Send your bloke my way nut when you've finished with him. Grrr no smileys to wink at you! Ok ill keep it pc - bloke or lady ( after all we know who works hardest don't we?)
new bed to put in . re jig two beds . cut and lop hedges . repair path . sort shed .and re sort shed . and make new seating / cooking area in front of summer house
Most of the above for me too. New plot on the allotment needs refencing so OH to help with that. He's just built me a two bay composter at the weekend. The rest of it needs digging over completely as the previous tenants hardly touched it for months. have made a good start though.
May try and redesign the back garden a little and plan it to have more colour next year. Large apple tree also needs pruning. I have still got 4 clematis to go in but can't decide where to put them.
Interested in reading all your above comments as this is my first winter as a retiree. I have virtually closed down my allotment other than having a bonfire and just need to do some pruning in the back garden. Well, planning for Christmas takes over really (baking) then in the New Year clear out cupboards, practice my violin (with earplugs) and piano, do family history research and then it will soon be spring.
I make lists - lists of things to buy, lists of things to try, lists of things for the builder to do, and lists for my "undergardener" to see to when the weather breaks and the sun shines - as far as staff are concerned - don't need them - he's coming along nicely
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Start with the garden porn and a glass of wine or two. make a list of all the things I would like to grow, given ideal soil, a hunky bloke to do the donkey work, and limitless money. I just waft around in a floaty dress on an ideal summers day, not too hot that I burn.The big hat keeps off the sun, so as not to freckle my porcelain skin. I pick a few perfect blossoms and place them in a trug, so i can arrange them in that perfect vase. I return to the terrace and the under butler brings a cooling glass of Pimms, while we wait for dinner.........and of course I have perfectly manicured hands.
Then the wine wears off, I cross out most of the things on the list because they don't suit my soil, and I go and wash the kitchen floor for the umpteenth time, because of the mud that gets trailed in from the garden.
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I will Mrs G, but there's a lot to do here first
In the sticks near Peterborough
new bed to put in . re jig two beds . cut and lop hedges . repair path . sort shed .and re sort shed . and make new seating / cooking area in front of summer house
I still do bits in the shed and green house and general sweep and tidy up any excuse to have a cuppa outside in peace.
Most of the above for me too. New plot on the allotment needs refencing so OH to help with that. He's just built me a two bay composter at the weekend. The rest of it needs digging over completely as the previous tenants hardly touched it for months. have made a good start though.
May try and redesign the back garden a little and plan it to have more colour next year. Large apple tree also needs pruning. I have still got 4 clematis to go in but can't decide where to put them.
Will also refer to seeds catalogues.
Interested in reading all your above comments as this is my first winter as a retiree. I have virtually closed down my allotment other than having a bonfire and just need to do some pruning in the back garden. Well, planning for Christmas takes over really (baking) then in the New Year clear out cupboards, practice my violin (with earplugs) and piano, do family history research and then it will soon be spring.
Mrsgarden, send him my way when you've finished with him!!!!
I make lists - lists of things to buy, lists of things to try, lists of things for the builder to do, and lists for my "undergardener" to see to when the weather breaks and the sun shines - as far as staff are concerned - don't need them - he's coming along nicely
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I do a lot of fantasising.
Start with the garden porn and a glass of wine or two. make a list of all the things I would like to grow, given ideal soil, a hunky bloke to do the donkey work, and limitless money. I just waft around in a floaty dress on an ideal summers day, not too hot that I burn.The big hat keeps off the sun, so as not to freckle my porcelain skin. I pick a few perfect blossoms and place them in a trug, so i can arrange them in that perfect vase. I return to the terrace and the under butler brings a cooling glass of Pimms, while we wait for dinner.........and of course I have perfectly manicured hands.
Then the wine wears off, I cross out most of the things on the list because they don't suit my soil, and I go and wash the kitchen floor for the umpteenth time, because of the mud that gets trailed in from the garden.