It is very dark and threatening to bucket down on Bristol so I ran up the garden for seven big strawberries to go with my ice-cream at lunchtime, noted i must pick in beans and how big the blackcurrant and blackberry crop is this year and photographed the lush blossom in my hedges. Just imagine the scent from a thirty foot high philadelphus surrounded by honeysuckle and elderflowers! Four tiers now on my candelabra primulas.
A dry but cloudy day - just right for gardening. The green wheeliebin was emptied yesterday but I had enough weeds lined up to fill it again so will start the line up again today. I expect to have to work mainly from the paths after the showers, some very heavy, we had yesterday.
I did that with the wheeliebins this week. Two full to put out, and three compost bagfuls to go in them after emptying. The weeds are loving all this wet. I compost as much as I can, but perennial weed roots and anything seeding goes in the green waste bin.
Most of my weeds in the green wheeliebin are brambles cut up as small as I have the patience for so a lot goes in, fidgetbones. Most of my dahlias are no whee near flowering but this one seems to be loving its situation and the JI no3 compost it is in.
Oh what a wet Monday morning. The duckpond has formed on the kitchen patio and it is still raining steadily. The forecast says it will clear up about lunchtime. I think feeding the tomatoes and watering and tidying the rest of the conservatory will have to do this morning as gardening. And I must resist retail therapy of buying bargains when the weather is depressing!
Very wet here too, in the Pennines. Luckily my lovely hubby got the grass cut while I was out yesterday morning, just before the rain started.
I have visitors all next week, so a bit of wet weather will enable me to do much-needed housework and baking without feeling I ought to be in the garden!
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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It is very dark and threatening to bucket down on Bristol so I ran up the garden for seven big strawberries to go with my ice-cream at lunchtime, noted i must pick in beans and how big the blackcurrant and blackberry crop is this year and photographed the lush blossom in my hedges. Just imagine the scent from a thirty foot high philadelphus surrounded by
honeysuckle and elderflowers! Four tiers now on my candela
bra primulas.
That's wonderfully full and lush, Marion - and I can indeed imagine the perfume...
A dry but cloudy day - just right for gardening. The green wheeliebin was emptied yesterday but I had enough weeds lined up to fill it again so will start the line up again today. I expect to have to work mainly from the paths after the showers, some very heavy, we had yesterday.
I did that with the wheeliebins this week. Two full to put out, and three compost bagfuls to go in them after emptying. The weeds are loving all this wet. I compost as much as I can, but perennial weed roots and anything seeding goes in the green waste bin.
My dahlias have buds but no flowers yet.
Most of my weeds in the green wheeliebin are brambles cut up as small as I have the patience for so a lot goes in, fidgetbones. Most of my dahlias are no whee near flowering but this one seems to be loving its situation and the JI no3 compost it is in.
Looks like another fine dry day till later in the afternoon. But forecast for tomorrow is not so good. So must make the most of today outside.
Lots of showers this afternoon so watched the tennis instead of gardening. It was a very good match.
Oh what a wet Monday morning. The duckpond has formed on the kitchen patio and it is still raining steadily. The forecast says it will clear up about lunchtime. I think feeding the tomatoes and watering and tidying the rest of the conservatory will have to do this morning as gardening. And I must resist retail therapy of buying bargains when the weather is depressing!
Dry here today, Marion. Plenty of rain yesterday. I think most of us get tempted by some retail therapy especially with plants and bulbs.
Very wet here too, in the Pennines. Luckily my lovely hubby got the grass cut while I was out yesterday morning, just before the rain started.
I have visitors all next week, so a bit of wet weather will enable me to do much-needed housework and baking without feeling I ought to be in the garden!