Been sorting through my cold frames this morning, potting on things obviously in need, chucking out what hasn't survived and pinching out lavender cuttings.
also rejigging areas of border, moving a very large fern and my prize Pinus Mugo which was labeled as dwarf and most assuredly is not . Surprisingly gorgeous from my kitchen window
I've had 3 solid days playing in the mud and have now cut the grass, edged and weeded the beds. Divided and replanted some bulbs yesterday...fingers crossed I did it right! Put a bucket over the rhubarb for the first time ever......may be where I was going wrong! Need to chit my potatoes but never grown them before so need to research what they should end up like !!! Trimmed my hydrangea today, it was new last year so still quite small. Any advice on what I need to do to my honeysuckle? I've had it 5 years, never do much to it, sometimes flowers lovely and sometimes it's just leafy.... Going to do sweet peas this year because I love the colours and the smell....are they easy?
Got a little done after work while I waited for builder - loosened up the soil in a border and added bone meal and top dressed with manure. I still have buddleias to do too, but I'll catch them soon.
Sophie - ask about your honeysuckle on a separate thread to get lots of advice - although it sounds like it needs a good prune and a bit of food and water
Do the same for potatoes - lots of veg growers will offer help
Sweet peas are fairly simple - if you look on David's specialist thread ( Sweet Pea Know How) you'll get plenty of advice for them. I'll bump it up for you
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Sophi , honeysuckle I have 2 growing up a wall and every few years when getting to big cut them to about 2 feet and they regrow , also trim them to keep them under control , have been doing this for about 20 years and they have been fine
potatoes I chit mine but can't remember which way up , I just do it , try googling it , best of luck with both
Thanks Fairy and GWRS. I've put my potatoes in egg boxes this afternoon and am hoping for the best ???? The honeysuckle can wait for a bit and as suggested I've started a separate thread. Thanks for the help
When I came in from my shopping expedition I noticed that the viticella clematis by the front door was growing new shoots and I'd not cut it back, so I grabbed the secateurs and chopped it down to knee level - I gave the buddleia its proper pruning - so a little bit of gardening done on what was supposed to be a cooking day
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
re "peas don't like root disturbance" Every year I can't resist some marked down pots of sweet peas. You know where they plant about a million seeds in a 2l pot.
I tear them apart into chunks and replant. I've never lost any . psst, don't tell David.
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Been sorting through my cold frames this morning, potting on things obviously in need, chucking out what hasn't survived and pinching out lavender cuttings.
also rejigging areas of border, moving a very large fern and my prize Pinus Mugo which was labeled as dwarf and most assuredly is not
. Surprisingly gorgeous from my kitchen window 
Thank you Snow
I love to see gardens in all shapes and sizes
I'll echo that - always love your pix W'song
Got a little done after work while I waited for builder - loosened up the soil in a border and added bone meal and top dressed with manure. I still have buddleias to do too, but I'll catch them soon.
Sophie - ask about your honeysuckle on a separate thread to get lots of advice - although it sounds like it needs a good prune and a bit of food and water
Do the same for potatoes - lots of veg growers will offer help
Sweet peas are fairly simple - if you look on David's specialist thread ( Sweet Pea Know How) you'll get plenty of advice for them. I'll bump it up for you
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Sophi , honeysuckle I have 2 growing up a wall and every few years when getting to big cut them to about 2 feet and they regrow , also trim them to keep them under control , have been doing this for about 20 years and they have been fine
potatoes I chit mine but can't remember which way up , I just do it , try googling it , best of luck with both
When I came in from my shopping expedition I noticed that the viticella clematis by the front door was growing new shoots and I'd not cut it back, so I grabbed the secateurs and chopped it down to knee level - I gave the buddleia its proper pruning - so a little bit of gardening done on what was supposed to be a cooking day
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
re "peas don't like root disturbance" Every year I can't resist some marked down pots of sweet peas. You know where they plant about a million seeds in a 2l pot.
I tear them apart into chunks and replant. I've never lost any . psst, don't tell David.