is much better but can never be relied on. So frustrating when there is so much to do. If I don't get a chance soon it will be totally out of hand then it becomes overwhelming. Grass needs cutting again.
I bet that was funny with the Koala up the tree.😁😁😁
Friends of ours put these three life sized pigs in their garden,I've never quite seen the attraction,but it's not done as a jokey thing,I made the mistake of laughing when I saw them first.......oh dear!
I think this gives the best info
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=136
I hope your friends forgave you for laughing at the pigs !
@Fran IOM, l think tomorrow and Thursday aren't too bad in your neck of the woods, then we all seem to be in for a couple of days of wet and windy weather. The joys of the British summer 🙄.
My advice, for what it's worth, is to work out 2 or 3 jobs that are the most important to you and concentrate on those, rather than trying to get it all done in 2 days and wearing yourself to a standstill
Time to cook the sausages for dinner, have a good evening all.
Awful forecast for Friday/Saturday take force winds, typical August weather.
I spent a dry hour cutting back the Hardy fuchsia,thisafternoon,it badly needed tidying.
If any one has any ideas of what to plant they would be most welcome.No climbers as I will have to paint the wall each spring probably.
My thoughts were sedums and sempervivum,with spring bulbs, but that wouldn't give any height,also unsightly dying leaves left. The soil would be gritty for anything else. Too late now for bedding plants. Any ideas?
Will post a pic of trough when it's finished tomorrow.