Went to bed earlier than usual. Woke up at 2am, couldn't get back to sleep for ages. Thoughts going round in head and right arm hurt. Must have been the apple tree pruning yesterday.
But it's a sunny day, although -7° at 8am. Hope to get out to the veggie garden this afties. Still full of dead weeds and remains of past it veg, needs clearing. Big plastic chest arrived for putting all the flower pots and small tools that are cluttering up the GH shelves. Need lots of pots as I can have between 500 - 800 baby plants in pots in spring. As well as for own garden I sell them for charity.
Morning everyone, Dull and cloudy here just been round the garden and it's still a bit parky so waiting for it to warm up a bit.
I've decided to be sensible and wait for hubby to help plant the Limelight and Madame Lemoine, but I do have a number of small plants to move to accommodate them so I will do that today. I too have to ponder PPP's as I'm not sure where to move them to.
So Verdun is going to get his head examined. MMMM wonder what they will find. Only joking, I'm sure a bit of cream will sort it all out.
Hope you have a good day Chicky. It's good fun to visit old haunts. Secondborn did a bit of that the other day. She had had an exhausting week at work and drove home shattered. Parked on the drive and went to get out of the car when she realised she had driven to our old house. It wasn't even the last house we lived at, it was the one before. Apparently she realised when it came to her that she didn't have a drive. Bless.
Agree Bekkie, sofa wins over Gym anytime.
AWB wow 500 snowdrops, Don't forget piccies next year when they all flower.
Thoughts with those who haven't been too well lately also poorly pets.
It's been good to get in the garden the last two days, mostly clearing up and burning some branches and prunings.
I'm after some free advice from Verdun, please, before he gets his head examined. (Hope everything is okay. Wise to get these things checked out)
I want to split a stipa gigantica, giant oat grass. It's one of three that have been in about ten years. Is it still too early here in Cornwall to do this?
Hello again folks - I've taken up residence upstairs - I have the radio, my knitting and you lot. I'm allowed downstairs to make coffee.
Looking out of the window in the daylight I can see that not only has the big weeping willow gone from the top of the rise, but a big field maple has been decimated and there is just one branch sticking up about 15ft above the ridge of the house on the hill. Hopefully someone is coming back to take the rest of that tree down otherwise it's going to look very odd indeed!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hope your exile isn't too frustrating Dove, mind you it doesn't seem a bad way to spend a winters day. Just hope you haven't got too much clearing up to do later.
Been out in the garden and despite my earlier decision to be sensible I have planted the Limelight, moved a few plants, cut back a few shrubs, edged the lawn and put the hoe over the garden. Very carefully mind as there are so many plants poking their heads through the soil.
I found quite a lot of snowdrops I didn't know I had and also some of my primroses are just starting to flower. Bulbs have moved on quite a bit over the last few days as it's warmed up a little.
Need a nice cuppa now and a lie down to relax the old back.
Pdoc - those are lovely piccies, I bet your holiday seems ages ago even though it was only a few weeks.
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Good morning all.
Went to bed earlier than usual. Woke up at 2am, couldn't get back to sleep for ages. Thoughts going round in head and right arm hurt. Must have been the apple tree pruning yesterday.
But it's a sunny day, although -7° at 8am. Hope to get out to the veggie garden this afties. Still full of dead weeds and remains of past it veg, needs clearing. Big plastic chest arrived for putting all the flower pots and small tools that are cluttering up the GH shelves. Need lots of pots as I can have between 500 - 800 baby plants in pots in spring. As well as for own garden I sell them for charity.
New website for the Open Gardens in France. Mine is open on 17th May. http://www.opengardens.eu/
Morning everyone, Dull and cloudy here just been round the garden and it's still a bit parky so waiting for it to warm up a bit.
I've decided to be sensible and wait for hubby to help plant the Limelight and Madame Lemoine, but I do have a number of small plants to move to accommodate them so I will do that today. I too have to ponder PPP's as I'm not sure where to move them to.
So Verdun is going to get his head examined. MMMM wonder what they will find
. Only joking, I'm sure a bit of cream will sort it all out.
Hope you have a good day Chicky. It's good fun to visit old haunts. Secondborn did a bit of that the other day. She had had an exhausting week at work and drove home shattered. Parked on the drive and went to get out of the car when she realised she had driven to our old house. It wasn't even the last house we lived at, it was the one before. Apparently she realised when it came to her that she didn't have a drive. Bless.
Agree Bekkie, sofa wins over Gym anytime.
AWB wow 500 snowdrops, Don't forget piccies next year when they all flower.
Hope you feel better soon Clari.
Off for a browse, catch up later.
A few pictures from Grenada trip
Hope they help you start thinking about sunnier days.
The first picture is the Tamarind tree we sat under most of the time, it was at the boundary of the hotel grounds and the beach.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Good morning all.
Thoughts with those who haven't been too well lately also poorly pets.
It's been good to get in the garden the last two days, mostly clearing up and burning some branches and prunings.
I'm after some free advice from Verdun, please, before he gets his head examined. (Hope everything is okay. Wise to get these things checked out)
I want to split a stipa gigantica, giant oat grass. It's one of three that have been in about ten years. Is it still too early here in Cornwall to do this?
Hello again folks - I've taken up residence upstairs - I have the radio, my knitting and you lot. I'm allowed downstairs to make coffee.
Looking out of the window in the daylight I can see that not only has the big weeping willow gone from the top of the rise, but a big field maple has been decimated and there is just one branch sticking up about 15ft above the ridge of the house on the hill. Hopefully someone is coming back to take the rest of that tree down otherwise it's going to look very odd indeed!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hope your exile isn't too frustrating Dove, mind you it doesn't seem a bad way to spend a winters day. Just hope you haven't got too much clearing up to do later.
Been out in the garden and despite my earlier decision to be sensible I have planted the Limelight, moved a few plants, cut back a few shrubs, edged the lawn and put the hoe over the garden. Very carefully mind as there are so many plants poking their heads through the soil.
I found quite a lot of snowdrops I didn't know I had and also some of my primroses are just starting to flower. Bulbs have moved on quite a bit over the last few days as it's warmed up a little.
Need a nice cuppa now and a lie down to relax the old back.
Pdoc - those are lovely piccies, I bet your holiday seems ages ago even though it was only a few weeks.