Got loads done today. Filled pots ready for planting tomorrow. Planted out Cleome, Ammi Majus, Chocolate Cosmos and Penstemmon. Also planted a new Wisteria, Pyracantha and Choysia White Dazzler. Moved Garrya James Roof to a better position. Dug up Agapanthus Snow Storm and put into pot, hope it will improve flowering. Mowed and edged the lawns.
No gardening today cos we've had filthy weathers all day - cold, grey, wet and windy.
I have spent most of today just watching my garden from indoors and see that in the last couple of days the foliage on my newly emerged astilboides in the damp, shady bed, has gone from small saucer to dinner plate size. Wonderful but I dare say the weeds in the far beds have put on a similar growth spurt.
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Finally finished potting up my wild flower plants, to get big sturdy specimens before planting them on the slug-infested bank. Did more weeding; contemplated my mossy lawn and wondered what to do with it...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Don't let appearances deceive Oldtyke they are the babies we are sitting. Monsters and thoroughly spoilt all the young plants have had to be kept in pots until they go home.All the grass but they prefer the new beds
Finally dug the aquilegias out of the allium bed, wasn't as risky as I thought and I think all the alliums have survived.
Then decided the monarda was spreading far too much in the red bed, so moved to a new bed with a new red hot poker. Found a struggling rudbekia so added that as well.
Rescued a swamped hemerocalliis, couldn't find a spot for it so it'll have to live in a pot for now.
Most of my garden is swamped at the moment so here comes a new learning curve!
Loads done today both lawns have been mowed, the terrace has been washed and scrubbed and it's all neat and tidy again - the pots of expired tulips and winter bedding are hiding behind the raised veg beds at the other end of the garden, lots of perennials have been planted in the front borders and baby hellebores found there have been potted up for some tlc. Veg in the veg patch and the raised beds have been weeded and feeded (or wed and fed isn't English wonderful? ). and the weed seedlings appearing in the front borders and the herb bed have met their demise via the Dutch hoe. I've laid on my tum and reached into the pond to remove loads of blanket weed, and said hello to a frog and some pond snails.
And we've spent so much time just sitting watching all the birds feeding and bathing and flying to and fro - it's been like Heath Row out there - and every time we sat down on the terrace with a glass or a mug in our hands the robins came and chirruped at us until we went indoors for a fresh supply of live mealworms which they eat out of our hands
An absolutely idyllic day
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Have been busy out there today. Planted up all the pots in the back garden and sorted out what plants are going into the front pots and the hanging baskets.
Still have loads to plant just wish I had more space.
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Gardening in morning , allotment in afternoon , perfect day
O/H did great dinner , nice bottle of wine , just watchect final of Chelsea Garden Design Programme
perfect day and nice and sunny
Got loads done today. Filled pots ready for planting tomorrow. Planted out Cleome, Ammi Majus, Chocolate Cosmos and Penstemmon. Also planted a new Wisteria, Pyracantha and Choysia White Dazzler. Moved Garrya James Roof to a better position. Dug up Agapanthus Snow Storm and put into pot, hope it will improve flowering. Mowed and edged the lawns.
No gardening today cos we've had filthy weathers all day - cold, grey, wet and windy.
I have spent most of today just watching my garden from indoors and see that in the last couple of days the foliage on my newly emerged astilboides in the damp, shady bed, has gone from small saucer to dinner plate size. Wonderful but I dare say the weeds in the far beds have put on a similar growth spurt.
Finally finished potting up my wild flower plants, to get big sturdy specimens before planting them on the slug-infested bank. Did more weeding; contemplated my mossy lawn and wondered what to do with it...
Don't let appearances deceive Oldtyke
they are the babies we are sitting. Monsters and thoroughly spoilt
all the young plants have had to be kept in pots until they go home.All the grass but they prefer the new beds
Finally dug the aquilegias out of the allium bed, wasn't as risky as I thought and I think all the alliums have survived.
Then decided the monarda was spreading far too much in the red bed, so moved to a new bed with a new red hot poker. Found a struggling rudbekia so added that as well.
Rescued a swamped hemerocalliis, couldn't find a spot for it so it'll have to live in a pot for now.
Most of my garden is swamped at the moment so here comes a new learning curve!
Done a bit of weeding then just sat in the garden.
Thanks
Baz n Hels
Loads done today
both lawns have been mowed, the terrace has been washed and scrubbed and it's all neat and tidy again - the pots of expired tulips and winter bedding are hiding behind the raised veg beds at the other end of the garden, lots of perennials have been planted in the front borders and baby hellebores found there have been potted up for some tlc. Veg in the veg patch and the raised beds have been weeded and feeded (or wed and fed 
isn't English wonderful? 
). and the weed seedlings appearing in the front borders and the herb bed have met their demise via the Dutch hoe. I've laid on my tum and reached into the pond to remove loads of blanket weed, and said hello to a frog and some pond snails.
And we've spent so much time just sitting watching all the birds feeding and bathing and flying to and fro - it's been like Heath Row out there - and every time we sat down on the terrace with a glass or a mug in our hands the robins came and chirruped at us until we went indoors for a fresh supply of live mealworms which they eat out of our hands
An absolutely idyllic day
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove, how do you store the mealworms fresh?
Garden sounds great by the way
Have been busy out there today. Planted up all the pots in the back garden and sorted out what plants are going into the front pots and the hanging baskets.
Still have loads to plant just wish I had more space.