Day off work today before going away for a long weekend. The forecast was for a dry morning so I put the washing on the timer and was planning to cut the grass. Guess what? Washing is on the airer and it looks like the grass will have to wait another week.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Not gardening per se, but I finally found a nursery that carries Midwinter Fire Dogwood so I ordered two small specimens that will arrive in mid-May. I'm absolutely tickled!
I transplanted my second round of impatiens last night and they're looking pretty good. This weekend my sowing calendar says it's time to sow cosmos, annual asters, amaranth, and petunia. With the snow receding, I need to decide where I want to set up my polytunnel. This will be a first for me, and I'm excited to use it.
New England, USA
Metacomet soil with hints of Woodbridge and Pillsbury
@Lizzie27 just treated myself to a garden kneeler £18, it's 2 in 1, a normal seat for taking a break, or turn it over and it's a kneeler using the 'legs' to push yourself up. It's been a game changer for me, getting up is no effort now and the foam covering is easy on the knees.
I'm busy going round the lawn laying edging between flower beds and lawn, did another 9 metres today. Fixed the hosepipe and nozzle gun after the winter wrecked havoc on it, it'll do for now and can see I'll be buying a new one soon.
Pricked out into pots hollyhocks, delphinium, and 'bull's horn' sweet peppers into 3" pots. Peppers are now sitting on Sth facing window sill, the only one in our house.
Gardening little and often will help get the chores done..
I cut the verge and lawns yesterday with the hand mower. Folk park on the verge,and drive across it, churning it up. Chap 3 doors down, leveled re-seeded outside his garden,next day some******** drove across it. Today, I have sown,chard, spinach,more sweet peas, courgettes, cucumbers,3 different types of cosmos. Weeded the front of dead nettles spread from next door!
No gardening today as it's wet and chilly out there. Actually that's a good thing as it means I'm having a respite from bending! Went to a GC with a friend and bought some 2nd early seed potatoes, runner beans and peas available loose by weight so bought a handful of each which saves packets of them hanging around for years and yet more twine and bamboo canes.
I have got one of those kneelers but find that if I'm not careful, it tips me head first into the flower beds - our ground is mostly sloping! Might take one of my small plastic kitchen steps out with me, they are much lighter than the kneeler. I just have to remember to do it!
I planted out quite a lot of peas, broad beans and a few sweet peas. Looking at this, I could have spaced teh BBs out better, but hey ho. I am not going to redo them! I was going to give the broad beans a bit of a cat's cradle support, but maybe won't bother. They are very very loosely 'tied' in with velcro.
I have to ask...it seems like everyone in the UK (or almost everyone!) has a greenhouse. They're not as popular in my area because you'll get taxed on them as an outbuilding on your property taxes. Is that the same in the UK? Or do towns/cities/local governments not tax you on sheds or garages?
New England, USA
Metacomet soil with hints of Woodbridge and Pillsbury
Our restrictions are on height and whether they are a permanent building in uk @CrankyYankee Temporary buildings like greenhouses or sheds are allowed, even then there are no taxes on outbuildings.
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I'm busy going round the lawn laying edging between flower beds and lawn, did another 9 metres today. Fixed the hosepipe and nozzle gun after the winter wrecked havoc on it, it'll do for now and can see I'll be buying a new one soon.
Pricked out into pots hollyhocks, delphinium, and 'bull's horn' sweet peppers into 3" pots. Peppers are now sitting on Sth facing window sill, the only one in our house.
Gardening little and often will help get the chores done..
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
I have got one of those kneelers but find that if I'm not careful, it tips me head first into the flower beds - our ground is mostly sloping! Might take one of my small plastic kitchen steps out with me, they are much lighter than the kneeler. I just have to remember to do it!