I've been unwell for the last ten days...just some lingering flu-like bug that zapped all my energy...so, the question really is, What needs to be done in my garden today?
Mowing the lawn and strimming the edges.
cutting the path edges.
Transferring over wintered perennials from my veg beds into the borders.
Sowing a ton of seeds which are still sitting in their packets.
Stirring the compost bins.
Finish laying the bark chips on most borders to preserve water.
Some tying in and a spot of pruning back on rampant climbers.
Weeds!!!!!!!
The Chelsea chop of course.
Having a cup of tea when the sun does make an appearance.
There, I feel exhausted now just listing the jobs I haven't done yet. Oh well, at least a late Spring has kept things in reasonable order and there's always tomorrow
I've just lost 5 days because of heavy rain, but today was cloudy but dry. Beds too wet to work on so potted up 6 troughs and a pot with petunias, gazanias, geraniums (not all in the same pot!) Will do osteospermums tomorrow and, hopefully, a load more weeding. Still have about 18 more pots to do but they have violas that are still flowering well.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Done nothing outdoors today but did a lot the previous two- cut grass, did my painted pot and put phormium in-( took half an hour to get it out of the pot it was in )put wires and vine eyes on fence, potted up the little 'Christmas tree' the girls bought last year, lifted daffodils for putting elsewhere, tidied all the polyanthus and potted them, tidied/weeded the border at side of house, planted some heucheras, sowed some lettuce and potted on basil.
Having a lie down.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I was determined to get outside today and actually got up feeling mostly my old self, so the grass got its much needed cut and the edges were neatly strimmed.
A wee bit of weeding also occurred and after some path edging that kind of did me in a bit, I tidied some areas and re-arranged a planting area that just wasn't convincing me.
Two pots of tea and one downpour later I'm putting my feet up but at least it looks tidy now.
Those seeds will just have to wait or else I'll end up cheating and buy plugs
Given up today as a bad job,pouring with rain ,and strong gusty winds.Until I can move some plants out of the greenhouse,not much more I can do in there,
Would have done some cutting down but the bushes would not stay still enough in the wind even if I had managed to dodge the rain showers.
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I've been unwell for the last ten days...just some lingering flu-like bug that zapped all my energy...so, the question really is, What needs to be done in my garden today?
There, I feel exhausted now just listing the jobs I haven't done yet. Oh well, at least a late Spring has kept things in reasonable order and there's always tomorrow
Not just tomorrow Wintersong but many after that-
Lets hope you can do the last on your list tomorrow
Wintersong what a busy day! Stirring compost sounds interesting do you have a special tool for that ?
I haven't done any of those jobs Aliesh, just listed what needs doing.
The lawn is a mess..oh dear. Just thinking about it makes me sad. I like tidy! Grrr
I use a garden fork to stir my compost and occasionally the sheers if I have a lot of long, light carbon as its useful to chop it up a bit.
Lists are great but.. I often have to add something I have done but had forgotten to put on the list. I can then tick it off.
I hope you are feeling better Wintersong.
I've just lost 5 days because of heavy rain, but today was cloudy but dry. Beds too wet to work on so potted up 6 troughs and a pot with petunias, gazanias, geraniums (not all in the same pot!) Will do osteospermums tomorrow and, hopefully, a load more weeding. Still have about 18 more pots to do but they have violas that are still flowering well.
Bev- I do that too!
Done nothing outdoors today but did a lot the previous two- cut grass, did my painted pot and put phormium in-( took half an hour to get it out of the pot it was in
)put wires and vine eyes on fence, potted up the little 'Christmas tree' the girls bought last year, lifted daffodils for putting elsewhere, tidied all the polyanthus and potted them, tidied/weeded the border at side of house, planted some heucheras, sowed some lettuce and potted on basil.
Having a lie down.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I was determined to get outside today and actually got up feeling mostly my old self, so the grass got its much needed cut and the edges were neatly strimmed.
A wee bit of weeding also occurred and after some path edging that kind of did me in a bit, I tidied some areas and re-arranged a planting area that just wasn't convincing me.
Two pots of tea and one downpour later I'm putting my feet up but at least it looks tidy now.
Those seeds will just have to wait or else I'll end up cheating and buy plugs
Given up today as a bad job,pouring with rain ,and strong gusty winds.Until I can move some plants out of the greenhouse,not much more I can do in there,
Would have done some cutting down but the bushes would not stay still enough in the wind even if I had managed to dodge the rain showers.