The tarpaulin arrived late afternoon-so with a lot of string and help from Mrs Geoff the chickens have now got a roof to keep the rain off -the first test is tonight.
Grey day today but no rain, so I could get on with exploring the centre of my Pampas Grass. I'm afraid to say its a complete gonna and with pruning loppers, sheers and a mattock, I am busy creating a small mountain of bin bags.
The middle garden suddenly looks enormous! And wide, I mean this monster took up 8-10ft diameter. But, think what lovely new plants will go in that space now...already busy making wish-lists! And OMG, the compost this thing has made over the last ten years, its coming out the middle in bucket loads!
I had unexpected free time this pm as an errand I'd promised was done by someone else. Continued digging out brambles, ivy and bluebells (Spanish) from what is slowly becoming the fruit bush bed. Also have small mountain of bin bags. Tried not to undo all the good that this morning's massage has done.
Wintersong, a few years ago I grew some pink pampas grass from seed, after admiring it in someone's garden.It has made a large clump, but sadly it has never bloomed.I wonder if I can move it to the west garden? At least the deer won't eat it.
@Inkadog, mine has always flowered but after researching the net to discover why my Pampas died, I also found a lot of people asking why their Pampas wasn't flowering.
The answer is simple, don't feed it. I never fed mine ever and it would send up many many flower spikes every year.
It's the end of an era for my raging Pampas, but didn't it have a good life , and its so exciting to design a new border.
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The tarpaulin arrived late afternoon-so with a lot of string and help from Mrs Geoff the chickens have now got a roof to keep the rain off -the first test is tonight.
EB-what part of the country are you?
Yay fir Geoff's toasty chickens!
Grey day today but no rain, so I could get on with exploring the centre of my Pampas Grass. I'm afraid to say its a complete gonna and with pruning loppers, sheers and a mattock, I am busy creating a small mountain of bin bags.
The middle garden suddenly looks enormous! And wide, I mean this monster took up 8-10ft diameter. But, think what lovely new plants will go in that space now...already busy making wish-lists! And OMG, the compost this thing has made over the last ten years, its coming out the middle in bucket loads!
Out with the old, in with the new. No complaints.
Wintersong - it is sad to lose plants but as you say you now have a lovely new space to fill
We have sorted a few borders this year and I am pleased to have more planting spaces
I pricked out psb,Kale and Primo cabbages today and also planted up some tubs
The NGS County organiser called this morning with all our posters etc. for our Open Day - makes me a feel a bit nervous
Yeah! Shelter at last for the sotonchooks.
I had unexpected free time this pm as an errand I'd promised was done by someone else. Continued digging out brambles, ivy and bluebells (Spanish) from what is slowly becoming the fruit bush bed. Also have small mountain of bin bags. Tried not to undo all the good that this morning's massage has done.
Excitable Boy do you not have any fleece? Having looked at the predicted weather for May I may need to make some more fleece bags.
lilylouise it will be fine, by the time your garden is open it will be glorious sunshine .
Wintersong that is a monster.
Geoff are they dry roasted chickens?
Wintersong, a few years ago I grew some pink pampas grass from seed, after admiring it in someone's garden.It has made a large clump, but sadly it has never bloomed.I wonder if I can move it to the west garden? At least the deer won't eat it.
@Inkadog, mine has always flowered but after researching the net to discover why my Pampas died, I also found a lot of people asking why their Pampas wasn't flowering.
The answer is simple, don't feed it. I never fed mine ever and it would send up many many flower spikes every year.
It's the end of an era for my raging Pampas, but didn't it have a good life
, and its so exciting to design a new border.
on the way to monument valley
flashflood at monument valley