Watered all my pots with the sprinkler attachment and planted the second lot of pansies in pots.
Now the chimney sweep has been and the dogs have been walked I'm off on a hunt for ordinary pots for potting on, bigger pots for planting bulbs and more bulbs and pansies and compost and see what else is out there. Not a lot to the immediate south or north so I'm heading west today.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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I cut my buddleia back a couple of days ago too LeadFarmer. - it looks quite stark now and I wonder if I should have left it until January, by February the new shoots will be growing so I don't want to leave it until then to prune.
Bagged up two big black sacks of leaves which were cut up with the mower yesterday. How long do I have to wait to use them as composted leaf mould - 2 years?
I've taken photos and deadheaded the Actea and Japanese Anemones. Does that count?
Did my buddleias a few weeks ago as the windy weather was breaking branches off. Took the height down to four or five feet and they now have the shelter of the fence for the winter, and cut back all the lower branches as well.
I found the leaves in bags broke down quite quickly GD. Don't let them dry out though. I used some of mine after about a year or so, but they weren't completely broken down. I mainly used them as a mulch
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Been quite busy out there today. Cut the lawns and edged, might be the last time this year. Cut back quite a lot of perennials and moved some Scabious. I hope the take in their new spot, they are the dessert variety and were really pretty this year. Wouldn't have moved them but they were taller than I expected and were definitely in the wrong place. Also cut back the cannas in the greenhouse. Really aching at the moment so a relaxing evening planned.
Worked all week so only managed some leaf-sweeping so far. The leaf-sweeping is a big deal on my street as we have mature Ash trees and everybody has their front gardens/drives/paths covered in a layer of golden leaves. Some are meticulous (obsessed) with clearing them, others adopt the 'let nature deal with it' approach. I only really clear mine to make the path safe and then use the loot for mulch. I keep some in a bin, to use as general mulch/weed-suppressant the following year, and some in bags which take 2 plus years to make good leaf mulch. I may add some to the compost bins as well this year.
My large Acer tree is turning colour rapidly now - so it will be pond-netting tomorrow I think.
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CJWP. If you are in Scotland, I would not leave my Dahlias in the ground. I would dig them up before you go on hols.
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I cut back my buddleia today. Took me two minutes. I guess that counts as gardening?
Watered all my pots with the sprinkler attachment and planted the second lot of pansies in pots.
Now the chimney sweep has been and the dogs have been walked I'm off on a hunt for ordinary pots for potting on, bigger pots for planting bulbs and more bulbs and pansies and compost and see what else is out there. Not a lot to the immediate south or north so I'm heading west today.
I cut my buddleia back a couple of days ago too LeadFarmer. - it looks quite stark now and I wonder if I should have left it until January, by February the new shoots will be growing so I don't want to leave it until then to prune.
Bagged up two big black sacks of leaves which were cut up with the mower yesterday. How long do I have to wait to use them as composted leaf mould - 2 years?
I've taken photos and deadheaded the Actea and Japanese Anemones. Does that count?
Did my buddleias a few weeks ago as the windy weather was breaking branches off. Took the height down to four or five feet and they now have the shelter of the fence for the winter, and cut back all the lower branches as well.
I found the leaves in bags broke down quite quickly GD. Don't let them dry out though. I used some of mine after about a year or so, but they weren't completely broken down. I mainly used them as a mulch
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Been quite busy out there today. Cut the lawns and edged, might be the last time this year. Cut back quite a lot of perennials and moved some Scabious. I hope the take in their new spot, they are the dessert variety and were really pretty this year. Wouldn't have moved them but they were taller than I expected and were definitely in the wrong place. Also cut back the cannas in the greenhouse. Really aching at the moment so a relaxing evening planned.
Ta hollie
I've also washed some pots to do seeds, and cleaned a bird feeder
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Worked all week so only managed some leaf-sweeping so far. The leaf-sweeping is a big deal on my street as we have mature Ash trees and everybody has their front gardens/drives/paths covered in a layer of golden leaves. Some are meticulous (obsessed) with clearing them, others adopt the 'let nature deal with it' approach. I only really clear mine to make the path safe and then use the loot for mulch. I keep some in a bin, to use as general mulch/weed-suppressant the following year, and some in bags which take 2 plus years to make good leaf mulch. I may add some to the compost bins as well this year.
My large Acer tree is turning colour rapidly now - so it will be pond-netting tomorrow I think.
Auntyrach, don't put the leaves in your compost bin. They take longer to rot down. Keep them separate.