Moved the pots of treasures we bought from shade to sun - well, I started but now I need OH to help with the big ones and he's away. Potted on my new Japanese maple while I was on. Buried some ruby giant crocuses in the only bit of grass that looks vaguely lawn-like while OH wasn't there to moan. Hacked back a wrongly planted and rampant but beautiful scented yellow honeysuckle that was swamping a hibiscus. Just need to dig out the roots when OH gets back and transplant it somewhere more suitable. Took cuttings just in case.
Had to come indoors to cool off so now I'm making quince jelly with neighbours' offerings. Lovely stuff.
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I dug some dahlias up and planted tulips and alliums. The rest of the dahlias are still flowering, and the Salvia Amistad still look so gorgeous I can't bring myself to dig them up yet.
Moving some unwanted plant out of a bed yesterday and planted a few plants before the frosts forecast this week, looks like I'll be busy lifting the dahlias / canna and emptying pots for winter plants this week.
Just manged to mow the lawn when I got back from work, goes dark fast now clocks have gone back dunno why the clocks go backwards .
I do that FidgetB can bare pull out a plant until it finished.
Got loads of bulbs to plant as well. Got some giant alliums , they are the size of a tennis ball I can just image chopping them in half next year when I messing around
hi all been down this morn fetched all begonias down and a few others to g/house took most of old compost of roots put fresh compost in tray and put to bed.. going to trim a few bushes also b/berrys in boxes with card board in bottom of box so as to keep cold of will wrap pots in foam or even bubble wrap ??going to try and keep grafted chillis and peppers till next year when leaves drop off// went to b//q yesterday they had smokeless coal cheaper than at start of year got 4 + 2 100ltr bark chippens for the floor of polly tunnel lhope to finnish at week/end my mate is tall enough to put struts in top without steps 6 ft5 got some winter plants half price got 3 trays for wife
just been tulip planting spacing it out over the last few weeks to space flowering out, mulching the boarders ready for the winter chill , chopping back perennials . Other jumps to come planting a rowan tree bare root, and 3 roses bare root 2 shrub roses Trumpeter and Amber Queen and one climbing rose James Galway
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Moved the pots of treasures we bought from shade to sun - well, I started but now I need OH to help with the big ones and he's away. Potted on my new Japanese maple while I was on. Buried some ruby giant crocuses in the only bit of grass that looks vaguely lawn-like while OH wasn't there to moan. Hacked back a wrongly planted and rampant but beautiful scented yellow honeysuckle that was swamping a hibiscus. Just need to dig out the roots when OH gets back and transplant it somewhere more suitable. Took cuttings just in case.
Had to come indoors to cool off so now I'm making quince jelly with neighbours' offerings. Lovely stuff.
I dug some dahlias up and planted tulips and alliums. The rest of the dahlias are still flowering, and the Salvia Amistad still look so gorgeous I can't bring myself to dig them up yet.
Moving some unwanted plant out of a bed yesterday and planted a few plants before the frosts forecast this week, looks like I'll be busy lifting the dahlias / canna and emptying pots for winter plants this week.
Just manged to mow the lawn when I got back from work, goes dark fast now clocks have gone back
dunno why the clocks go backwards 
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I do that FidgetB can bare pull out a plant until it finished.
Got loads of bulbs to plant as well. Got some giant alliums , they are the size of a tennis ball
I can just image chopping them in half next year when I messing around 
Last edited: 31 October 2016 18:15:35
Watered stuff in greenhouse, put some plants in for the night as it says its going to be 7d, - just in case!
hi all been down this morn fetched all begonias down and a few others to g/house took most of old compost of roots put fresh compost in tray and put to bed.. going to trim a few bushes also b/berrys in boxes with card board in bottom of box so as to keep cold of will wrap pots in foam or even bubble wrap ??going to try and keep grafted chillis and peppers till next year when leaves drop off// went to b//q yesterday they had smokeless coal cheaper than at start of year got 4 + 2 100ltr bark chippens for the floor of polly tunnel lhope to finnish at week/end my mate is tall enough to put struts in top without steps 6 ft5 got some winter plants half price got 3 trays for wife
just been tulip planting spacing it out over the last few weeks to space flowering out, mulching the boarders ready for the winter chill , chopping back perennials . Other jumps to come planting a rowan tree bare root, and 3 roses bare root 2 shrub roses Trumpeter and Amber Queen and one climbing rose James Galway
Planted 20 more wallflowers,pulled up some pot marigolds.
Bought 2 plants from g/c for the bottom hedge at home , having cut out dead box