Have been thinking of you Jo. Nice to have you back.
Great transformations everyone. Aren't us Gardeners a hard working bunch!
Heavy rain and grey skies all day yesterday and again today. Ditches still full and having to to be channelled away via a gravel bed. The lawn is a complete bog. One of the old dead trees keeled over in the wind. We managed to cut it down without incident, so lots of free wood for the woodburner. I wish this weather would stop now. I've got so much to do outside.
Managed to go out for a lovely lunch today, at a posh pub in Loxwood. A real treat.
Took a leaf out of Geoff's ticket buying book. Any regular Radio 4 Listeners, may have heard, in the 6.30pm comedy slot, 'Mark Steel's in Town'. Very funny, and all about your local area. He's coming to Cranleigh in May. Should be funny and interesting.
Kate & Geoff. Remember the bare root strawberries I planted on 3rd April? Well look at them now. They would have grown more quickly but it was really cold just after they went in.
KG, love the photos-that is a wonderful border, and now just the right amount of lawn, if you need to have one! Yvieh, the strawbs look fab--very similar to mine, which I potted up just before you--not bare root, though. And I am thousands of miles away.
Didn't do a lot today except finish up the tomato bed and move things out of the greenhouse.
Eddie, I realise what an enormous amount of work it is to clean up after having large trees like that removed. I am still working on my west garden, except it is not accessible to equipment--too steep. Guess I should do some "Before" photos, although it's a bit late.
Inka, I'm afraid I didn't plant those bare root strawberries. They're Koala's, but now that you've said they're mine, I guess She'll just have to bring over the produce. We're very close to the Sussex border. It won't take her long
Very bright and sunny here, so was out gardening from 7.30am - 10am. Work be damned! Earthed up the spuds, deadheaded, moved a few things from the greenhouse to the etegerre's, ditched some dead stuff, and moved some things around inside the greenhouse. Also put copper tape on the outside of the raised bed table, where my salads are coming on a treat. Not letting Messers Slug & Snail get them
I am really enjoying seeing all the befores and afters
Lovely photos Wintersong and your Strawberry plants look great KG
I have made up 2 cone baskets this morning and a trough Can't do any more until Barry moves some more compost down to the greenhouse for me He has gone to the allotment this morning .
Hello all, just letting you know I have survived the weekend although I spent most of it in my wellies and waterproofs. I'm pleased to say I can confirm my tent doesn't leak, and withstood the conditions really well. A bit of a puddle in the porch section but otherwise it was fine. The same can't be said for the tent that was next to mine when I went to bed on Saturday night and was found at the bottom of the field the next morning! Luckily its occupant wasn't in it!
Fabulous pictures of people's gardens - my garden looks like the 'before' pictures so I won't be posting any on here!
Pam, glad to hear Barry has gone to the allotment today. The weather doesn't look promising for tomorrow!
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Here was my garden in 2001 when I moved in
I had trouble finding another photo taken from the same angle, but here it was in June 2010
A bit scruffy but I love it. Those three pots of house leeks are not just sitting randomly on the lawn - they disguise the drain cover!
Evening All.
Hope everyone is well.
Have been thinking of you Jo. Nice to have you back.
Great transformations everyone. Aren't us Gardeners a hard working bunch!
Heavy rain and grey skies all day yesterday and again today. Ditches still full and having to to be channelled away via a gravel bed. The lawn is a complete bog. One of the old dead trees keeled over in the wind. We managed to cut it down without incident, so lots of free wood for the woodburner. I wish this weather would stop now. I've got so much to do outside.
Managed to go out for a lovely lunch today, at a posh pub in Loxwood. A real treat.
Took a leaf out of Geoff's ticket buying book. Any regular Radio 4 Listeners, may have heard, in the 6.30pm comedy slot, 'Mark Steel's in Town'. Very funny, and all about your local area. He's coming to Cranleigh in May. Should be funny and interesting.
Yvie
That's now an impressive size border to the left of the pathway.
Kate & Geoff. Remember the bare root strawberries I planted on 3rd April? Well look at them now. They would have grown more quickly but it was really cold just after they went in.
Super pics from Koalagirl!
I love to see photos so much, so excited for the coming months to see what everyone is most proud of!
KG I cannot believe that they have made that much progress considering theweather.
Yvie sounds like you have had one of those days, it is just so wet.But lunch sounded nice.
KG, love the photos-that is a wonderful border, and now just the right amount of lawn, if you need to have one! Yvieh, the strawbs look fab--very similar to mine, which I potted up just before you--not bare root, though. And I am thousands of miles away.
Didn't do a lot today except finish up the tomato bed and move things out of the greenhouse.
Eddie, I realise what an enormous amount of work it is to clean up after having large trees like that removed. I am still working on my west garden, except it is not accessible to equipment--too steep. Guess I should do some "Before" photos, although it's a bit late.
Yvieh-volunteer firewood is a GOOD thing!
Morning All,
Hope everyone is well.
Inka, I'm afraid I didn't plant those bare root strawberries. They're Koala's, but now that you've said they're mine, I guess She'll just have to bring over the produce. We're very close to the Sussex border. It won't take her long
Very bright and sunny here, so was out gardening from 7.30am - 10am. Work be damned! Earthed up the spuds, deadheaded, moved a few things from the greenhouse to the etegerre's, ditched some dead stuff, and moved some things around inside the greenhouse. Also put copper tape on the outside of the raised bed table, where my salads are coming on a treat. Not letting Messers Slug & Snail get them
Yvie
I am really enjoying seeing all the befores and afters
Lovely photos Wintersong and your Strawberry plants look great KG
I have made up 2 cone baskets this morning and a trough
Can't do any more until Barry moves some more compost down to the greenhouse for me 
He has gone to the allotment this morning .
Pam x
Hello all, just letting you know I have survived the weekend although I spent most of it in my wellies and waterproofs. I'm pleased to say I can confirm my tent doesn't leak, and withstood the conditions really well. A bit of a puddle in the porch section but otherwise it was fine. The same can't be said for the tent that was next to mine when I went to bed on Saturday night and was found at the bottom of the field the next morning! Luckily its occupant wasn't in it!
Fabulous pictures of people's gardens - my garden looks like the 'before' pictures so I won't be posting any on here!
Pam, glad to hear Barry has gone to the allotment today. The weather doesn't look promising for tomorrow!