Yes I was clearing the last tree leaves from flower beds, I fear with all this mild weather fungal problems will affect our garden this year. I did some weeding on the gravel drive, I aim to remove the hellebore leaves when I get the time.
We moved in November, and most of our time has been taken up with getting the house sorted/Christmas etc. But yesterday, in what has been a rare break in the rain, I managed to get into the garden. Discovered an overgrown path, pruned a neglected rose and severely pruned a butchered shrub of unknown provenance! It had had some branches partly cut through and then ripped down, and another part half-sawn through and then just left.
I guess previous owners weren't much into gardening!
Very dark up here in the NE though rain holding off, garden still soggy and having had a good clean up in the late Autumn is presentable apart from the north fence being on the ground. Next doors problem and in hand although little dog next door keeps popping in, no problem he thinks I am his dad.
In this area we never think of starting anything until my birthday February as we often have very cold spells, plenty of time, let things start to awaken first.
I'm being good and cleaning house so I can garden tomorrow. Newly retired OH has been out there though and has turned a compost heap so he can dump a large bucketful on each of our 8 rhubarb crowns which are showing buds already and I will use the rest to mulch the roses in the front bed tomorrow - after we've replaced the two broken trellis panels and had a good weed.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Lizzie27 , Oberlisks , got one last year from Lidl , very good price , not fancy thou and all metal I am really pleased with it , worth keeping an eye out for
Watered plants in g/h
just had roast chicken dinner with 5 veg from allottment via freezer
I've been back to work today. Not had chance to do any gardening over the holidays because it's been so wet where we are. I really want to remove the leaves on the helebores.
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Yes I was clearing the last tree leaves from flower beds, I fear with all this mild weather fungal problems will affect our garden this year. I did some weeding on the gravel drive, I aim to remove the hellebore leaves when I get the time.
lovely being out in the garden in the fresh air
We moved in November, and most of our time has been taken up with getting the house sorted/Christmas etc. But yesterday, in what has been a rare break in the rain, I managed to get into the garden. Discovered an overgrown path, pruned a neglected rose and severely pruned a butchered shrub of unknown provenance! It had had some branches partly cut through and then ripped down, and another part half-sawn through and then just left.
I guess previous owners weren't much into gardening!
Very dark up here in the NE though rain holding off, garden still soggy and having had a good clean up in the late Autumn is presentable apart from the north fence being on the ground. Next doors problem and in hand although little dog next door keeps popping in, no problem he thinks I am his dad.
In this area we never think of starting anything until my birthday February as we often have very cold spells, plenty of time, let things start to awaken first.
Frank.
I'm being good and cleaning house so I can garden tomorrow. Newly retired OH has been out there though and has turned a compost heap so he can dump a large bucketful on each of our 8 rhubarb crowns which are showing buds already and I will use the rest to mulch the roses in the front bed tomorrow - after we've replaced the two broken trellis panels and had a good weed.
i have , cleared old raised beds ready for the new ones. made of skip wood
light rain here , pan of tata hash to night
Lizzie27 , Oberlisks , got one last year from Lidl , very good price , not fancy thou and all metal I am really pleased with it , worth keeping an eye out for
Watered plants in g/h
just had roast chicken dinner with 5 veg from allottment via freezer
hope you are all well
I sowed about 8 different own saved aquilegias.
and loaded hundreds of logs into a trailer and heaped up willow branches into another shredding mountain
In the sticks near Peterborough
I've been back to work today. Not had chance to do any gardening over the holidays because it's been so wet where we are. I really want to remove the leaves on the helebores.
Planted up five pots with a peach tree, two roses, a camellia and a cranberry