Amid thunder and lightning and rain Ma Panda and I tackled my front garden I now can hold my head up high as I leave my house. The quince still dominates and needs significant work but having filled my brown bin, and that of my neighbour, and having 2 weeks to wait till they are emptied.....
Sorry to hear so many are poorly. Hope you all feel better soon
The lawns got cut finally, along with the harebells at the front of the wild flower border. I planted some ammi visnage plugs, and picked a bowl full of raspberries. I fleeced them to keep the blackbirds off. It's very loose but flaps about and that seems to do the job.
Tied up the sweet peas and picked three. Lots of buds on but they need sunshine.
Fidget - did you plant harebell plugs or grow from seed? I sowed some seed a couple of months back and I have loads of healthy little plants. Haven't got round to splitting them up though.... probably need to plant them as they are...
That's dedication Panda
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My garden Mojo has returned! But it's costing me a fortune .
Im really pleased with my old 'feather bed' for those who remember ( full of grasses), this year I had a great combination of Mrs Bradshaw geums with loads of nigella, amazing, but nigella is finishing now so not sure what's gonna happen next and not sure when the geum will finish.
The allium bed is frankly bare this year. lovely tulips in spring but nothing now until the phlox get going. Lots of space for other lilacs next year.
The arbour has had a lick of bright purple paint (pansy) ,not what I would have chosen this year but it's been waiting in the shed for 3 years!
My current project ( always need at least one!) is to make something a little Japanese themed on the paved area so all in planters. Very difficult as japanese style requires space and calm, not really my thing in a garden, more cram it full mentality. So far I have a 5' purple Acer (good start), some hostas, a harts tong fern and a st
oh , and the climbers I grew from seed - coulnt remember if they were moring glory or black eyed Susan....just realised they are cornflowers!!!! will look nice all the same, but won't need ropes n crampons!
The harebells I grew from seed three years ago. I planted them out as a group. Unfortunately the undergardener looks at anything grassy and mows it. Putting a guard of sticks around it will lose the wild look.
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Well - that would have been the problem Joyce...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Afternoon Forkers
Amid thunder and lightning and rain Ma Panda and I tackled my front garden
I now can hold my head up high as I leave my house. The quince still dominates and needs significant work but having filled my brown bin, and that of my neighbour, and having 2 weeks to wait till they are emptied.....
Sorry to hear so many are poorly. Hope you all feel better soon
Have a lovely break Dove, give my love to Nut too
The lawns got cut finally, along with the harebells at the front of the wild flower border.
I planted some ammi visnage plugs, and picked a bowl full of raspberries
. I fleeced them to keep the blackbirds off. It's very loose but flaps about and that seems to do the job.
Tied up the sweet peas and picked three. Lots of buds on but they need sunshine.
Have a good evening folks.
Fidget - did you plant harebell plugs or grow from seed? I sowed some seed a couple of months back and I have loads of healthy little plants. Haven't got round to splitting them up though.... probably need to plant them as they are...
That's dedication Panda
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Good evening everybody , hope those not feeling to good get better soon
Morning at allotment , afternoon in garden , perfect day , just having a beer in conservatory as it is about to rain
O/H picked loads of strwawberrys from allotment to make jam this afternoon
Reading the papers one would think the world is about to end ! Or not !
Have a good evening everybody
Hello , Red Arrows just flown over back to base
My garden Mojo has returned!
But it's costing me a fortune 
.
Im really pleased with my old 'feather bed' for those who remember ( full of grasses), this year I had a great combination of Mrs Bradshaw geums with loads of nigella, amazing, but nigella is finishing now so not sure what's gonna happen next and not sure when the geum will finish.
The allium bed is frankly bare this year. lovely tulips in spring but nothing now until the phlox get going. Lots of space for other lilacs next year.
The arbour has had a lick of bright purple paint (pansy) ,not what I would have chosen this year but it's been waiting in the shed for 3 years!
My current project ( always need at least one!) is to make something a little Japanese themed on the paved area so all in planters. Very difficult as japanese style requires space and calm, not really my thing in a garden, more cram it full mentality. So far I have a 5' purple Acer (good start), some hostas, a harts tong fern and a st
... ah new site... maybe post is too long? ....
a stipa tenuissimaa, so not looking too Japanese yet. Need water and pebbles at least.
Enjoying reading all the threads and continuing to learn even if I'm not posting much lately. xxx
oh , and the climbers I grew from seed - coulnt remember if they were moring glory or black eyed Susan....just realised they are
cornflowers!!!! 
will look nice all the same, but won't need ropes n crampons!
The harebells I grew from seed three years ago. I planted them out as a group. Unfortunately the undergardener looks at anything grassy and mows it. Putting a guard of sticks around it will lose the wild look.