What a lovely day it has been here....went to the GC this am...got some primulas, a shrub and compost. Spent the afternoon pruning and weeding. Shattered but feel great for being outdoors. Hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Victoria Sponge, are you really transplanting ragwort to the front of your stumpery? You said you hope it is ragwort and not some weed. Ragwort is a horrible poisonous weed that seeds itself like mad.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I'd agree BL - are you sure you haven't got something else Victoria?
Can't believe you have blackthorn about to flower - just shows the difference in climate in our country. Not even a bud to be seen here
I tidied the narrow border along my back fence, planted a little euonymous there after removing a carex, fed and top dressed it all and did the same to the two apple tree 'boxes'. Tidied all the area at the side of the shed too, and the bed where Clematis Constance is. A good day
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My muscles tell me that I've worked very hard in the garden. After two fences blew down in the storm this week, the garden is a wreck - so it was all hands on deck to try to sort it out. It had been neglected by previous owners - we moved in last November, since when it has rained consistently so little could be done until now. Digging the soil over was an "interesting" occupation. I think there are still bits of builders' rubble from when the house was built (about three decades ago). One side is very heavy clay, to that is crying out for grit and enrichment before planting. The other side is less heavy and seems to have been cultivated a little more, so that should prove easier to deal with. But hooray for some welcome sunshine and dry weather. I may be aching now, but it will be worth it in the end.
gorgeous day here, bright and warm after morning mist
arranged my cold frames nto top garden, middle garden and bottom garden to help me see what plants I have, or rather the combinations they might make
OH put a new Keta storage together close to the house for all his tools and it was so easy we will get another for bottom garden for all my junk
After all that, a dog walk and dinner cooking, I potted up my mummy Josephine Clematis that I cut back last year into a large terracotta pot along with a wee evergreen sweety called Nun's gift, back in the old spot with yummy compost.
This evening is being spent planning, oh the pain of making my mind up
Completed latest batch of seed sowing, tidied greenhouse ready for seedlings being evicted from conservatory and started preparing vegie area for sowing/planting.
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Cut and edged the lawns before mulching the borders. Also pruned the roses and some of the hydrangeas. Busy day.
What a lovely day it has been here....went to the GC this am...got some primulas, a shrub and compost. Spent the afternoon pruning and weeding. Shattered but feel great for being outdoors. Hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Victoria Sponge, are you really transplanting ragwort to the front of your stumpery? You said you hope it is ragwort and not some weed. Ragwort is a horrible poisonous weed that seeds itself like mad.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/141779/pb11050-ragwort-dispose-110315.pdf
some info you might find of use VS.
I'd agree BL - are you sure you haven't got something else Victoria?
Can't believe you have blackthorn about to flower - just shows the difference in climate in our country. Not even a bud to be seen here
I tidied the narrow border along my back fence, planted a little euonymous there after removing a carex, fed and top dressed it all and did the same to the two apple tree 'boxes'. Tidied all the area at the side of the shed too, and the bed where Clematis Constance is. A good day
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Dug out some turf and put in three rhubarb crowns.
Dug nice circles around the trees in the lawn. Applied chicken pellet manure and top dressed.
Dug over the raised beds.
Split some snow drops.
Beaten by the light, but can hear the birds chirping loudly. Such a lovely spring day.
My muscles tell me that I've worked very hard in the garden. After two fences blew down in the storm this week, the garden is a wreck - so it was all hands on deck to try to sort it out. It had been neglected by previous owners - we moved in last November, since when it has rained consistently so little could be done until now. Digging the soil over was an "interesting" occupation. I think there are still bits of builders' rubble from when the house was built (about three decades ago). One side is very heavy clay, to that is crying out for grit and enrichment before planting. The other side is less heavy and seems to have been cultivated a little more, so that should prove easier to deal with. But hooray for some welcome sunshine and dry weather. I may be aching now, but it will be worth it in the end.
I told you all it was spring
gorgeous day here, bright and warm after morning mist
arranged my cold frames nto top garden, middle garden and bottom garden to help me see what plants I have, or rather the combinations they might make
OH put a new Keta storage together close to the house for all his tools and it was so easy we will get another for bottom garden for all my junk
After all that, a dog walk and dinner cooking, I potted up my mummy Josephine Clematis that I cut back last year into a large terracotta pot along with a wee evergreen sweety called Nun's gift, back in the old spot with yummy compost.
This evening is being spent planning, oh the pain of making my mind up
Completed latest batch of seed sowing, tidied greenhouse ready for seedlings being evicted from conservatory and started preparing vegie area for sowing/planting.