It's still fairly calm here ... although very wet ... the wind is still quite quiet ... Wonky and her Lovely Hub have been out in the garden trying to re-erect her pergola ... apparently it's upright, but only 'sort of' and won't last ... methinks her upcoming birthday present might be contributions towards something sturdier ...
Don't think it'll be too bad for your OH driving up here today @Busy-Lizzie, apart from road spray ... as long as he avoids any floods and branches that fell overnight ... and at least he'll have the wind behind him
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good to see you @punkdoc ((hugs)) ... we were wondering how things were over your way ... I suppose there must be some price for living in such a beautiful area ... you could be living somewhere flatter and more boring
Good to see others checking in too ... nice to know everyone has their heads above the water
Afternoon all! Sorry to hear your flooded Pdoc, hope you dry out with as little loss as possible. As Dove has hinted, my once half hexagonal pergola with centre arch that I lovingly made with papa womble, has suffered badly in the wind. One side has been flattened and will never be sturdy again. I'd wedged it with the cast iron bench one side but the wind changed direction and took it out from the other side. The plus side is that none of the plants that are well established by now, snapped. Quite amazing really. As this is the case the new structure will be metal mesh supported by posts. Now the plants are huge, the support doesn't need to be attractive! Honey suckle, climbing rose and jasmine will be camouflage for ugly support!! Dove, thank you for planning my birthday to occur close to storm time!
I'm wondering if anybody knows when gardeners world is back on please? I don't feel its fair that Monty gets to stay in the warm while I work through winter. All good gardeners know its the nasty months that the work gets done! I think I would feel better if I could come home and dry out watching somebody else getting drenched and muddy!
To cheer us up, a friend in Cyprus has just posted
"...I am pleased to report that Spring is now underway in Cyprus. The temperature is average for this time of year 17C, the sun is shining and next door held their usual Sunday morning coffee session. I could see a haze of mauve anemones when I drove down the hill. No swallows yet but they are probably loafing about down on the marshes..."
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@WonkyWomble - GW usually starts mid to late March and Beechgrove early April. There's always Garden Rescue but they're not "live" so only muddy when it's wet. Gardening nonetheless.
I am trying to build a simple piece of IKEA storage to use as new laundry bins, now that the old one have metal fatigue. Two dogs and one playful cat have been helping which is fine. Battery dying on the screwdriver is not. Might need a new one as it's only been an hour or so.
Wind is getting noisy here now. Much swaying of big trees next door. The old cherry tree which fell over at next-door-but-one's in January's storm is now flowering, despite having nearly all its roots stuck up in the air. It's a holiday home so chappy will have a surprise when he comes and can't get in to his house and garage.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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We're safely back home after an extremely wet journey home from Basingstoke. Lots of surface water on M3, A303 and M4 and amazed at the speed and amount of traffic! We just trundled along at 60 mph as spray was really bad.
Evening dress was safely held up to my knees @Busy-Lizzie (although my bare legs got horribly wet), the only casualty being that the golf umbrella OH was trying to hold over me blew inside out and snapped a rib, which is a shame. It was a lovely fun evening but a bit nerve-wracking under a marquee in those winds.
Just read about all the flood warnings, particularly for S.Wales so hope everybody safe and sound. My son's on his way home to Bournemouth so hoping he can get through Wimborne ( a flood area) ok.
Just back from a trip to the seaside Yes, I know. But the only potato day that comes anywhere near me was on up near Minehead. We ummed and ahhed a bit but as it's not been that bad here, thought we'd have a look and see how things are out there. It's fine. I mean, it's been raining. Lots of field run off streaming across the roads and some big puddles and the Exe looks like frothy chocolate milk. A few bits of trees on the road here and there - only one big one we saw and there were a couple of chaps chopping that up already.
So I got my potatoes and a few other bits then took the dogs for a walk along the sea front and up North Hill. Very wet, but sheltered from the wind. And now we're home again and the sun's just come out
I think we dodged this one in this part of the country. Dartmoor probably bore the brunt - hope your garden's OK @Lyn. And hopefully Hosta won't find anything worse than we did out and about.
Sending sunshine to everyone North and East of us.
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OH arrived in Norfolk safely having driven slowly in heavy rain from his friends in Kent. Here in Dordogne it was a nice day, mostly sunny, 19°. I pruned some more roses this afternoon.
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Don't think it'll be too bad for your OH driving up here today @Busy-Lizzie, apart from road spray ... as long as he avoids any floods and branches that fell overnight ... and at least he'll have the wind behind him
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good to see others checking in too ... nice to know everyone has their heads above the water
Sweet dreams @Pat E
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
As Dove has hinted, my once half hexagonal pergola with centre arch that I lovingly made with papa womble, has suffered badly in the wind. One side has been flattened and will never be sturdy again. I'd wedged it with the cast iron bench one side but the wind changed direction and took it out from the other side.
The plus side is that none of the plants that are well established by now, snapped. Quite amazing really. As this is the case the new structure will be metal mesh supported by posts. Now the plants are huge, the support doesn't need to be attractive! Honey suckle, climbing rose and jasmine will be camouflage for ugly support!! Dove, thank you for planning my birthday to occur close to storm time!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
"...I am pleased to report that Spring is now underway in Cyprus. The temperature is average for this time of year 17C, the sun is shining and next door held their usual Sunday morning coffee session. I could see a haze of mauve anemones when I drove down the hill.
No swallows yet but they are probably loafing about down on the marshes..."
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I am trying to build a simple piece of IKEA storage to use as new laundry bins, now that the old one have metal fatigue. Two dogs and one playful cat have been helping which is fine. Battery dying on the screwdriver is not. Might need a new one as it's only been an hour or so.
Wind is getting noisy here now. Much swaying of big trees next door. The old cherry tree which fell over at next-door-but-one's in January's storm is now flowering, despite having nearly all its roots stuck up in the air. It's a holiday home so chappy will have a surprise when he comes and can't get in to his house and garage.
Evening dress was safely held up to my knees @Busy-Lizzie (although my bare legs got horribly wet), the only casualty being that the golf umbrella OH was trying to hold over me blew inside out and snapped a rib, which is a shame. It was a lovely fun evening but a bit nerve-wracking under a marquee in those winds.
Just read about all the flood warnings, particularly for S.Wales so hope everybody safe and sound. My son's on his way home to Bournemouth so hoping he can get through Wimborne ( a flood area) ok.
So I got my potatoes and a few other bits then took the dogs for a walk along the sea front and up North Hill. Very wet, but sheltered from the wind. And now we're home again and the sun's just come out
I think we dodged this one in this part of the country. Dartmoor probably bore the brunt - hope your garden's OK @Lyn. And hopefully Hosta won't find anything worse than we did out and about.
Sending sunshine to everyone North and East of us.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Here in Dordogne it was a nice day, mostly sunny, 19°.
I pruned some more roses this afternoon.