BOB - I would love to see pics of the tree lilies when they are in flower. Just saw some in the RHS catalogue and they look amazing
FLUMPY - love that picture, I am in Oxford so pretty mild here now.
Chilly, but bright on Sat, so I had almost a full day outside. I drastically pruned an oversized white buddleia that we rescued from a neighbours veg patch last year, hacked a berberis, that only has leaves on about 9ft up - not sure if I want it to re-grow or not as it is so spikey. Moved a box bush to make space for a new Skimmia Japonica Rubella in the more acidic border - 50p from Homebase and I can't see anything wrong with it. Plenty more grass to dig out of new border, but it is getting there slowly.
Also rescued lots of plant pots the neighbour was throwing out - I am really pleased with them, especially as they would otherwise have ended up in landfill.
Can't wait until sunset is after 5 and after work gardening can commence.
Dove: how did your UG manage to sweep the terrace? The only way we could do that here (Newark) is by being blown over and then swept bodily down the path so our crinolines could sweep the stuff with us....I have looked out of the window and noted the new growth coming everywhere. Does that count?
bit draffty in garden this morn but dry as I am on top of hill raked garden where onions go spread out old compost from pots and bins put plenty slug pellets down and put membrain down.. put 12 ft by 6 inch planks 1 inch thick on membrain pinned down with12inch pins 3 sides 4th side let wind blow under stops all weeds .. put carrot net in trench put 10 stakes in to keep down . hope next week to put shallots in trench and carrots in between rows feel good to be doing some work in garden
started looking through my seeds before I order any more, seperated seeds I'd collected from their cases ( lupins, delphiniums,astrantia) am desperate to start sowing! Any advice on sowing these much appreciated. Keep looking out and glaring at the fig tree ( sorry Dove) Am plotting it's demise though it will have to stay a liitle while linger, so asap am getting pruning saw to it to hack at it hard so we can have more light and my rambler rose that's been in a year and a half has some chance of getting bigger that a foot high
Watered all my pots. Despite all the rain, they seem to have dried out tonnes in the wind. Wish it was the weekend so I could spend all day in the greenhouse.
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BOB - I would love to see pics of the tree lilies when they are in flower. Just saw some in the RHS catalogue and they look amazing
FLUMPY - love that picture, I am in Oxford so pretty mild here now.
Chilly, but bright on Sat, so I had almost a full day outside. I drastically pruned an oversized white buddleia that we rescued from a neighbours veg patch last year, hacked a berberis, that only has leaves on about 9ft up - not sure if I want it to re-grow or not as it is so spikey. Moved a box bush to make space for a new Skimmia Japonica Rubella in the more acidic border - 50p from Homebase and I can't see anything wrong with it. Plenty more grass to dig out of new border, but it is getting there slowly.
Also rescued lots of plant pots the neighbour was throwing out - I am really pleased with them, especially as they would otherwise have ended up in landfill.
Can't wait until sunset is after 5 and after work gardening can commence.
Dove: how did your UG manage to sweep the terrace? The only way we could do that here (Newark) is by being blown over and then swept bodily down the path so our crinolines could sweep the stuff with us....I have looked out of the window and noted the new growth coming everywhere. Does that count?
Hello , now very windy in Lincoln , just up the road from Lydiaan
Did go to g/c this afternoon and bought 2 bags of compost , 2 primulias to fill a gap and 2 small wind mills for allotment but not just yet
No wind here today, and it's been dry and almost sunny. Very warm it was a pleasure to be out.
I have sowed some seeds, Sweet Peas, and some others that need a bit of cold. Also tomatoes, but late for me, I like them already in by 1st Feb.
Started off beautiful this morning then came the rain, as usual. Must be a rainbow somewhere.
bit draffty in garden this morn but dry as I am on top of hill raked garden where onions go spread out old compost from pots and bins put plenty slug pellets down and put membrain down.. put 12 ft by 6 inch planks 1 inch thick on membrain pinned down with12inch pins 3 sides 4th side let wind blow under stops all weeds .. put carrot net in trench put 10 stakes in to keep down . hope next week to put shallots in trench and carrots in between rows feel good to be doing some work in garden
started looking through my seeds before I order any more, seperated seeds I'd collected from their cases ( lupins, delphiniums,astrantia) am desperate to start sowing! Any advice on sowing these much appreciated. Keep looking out and glaring at the fig tree ( sorry Dove) Am plotting it's demise though it will have to stay a liitle while linger, so asap am getting pruning saw to it to hack at it hard so we can have more light and my rambler rose that's been in a year and a half has some chance of getting bigger that a foot high
Watered all my pots. Despite all the rain, they seem to have dried out tonnes in the wind. Wish it was the weekend so I could spend all day in the greenhouse.