Planted up 4 potato sacks with Vivaldi. Potted up 6 Dahlias 3 Bishop of York and 3 Bishop of Canterbury. Pruned 2 large roses and watered the overwintered plants in the greenhouse to get them growing on again. Not a bad day. Will be putting the raised bed together tomorrow.
Cut the grass, trimmed the edges of one part, did a bit of weeding and planted out my alliums that I'd started in pots last autumn. And removed the suckers off my Amelianchier. I didn't get around to it last autumn so there was a forest of them. Exhausted now after only a couple of hours, but it might be this morning's covid vaccine kicking in. But it's green bin week and I'm working for the next three days, so I wanted to get out and get something done.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Been to b&q with my mum so had to pick a few plants up while there. Came back with Dwarf Tulips, Hebe, Euphorbia, Alliums, Muscari. Not sure whether I should leave them in the pots or put them in the ground though
I seem to have spent all day turning over about 4 square metres of an overgrown flowerbed. 🙄 So full of ivy and honeysuckle, yards of it, not sure how half of it even got there. I have new hostas coming on Wednesday for this bed so it needed to be done. I still think another dig over might be necessary tomorrow. I had so much else on my 'to do ' list......🥺
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Sowed some sweet pea seeds in rootrainers and pricked out Helen Ballard hellebore seedlings sown last year. Am sure they won't flower this year, but maybe next.
New season well under way now between yesterday and this morning I've pricked out the following. 15 Sweet n Neat tomatoes 10 Sweet Baby tomatoes 57 Gardner's Delight tomatoes 66 Tigerella tomatoes 67 Alisa Graig tomatoes 50 Marketmore cucumbers 120 Begonia Apricot Shades 40 Begonia Non Stop 37 Amaranthus Pony Tails.
Now ready to start next load of bedding plants as hot bench is now free. Got plenty room one keder polytunnel 8mt x 3mt and three greenhouses 8ft x 6ft.
Retired from working with the local council last year but being doing this for years. I get so much enjoyment while gardening and doing landscaping.
That's an impressive total @Andy19, but what will you do with all those tomatoes?!!
I actually planted one of my Rose's in the main front border an unnamed but beautiful Old English shrub rose. Decided to let the rose and Jap. Anemone fight it out. Lost my balance trying to dig the hole and very ungracefully fell over backwards -fortunately onto the lawn so only dignity was hurt.
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15 Sweet n Neat tomatoes
10 Sweet Baby tomatoes
57 Gardner's Delight tomatoes
66 Tigerella tomatoes
67 Alisa Graig tomatoes
50 Marketmore cucumbers
120 Begonia Apricot Shades
40 Begonia Non Stop
37 Amaranthus Pony Tails.
Now ready to start next load of bedding plants as hot bench is now free. Got plenty room one keder polytunnel 8mt x 3mt and three greenhouses 8ft x 6ft.
Retired from working with the local council last year but being doing this for years. I get so much enjoyment while gardening and doing landscaping.
I actually planted one of my Rose's in the main front border an unnamed but beautiful Old English shrub rose. Decided to let the rose and Jap. Anemone fight it out. Lost my balance trying to dig the hole and very ungracefully fell over backwards -fortunately onto the lawn so only dignity was hurt.