Glad everyone's had a great weekend and most have the appearance of spring in their gardens. YAY
Well, another weekend of shifts finished for me, OH has a full evening of sport and is on holiday this coming week so we are already discussing jobs to be done
Don't worry, I won't work him too hard, but I do need to make some compost bins out of old pallets. I have at least half a dozen stacked down the bottom of my garden with more to come with this year's garden delivery, so no shortage, but can anyone tell me their experiences with make compost bins from old pallets? I was worried that the dimensions would be too large for what my garden produces and the compost would look a bit silly in all that space (although, I do have more plants than ever this year and I'm getting a shredder next week as well, so I anticipate making more this year)
Yesterday was very busy at the bakery and I managed to bake nearly £500 worth of products (that's £60 more than usual) gosh, what a hungry lot in my neck of the woods! And it's even worse in the summer months with all those BBQs going on
It's been a beautiful sunny day here and although there has been wind, the helpful kind that dries soil nicely
Wintersong - our back garden is about 12m x 12m and the front garden about a quarter of that. We have two 1m x 1m wooden compost heaps and could do with another one.
I won the first skirmish of the bramble battle - remains to be seen whether it will have been enough to win the war. My pipecleaners came from a craft shop and so if you look closely there is now a kaleidescope (?spelling) of coloured fluffy bits sticking out of the butchered bramble stems. Good job the only person who looks closely round here is moi. Lovely and sunny - saw a butterfly and a bumble bee buzzing round my crocuses
Glad to hear from you OL, thought you had deserted us.
Didn't see the snowdrops as Dudmaston held their snowdrop walk last weekend so didn't go. Popped into town to fetch my new glasses and went to see my friend for a coffee. Later I visited mum and went to see Secondborn. So I have had a busy day even though I didn't get any gardening done. I did however notice that I've sneaked a new plant from next door. My neighbour had a lovely purple clematis that draped over the fence and I pegged a bit down. I now have a new baby clematis - yay nothing like a free plant.
Weather was Ok this morning but now it's a mixture of rain and sleet so definitely an evening in front of the fire. Nanna duty tomorrow so I have to be up relatively early and sort out my singing voice for Rhythm and Rhyme.
Decided that I need a couple of clematis to grow up the obelisks with the roses and have chosen Cartmanii Avalanche from Taylors so two are on order and hopefully will be delivered on Wednesday, they flower in April May so should extend the season nicely.
Sounds like lots of you had a very busy day in the garden so hope not too many aches and pains out there.
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Glad everyone's had a great weekend and most have the appearance of spring in their gardens. YAY
Well, another weekend of shifts finished for me, OH has a full evening of sport and is on holiday this coming week so we are already discussing jobs to be done
Don't worry, I won't work him too hard, but I do need to make some compost bins out of old pallets. I have at least half a dozen stacked down the bottom of my garden with more to come with this year's garden delivery, so no shortage, but can anyone tell me their experiences with make compost bins from old pallets? I was worried that the dimensions would be too large for what my garden produces and the compost would look a bit silly in all that space (although, I do have more plants than ever this year and I'm getting a shredder next week as well, so I anticipate making more this year)
Yesterday was very busy at the bakery and I managed to bake nearly £500 worth of products
(that's £60 more than usual) gosh, what a hungry lot in my neck of the woods! And it's even worse in the summer months with all those BBQs going on
It's been a beautiful sunny day here and although there has been wind, the helpful kind that dries soil nicely
Going to eat now, TTFN
Wintersong - our back garden is about 12m x 12m and the front garden about a quarter of that. We have two 1m x 1m wooden compost heaps and could do with another one.
I'll tell OH, I'm sure he'll be hugely relieved and will look forward to the programme
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Verdun if we had a sticky out tongue smiley you'd get it
Carp weather here rain and cold 
We will have lots of water in the Summer 
Winter pleased you are keeping folks fed
Off to cook.
Thanks Dove. my garden is 100ft long, about 30 across. I currently have two beehive types but I'm planning on three bins in the refit
I won the first skirmish of the bramble battle - remains to be seen whether it will have been enough to win the war
. My pipecleaners came from a craft shop and so if you look closely there is now a kaleidescope (?spelling) of coloured fluffy bits sticking out of the butchered bramble stems. Good job the only person who looks closely round here is moi
. Lovely and sunny - saw a butterfly and a bumble bee buzzing round my crocuses
Trying to insert tongue smiley - ooh think it worked. http://yoursmiles.org/s-tongue.php used the oak tree, is there a better way?
Hi everyone,
Glad to hear from you OL, thought you had deserted us.
Didn't see the snowdrops as Dudmaston held their snowdrop walk last weekend
so didn't go. Popped into town to fetch my new glasses and went to see my friend for a coffee. Later I visited mum and went to see Secondborn. So I have had a busy day even though I didn't get any gardening done. I did however notice that I've sneaked a new plant from next door. My neighbour had a lovely purple clematis that draped over the fence and I pegged a bit down. I now have a new baby clematis - yay nothing like a free plant.
Weather was Ok this morning but now it's a mixture of rain and sleet so definitely an evening in front of the fire. Nanna duty tomorrow so I have to be up relatively early and sort out my singing voice for Rhythm and Rhyme.
Decided that I need a couple of clematis to grow up the obelisks with the roses and have chosen Cartmanii Avalanche from Taylors so two are on order and hopefully will be delivered on Wednesday, they flower in April May so should extend the season nicely.
Sounds like lots of you had a very busy day in the garden so hope not too many aches and pains out there.
Where's OL, Yviestevie? Have I missed her?
Quick pop in.
Busy Liz, OL is now Sunflower Lady.
Had a lovely walk along the beach, sun shining, so warm we didn't wear coats.
Now pouring down!
Off for a meal with friends soon, see you later peeps x