Busy-Lizzie, the hard work is worth it in the end,and tidiness doesn't always work in a garden. I don't have a garden as big as yours but I work hard in mine to and I just love it . Do you work or are you retired? I just retired last year and love spending all this extra time outside.I am trying to learn as much as I can about gardening, and have got my two sisters into it as well...although it was hard work with one them she thinks its outside housework...but shes getting there. The sun is shining here just now so I have loads of things I am going to do today. Hope you get out in yours too.
Tootles thanks for that. Can you grow it in a pot to keep it under control or is it best in the ground? Do cats like it as I have bother with my neighbours cat using my garden as a toilet?
I'm retired Linda, but I've loved gardening ever since we bought our first house when I was 21 and mother-in-law showed me what to do. I was a nurse, then had 4 children and moved to France. That was first husband's idea, I like England, well I like both but wouldn't have moved given the choice. He died some years ago, now have lovely 2nd OH. I'm glad you are enjoying your retirement.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Linda - constant weeding (Forth bridge syndrome here) can feel like outside housework but more rewarding when the proper stuff gets to thrive and shine. I'm retired too but have many other interests.
last coat of paint on the bedroom walls this morning then gardening all afternoon. Bit blowy still but nothing like yesterday. Should be fun.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Obelixx, I find weeding very therapeutic.It clears my mind of things I worry about. I love being in the garden. Just back from my sons garden doing a bit of weeding there. Going to get back into mine while its dry .
Sorry to hear about peoples plastic greenhouses blowing over Mine is holding fast so far (famous last words) but it's weighed down with one of those concrete parasol bases (an old one that I'd not got round to taking to the tip) and secured to the fence (screwed metal strips to the fence and then attached with cable ties). I learnt my lesson with my old one that was always blowing over just as things were growing.
My cherry blossoms are finally in flower now and the magnolia is in bud. I've sowed some more seeds today in between the showers (oh, for a potting shed or walk in greenhouse), Sunflowers, Marigolds, Poppies and Cerinthe. I'm starting to run out of room but that's half the fun
Busy-Lizzie, I have a second too and he loves the garden too but I notice its me that does all the work and he takes the compliments . I worked in retail for 35 years and the garden took second place, but now it doesn't . Husbands still working so I more or less have the run of the garden. I think this forum is great as you can pick up good info. I haven't been on the forum long,just a couple of weeks or so but I enjoy reading about what everyone is doing.
I've been out planting on my marigolds and cosmos, Hope to do a swap with my sister when we meet up in a couple of weeks. Cold frame now full, cucumber plants looking a bit sad so I gave them a drink with plant food - hope that was right
Both plastic greenhouses are now cable tied to the fence. Lesson learnt and guess glad all the seeds had only been sown for a couple of weeks rather than a few months etc.
Will hopefully need all your help later in trying to identify what the plants are now have no idea since collected all the fallen soil and tipped back randomly into the seed trays.
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Busy-Lizzie, the hard work is worth it in the end,and tidiness doesn't always work in a garden. I don't have a garden as big as yours but I work hard in mine to and I just love it . Do you work or are you retired? I just retired last year and love spending all this extra time outside.I am trying to learn as much as I can about gardening, and have got my two sisters into it as well...although it was hard work with one them she thinks its outside housework...but shes getting there. The sun is shining here just now so I have loads of things I am going to do today. Hope you get out in yours too.
Tootles thanks for that. Can you grow it in a pot to keep it under control or is it best in the ground? Do cats like it as I have bother with my neighbours cat using my garden as a toilet?
I'm retired Linda, but I've loved gardening ever since we bought our first house when I was 21 and mother-in-law showed me what to do. I was a nurse, then had 4 children and moved to France. That was first husband's idea, I like England, well I like both but wouldn't have moved given the choice. He died some years ago, now have lovely 2nd OH. I'm glad you are enjoying your retirement.
Linda - constant weeding (Forth bridge syndrome here) can feel like outside housework but more rewarding when the proper stuff gets to thrive and shine. I'm retired too but have many other interests.
last coat of paint on the bedroom walls this morning then gardening all afternoon. Bit blowy still but nothing like yesterday. Should be fun.
Obelixx, I find weeding very therapeutic.It clears my mind of things I worry about. I love being in the garden. Just back from my sons garden doing a bit of weeding there. Going to get back into mine while its dry .
Sorry to hear about peoples plastic greenhouses blowing over
Mine is holding fast so far (famous last words) but it's weighed down with one of those concrete parasol bases (an old one that I'd not got round to taking to the tip) and secured to the fence (screwed metal strips to the fence and then attached with cable ties). I learnt my lesson with my old one that was always blowing over just as things were growing.
My cherry blossoms are finally in flower now and the magnolia is in bud. I've sowed some more seeds today in between the showers (oh, for a potting shed or walk in greenhouse), Sunflowers, Marigolds, Poppies and Cerinthe. I'm starting to run out of room but that's half the fun
Busy-Lizzie, I have a second too and he loves the garden too but I notice its me that does all the work and he takes the compliments
. I worked in retail for 35 years and the garden took second place, but now it doesn't . Husbands still working so I more or less have the run of the garden. I think this forum is great as you can pick up good info. I haven't been on the forum long,just a couple of weeks or so but I enjoy reading about what everyone is doing.
I've been out planting on my marigolds and cosmos, Hope to do a swap with my sister when we meet up in a couple of weeks. Cold frame now full, cucumber plants looking a bit sad so I gave them a drink with plant food - hope that was right
Will hopefully need all your help later in trying to identify what the plants are now have no idea since collected all the fallen soil and tipped back randomly into the seed trays.