After biblical rain for what seems like days, it dried up for an hour this afternoon. Dashed out and cut my Calamagrostises (Calamagrosti?) down to just above the ground and shredded it all down.
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Made 6 - 60cm diameter by 50cm high growbags for my newly delivered orchard order (2 apples, 1 cherry, 1 nectarine, 1 plum and 1 pear tree on dwarf stock). When each bag was made it was so big and floppy it scared my 40kg dog so I threw the made up ones outside onto the patio. It was fortuitous when I glanced outside and discovered one had become airborne by the wind! Luckily I managed to drag it to earth but not before it was practically out of reach. The bag scared me too!
I now have 50 minutes of daylight after I finish work at 5 so I ran back out.
Potted up the new Salix Mount Aso I bought recently.
Pulled out TWELVE pheasant’s tail grass seedlings from a pot that used to be a few metres from my big grass that died in the summer. I’ve put a few of them in smaller pots and a few in the new bed I’ve dug in the back.
I also planted a couple of buckler ferns in the new bed too.
You can get a lot done in 50 minutes when you know the time/light is running out!
You can indeed The Green Man. When I got home I planted up about 20 Galanthus Little Ben that I'd been given, just coming into flower. Then I planted some species Salix whips, again that I'd been given, two different species, of which have red/lilac catkins. The others have orange or yellow stems plus some black ones. I needed to get them done before the bad weather later this week.
Dug out the foundation for 2 extra rows of pavers to extend the patio. Laid a membrane, with two bags of shingle on top, it may need more. I could have screed the base only for the rain.
I don't think that's bad for a soon to be 69 year old grannie with a dodgy ticker
After yesterday’s terrible storm had to go and buy a new terracotta pot to replace one blown over and broken , hopefully repot it Monday when we should have decent weather
Desperately trying to make it interesting for sitting out in the sunshine @Uff (hopefully).
Gardens are a continuous work-in-progress, there'll always be something that needs doing. My garden at the moment is still practically sterile though .
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I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
I needed to get them done before the bad weather later this week.
I don't think that's bad for a soon to be 69 year old grannie with a dodgy ticker
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
Gardens are a continuous work-in-progress, there'll always be something that needs doing. My garden at the moment is still practically sterile though
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.