Hurray! The rain has stopped... but now we have a visitor so I can't escape to the garden. And tomorrow I'm in York all day, singing, so no gardening then either - I'm dying to get my "landscaping" finished (just a bit of levelling, moving some more rocks (arms like Popeye! ) and laying groundcover fabric, then gravel). Forecast's good for Monday, but then it was good for today too...
I thought I'd post a few more pics. First one shows the steps up to my house (2nd from the end), with garden below. (Not the bottom bit full of brambles & knotweed, thank goodness! Just the top bit with the washing hanging on the line...)
These two show (incidentally) the bank in which I'm planting the wild flowers. (First 2 trays, 48 big plugs, now reduced to 9 plants - thanks, slugs - might try to grow the rest on a bit, in the veg garden, &plant out in spring?)
Anyway, we have squirrel-proof (!) bird feeders on the bank, which give us a lot of pleasure.
- but the bank is boring, just grass & daffs.
Re rasps: it's great that the autumn fruiters don't get maggots! I grow Autumn Bliss, & though it's an old variety it seems to do well. Only prob is that the canes grow very tall in shade, around 9-10ft, which makes picking the fruit a bit of an adventure...
Better stop & be sociable...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
had our first Newton Wonder apple today, from a maiden planted 5 years ago. Just as tasty as the one we tasted at the apple day at West Dean - which is why it went on the list. Very fresh, and a little bit toffee like ( Sound like a wine critic). Very nice indeed
Might not be till spring now chicky. It depends on weather and how his other jobs go. Not really a problem but would have been good to get it down this autumn.
No chainsaws fidget! I hacked it all off - saw and loppers - and she chopped up the branches
It has to come out as it's in the way, but I've got three good cuttings from last year and I've taken a couple more. If I thought I could move it successfully I would, but I doubt it.
Did you swirl it round in your mouth and spit it out chicky?
Nearly forgot - will send you some of the seeds
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Hurray! The rain has stopped...
but now we have a visitor so I can't escape to the garden. 
And tomorrow I'm in York all day, singing, so no gardening then either - I'm dying to get my "landscaping" finished (just a bit of levelling, moving some more rocks (arms like Popeye! 
) and laying groundcover fabric, then gravel). Forecast's good for Monday, but then it was good for today too... 
I thought I'd post a few more pics. First one shows the steps up to my house (2nd from the end), with garden below. (Not the bottom bit full of brambles & knotweed, thank goodness! Just the top bit with the washing hanging on the line...)
These two show (incidentally) the bank in which I'm planting the wild flowers. (First 2 trays, 48 big plugs, now reduced to 9 plants - thanks, slugs
- might try to grow the rest on a bit, in the veg garden, &plant out in spring?)
Anyway, we have squirrel-proof (!) bird feeders on the bank, which give us a lot of pleasure.
- but the bank is boring, just grass & daffs.
Re rasps: it's great that the autumn fruiters don't get maggots! I grow Autumn Bliss, & though it's an old variety it seems to do well. Only prob is that the canes grow very tall in shade, around 9-10ft, which makes picking the fruit a bit of an adventure...
Better stop & be sociable...
There are some maggots in my Autumn Bliss - but it might jyst be the earliest ones. Time will tell.
Lovely pics Liri.
Stopped raining this afternoon and the sun came out for a little while.
Rather damp and feels like autumn, loads of oak leaves already on the grass
Glad your overnighter went well Panda - can't believe it would have been you snoring. These guides make things up
Sounds as though many of you are having great success with raspberries - I could be tempted, especially at those prices.
Runnybeak, chicky got in before me - I would lose the locator too
Great pics Liri - Not many things are squirrel-proof
I hope there's a road at the top. There are a lot of steps to carry shopping up.
Evening all. Bekkie - I did see fidget's post re the rasps but, like her, I wouldn't trust T&M as far as I could throw them...
Perhaps I could squeeze in a few of those Polka ones. Now if I just got rid of the extra car parking space....
Lesley - you know it makes sense. After all, we have the perfect climate for rasps
Are you putting in a Stannah stairlift Liri?
Had a busy day outside and got quite a lot done. Daughter cut up all the buddleia branches which now fill the brown bin right to the top.
Instead of looking like this a few weeks ago
it now looks like this
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
beautiful
Does she prune , like my brother, with a chainsaw?
Good job Fairy - when do the builders arrive?
thats quite a slope Liri - but very picturesque
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had our first Newton Wonder apple today, from a maiden planted 5 years ago. Just as tasty as the one we tasted at the apple day at West Dean - which is why it went on the list. Very fresh, and a little bit toffee like (
Sound like a wine critic
). Very nice indeed
Might not be till spring now chicky. It depends on weather and how his other jobs go. Not really a problem but would have been good to get it down this autumn.
No chainsaws fidget! I hacked it all off - saw and loppers - and she chopped up the branches
It has to come out as it's in the way, but I've got three good cuttings from last year and I've taken a couple more. If I thought I could move it successfully I would, but I doubt it.
Did you swirl it round in your mouth and spit it out chicky?
Nearly forgot - will send you some of the seeds
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...