Used the bricks from widening the border to raise the wall at the front of my sloped border. Will get some compost and grit to fill it up tomorrow. At least now I've a bit more space to plant some of the small hill worth of plants that are about to need putting out.
I was doing some light hoeing by the pond and spotted a pair of newts. I can't tell you excited I was.
Love newts We had loads of Gt Crested Newts on the smallholding - we watched the males doing their courting display in the ponds flashing their tails - wonderful some of them aren't terribly bright though - every winter we'd find some squashed ones as they tried to hibernate under our kitchen doormat No wonder they're endangered!!!
I've weeded most of the front border today - while I was doing that I found a hellebore seedling underneath H. Tutu - I've potted it up and labelled it and am growing impatient - how many years until I see a flower .... someone???
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well, quite a hectic day for me. First I called at my daughters who garden I created last year to carry out some lawm maintenance. De-weeded all the boarders and planted up some black grasses for her. Then it was over to my nephews house to drop of some compost in preparation of planting up their boarders tomorrow. All the plants will be from devided stock from my own garden. Would be nice to get back in to my own garden and catch up with all things on hold
Went to beach with daughter and grandsons sausage pea fritter and chips sitting watching kayakers and swimmers only put two hours in parking meter so we only walked the surf
Oh yes gardening came home did first planting on the two largest hanging basket s potted on two whole trays of calendula washed loads of pots then potted on tomatoes out of the conservatory and into the GH.prepared the lawn ready to overseed when the seeds have sprouted doesn't sound much but didn't come inside untill 8 wonderful day
Got a lot done today, tied in clematis and the sweet peas. Pricked out and potted up petunias, verbena and didiscus. Mowed and edged lawns. Had to water the garden tonight it was so dry.
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I was doing some light hoeing by the pond and spotted a pair of newts. I can't tell you excited I was.
Used the bricks from widening the border to raise the wall at the front of my sloped border. Will get some compost and grit to fill it up tomorrow. At least now I've a bit more space to plant some of the small hill worth of plants that are about to need putting out.
Love newts
We had loads of Gt Crested Newts on the smallholding - we watched the males doing their courting display in the ponds flashing their tails - wonderful
some of them aren't terribly bright though - every winter we'd find some squashed ones as they tried to hibernate under our kitchen doormat 
No wonder they're endangered!!!
I've weeded most of the front border today - while I was doing that I found a hellebore seedling underneath H. Tutu - I've potted it up and labelled it and am growing impatient - how many years until I see a flower .... someone???
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well, quite a hectic day for me. First I called at my daughters who garden I created last year to carry out some lawm maintenance. De-weeded all the boarders and planted up some black grasses for her. Then it was over to my nephews house to drop of some compost in preparation of planting up their boarders tomorrow. All the plants will be from devided stock from my own garden. Would be nice to get back in to my own garden and catch up with all things on hold
Incredible day in Kent, I'm a lizard so worked through the midday sun
No real gardening though, more jobbing around getting stuff finished under the pergola
Tomorrow is another full day in the garden, more jobbing but also the fun planting too
Went to beach with daughter and grandsons sausage pea fritter and chips
sitting watching kayakers and swimmers
only put two hours in parking meter so we only walked the surf 
Oh yes gardening came home did first planting on the two largest hanging basket s potted on two whole trays of calendula washed loads of pots then potted on tomatoes out of the conservatory and into the GH.prepared the lawn ready to overseed when the seeds have sprouted doesn't sound much but didn't come inside untill 8 wonderful day
Planted the nasturtiums in the flower boxes yesterday and they look like they've grown already .
Weeded one side of the garden,loved doing that he he,
Filled flower boxes up ready for sweet peas
Made 3 hanging baskets with african marigolds let you's know how they turn out????
Gonna plant a lot of veg this weekend the greenhouse is bursting
Baz
Got a lot done today, tied in clematis and the sweet peas. Pricked out and potted up petunias, verbena and didiscus. Mowed and edged lawns. Had to water the garden tonight it was so dry.