Hello Jo, my garden is as tidy as it can be with all the spring bulbs planted way back and now showing so not too much to do, I catch up on my History writing instead. No point in starting anything too early in the North East as we are around three weeks behind the South with growth and fruiting. My garden is quite sheltered but not a patch on the walled garden I grew up in, we had two weeks start on all around in that garden plus lots of old fruit trees including the tastiest Victoria Plums ever. We have some warmth but the light is very poor and plants need both to thrive so I sit back and wait.
I need one more day out there to finally finish the last cut back/tidy up! I would like to remove the old/tatty Hellebore leaves asap as their buds will be showing any time now. They are scattered around a border which also has loads of bulbs, so damage can be done if the Hellebores get left until later.
The pruning of the fruit bushes can wait for a bit, even until they start to show, but then asap & get the netting up/over re the bullfinches around here!
I also need to get to grips with yet another moss infested border, but again it'll have to wait...
My Uncle had an orchard in Vale of Evesham- oh 'plum tummy ache' was part of my childhood. Grew cowslips there too.
Fancy that its grey and dreary again.More rain forcast, thinking of buying flippers and a snorkel. Have got rain coming in from somewhere so waiting for someone to come and have a look at roof or where ever else the water might get in. More expense
Its been a staggering 12.3c in the garden today almost got the BBQ ou, t not much in the way of sun but the warmth will do me for now, looked at the front garden think it's dried enough for me to get the shears out and trim the lawn edges just tidies it up and get the leaves picked up and maybe hoe the borders over before the next lot of rain but that's not due till next week fingers crossed.
Rhubarb on the allotment is sprouting nicely, 3 to 4 inches high, and bright red and green colours - will cover some and get an early picking in the not too distant future. Nice day today, warmer and dry, so hopefully will go up tomorrow and turn over a bit more of the ground where the new potatoes are going. New Year is arriving on an optimistic note.
Stockton rather strange weather, to the West the sky was almost purple, to the East and North heavy cloud, South I cannot see the Cleveland Hills and it looks dark yet overhead blue sky and the sun is shining. What are we in for, I cannot even guess, we normally have distinctive weather patterns this all looks odd.
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Hello Jo, my garden is as tidy as it can be with all the spring bulbs planted way back and now showing so not too much to do, I catch up on my History writing instead.
No point in starting anything too early in the North East as we are around three weeks behind the South with growth and fruiting. My garden is quite sheltered but not a patch on the walled garden I grew up in, we had two weeks start on all around in that garden plus lots of old fruit trees including the tastiest Victoria Plums ever.
We have some warmth but the light is very poor and plants need both to thrive so I sit back and wait.
Frank.
I need one more day out there to finally finish the last cut back/tidy up! I would like to remove the old/tatty Hellebore leaves asap as their buds will be showing any time now. They are scattered around a border which also has loads of bulbs, so damage can be done if the Hellebores get left until later.
The pruning of the fruit bushes can wait for a bit, even until they start to show, but then asap & get the netting up/over re the bullfinches around here!
I also need to get to grips with yet another moss infested border, but again it'll have to wait...
My Uncle had an orchard in Vale of Evesham- oh 'plum tummy ache' was part of my childhood. Grew cowslips there too.
Oh well, light on again... J.
Fancy that its grey and dreary again.More rain forcast, thinking of buying flippers and a snorkel. Have got rain coming in from somewhere so waiting for someone to come and have a look at roof or where ever else the water might get in. More expense
Its been a staggering 12.3c in the garden today almost got the BBQ ou, t not much in the way of sun but the warmth will do me for now, looked at the front garden think it's dried enough for me to get the shears out and trim the lawn edges just tidies it up and get the leaves picked up and maybe hoe the borders over before the next lot of rain but that's not due till next week fingers crossed.
What a grey day! Damp and dismal but at least it's not cold
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Stockton rather strange weather, to the West the sky was almost purple, to the East and North heavy cloud, South I cannot see the Cleveland Hills and it looks dark yet overhead blue sky and the sun is shining.
What are we in for, I cannot even guess, we normally have distinctive weather patterns this all looks odd.
Frank.
Tis crazy....more like early April, here in mid-Staffs.
Just about to hang-out some washing, almost forgot how to do it.