it actually stayed dry most of the morning so did a bit of guerrilla gardening on a bit of waste ground in the cul de sac behind us. Planted some odds and sods I'd planted up a month or so ago- all good for pollinators plants. Amazed at just how quickly ground elder has appeared up there but was able to pull most of it up quite easily - not so the brambles whose roots are in our hedge.
Managed an hour in the Greenhouse in the am. Went to Allotment late pm, watered greenhouse there more hoeing, picked strawberries and last minute put chicken wire up over mange tout peas to keep pigeons off. See curmudgeons corner for the full moan.
A few weeks ago I bought a Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low. I haven't decided where to plant it so it's still in it's original container. That was ok until the last few days when one of the neighbourhood cats has discovered it and broken quite a few of the branches. I've resorted to making a cage for it out of the wire shelves from one of those cheap plastic greenhouses. I'm going to have to consider where I can have it out of cat-reach.
@Orchidia , this rose had only been in the ground for a couple of months, so was fairly easy to move, particularly in view of all the rain we've had lately ! I dug the hole first ( pretty good guess, though l say it myself), so that it would be out of the ground for a fairly short time. Touch wood, it seems to be okay. I have moved roses before at this time of year, l've found that older varieties such as "Iceberg" seem pretty tough, whereas DA ones such as "Princess Anne" don't move so well (although they do pick up, they never seem so happy afterwards). If it's been in the ground a long time it can have a really deep root system, and it can be difficult to get it all out, but if you can get a lot of fibrous roots it may be okay. Miniature roses can be a bit more temperamental l think, Marlorena may be better placed to help you there. I would say, if you're happy to take the risk of maybe losing it, and the weather is cool, then give it a try. Sorry, this has been a very long reply to a short question !
Tided up front garden a bit. Pulled out some of the Nigella and replaced with some begonias. Dug out, split and replaced campanula,also dug out kniphofia, geum and Japanese anemone to make room for rose. Need to decide where to put the geum at any rate ! Pruned back pyracantha and cotoneaster that were threatening to cover the windows thanks to all the rain. Dry so far 🤞and when the sun comes out briefly it gets quite warm, but the wind is a nuisance. Tea break time before the next stage.
Planted approximately 70 bedding plants, marigolds and begonias, also a rose, 2 dahlias, and the geum from the front garden is now in the back one ! Also moved a campanula and small lavender. Have found somewhere to plant the kniphofia, but it means digging out comfrey, so that's a job for tomorrow together with a load of pots to be washed (if the blessed wind drops 🙄).
Replace the broken runner beans, put some more cabbage in, took the side shoots of the tomato's and tided them up, hoed all the veg garden, re potted about 20 plants and put 7 into the garden. I then decided to do some more clearing out of the shed and now have three black sacks full of rubbish for the tip, where does it all come from.
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Cant get much done as the wife has gone out all day.
Not entirely cleared, though. Spotted an interesting large beetle that looked like it was enjoying the darkness 😀
I dug the hole first ( pretty good guess, though l say it myself), so that it would be out of the ground for a fairly short time. Touch wood, it seems to be okay.
I have moved roses before at this time of year, l've found that older varieties such as "Iceberg" seem pretty tough, whereas DA ones such as "Princess Anne" don't move so well (although they do pick up, they never seem so happy afterwards). If it's been in the ground a long time it can have a really deep root system, and it can be difficult to get it all out, but if you can get a lot of fibrous roots it may be okay. Miniature roses can be a bit more temperamental l think, Marlorena may be better placed to help you there.
I would say, if you're happy to take the risk of maybe losing it, and the weather is cool, then give it a try.
Sorry, this has been a very long reply to a short question !
Dry so far 🤞and when the sun comes out briefly it gets quite warm, but the wind is a nuisance.
Tea break time before the next stage.