I thought about going out and cutting back raspberry canes but it started to snow as I put my coat on. Only lasted about 5 minutes but I took that (and the unmelted frost) as a sign that it was really too cold to venture outside.
Do good intentions count.....??
Made coffee & walnut buns instead
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Went to check the rhubarb I had planted as we had a beagle appear in the garden from nowhere, head down to the end of the garden and come back sometime later with something in its mouth, and disappear.
Just picked some spring onions and celery from the Potager - Still can't believe we are still eating salads. beetroot finished now apart from odd feeble leaf. Otherwise just admired spring growth. Hope it's dry tomorrow, weeds everywhere!
25 minutes before my fingers were so cold I could not feel them! just long enough to remove the dead leaves from a large clump of montbretia and cut back some michaelmas daisies (don't tell me - should have been done weeks - nay months ago) and then bury the remains of something that I think a fox had left in the garden - looked like a rabbits ear - the rest of the creature was there three days ago but had mercifully disappeared by today. Oh and then take a canfull of water to the GH for all the pots of bulbs which are now growing, and plants which are overwintering.
now - off to Wyevale for some half price fatballs for the birds.
I had a wonderful morning up in my butterfly garden, fighting monster brambles and dead bindweed that were stopping me admiring my hundreds or may be thousands of snowdrops now and the lovely cyclamen coum. The sun was shining and the sky bright blue but it was cold cutting up the brambles for the green wheeliebin which was emptied this morning. I always have the urge to fill it right after it has been emptied. So glad I did as it rained in the afternoon but I did enjoy the film on BBC! - The Wind and the Lion. - made you feel warm just looking at Morocco.
Watered the indoor hyacinth bulbs and checked the plastic mini greenhouse where all looked fine. Fed and watered the birds and took the dog out. That's it because the ground is still covered in snow.
Wonder what the beagle found Gardenmaiden?
It's not good that your fence suffered in the gales but good that you can start afresh with your planting scheme Victoria. I have yet to feel like a proper gardener.
I brushed the water out of the drip pool ahead of the expected frost, checked to see if any of the stratifying seeds had germinated, prepared the next instalment of seeds for sowing and went to an HPS meeting.
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I thought about going out and cutting back raspberry canes but it started to snow as I put my coat on. Only lasted about 5 minutes but I took that (and the unmelted frost) as a sign that it was really too cold to venture outside.
Do good intentions count.....??
Made coffee & walnut buns instead
Went to check the rhubarb I had planted as we had a beagle appear in the garden from nowhere, head down to the end of the garden and come back sometime later with something in its mouth, and disappear.
Just picked some spring onions and celery from the Potager - Still can't believe we are still eating salads. beetroot finished now apart from odd feeble leaf. Otherwise just admired spring growth. Hope it's dry tomorrow, weeds everywhere!
25 minutes before my fingers were so cold I could not feel them! just long enough to remove the dead leaves from a large clump of montbretia and cut back some michaelmas daisies (don't tell me - should have been done weeks - nay months ago) and then bury the remains of something that I think a fox had left in the garden - looked like a rabbits ear - the rest of the creature was there three days ago but had mercifully disappeared by today. Oh and then take a canfull of water to the GH for all the pots of bulbs which are now growing, and plants which are overwintering.
now - off to Wyevale for some half price fatballs for the birds.
Have tidied round and done some weeding. Snowing now, so the fire is lit and the armchair has beckoned
Does going to the allotmemt to check on things count?
I had a wonderful morning up in my butterfly garden, fighting monster brambles and dead bindweed that were stopping me admiring my hundreds or may be thousands of snowdrops now and the lovely cyclamen coum. The sun was shining and the sky bright blue but it was cold cutting up the brambles for the green wheeliebin which was emptied this morning. I always have the urge to fill it right after it has been emptied. So glad I did as it rained in the afternoon but I did enjoy the film on BBC! - The Wind and the Lion. - made you feel warm just looking at Morocco.
Watered the indoor hyacinth bulbs and checked the plastic mini greenhouse where all looked fine. Fed and watered the birds and took the dog out. That's it because the ground is still covered in snow.
Wonder what the beagle found Gardenmaiden?
It's not good that your fence suffered in the gales but good that you can start afresh with your planting scheme Victoria. I have yet to feel like a proper gardener.
This morning we had frost followed by heavy rain followed by a hail storm!
Sun came out this afternoon briefly but there is still no chance of getting in the garden for a few days/weeks.
There is so much to do but there is no chance to get started.
Ground (clay) is waterlogged and cannot yet walk on my lawn that was laid in September as I don't want to ruin it!
Getting so frustrated,when I do get the chance there is going to be SO much to do!
I brushed the water out of the drip pool ahead of the expected frost, checked to see if any of the stratifying seeds had germinated, prepared the next instalment of seeds for sowing and went to an HPS meeting.
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