We were luckier here GWRS - some light rain overnight and then dry here today with some sunshine.
We half emptied our pond, trying to immerse most of the baskets of pond plants into buckets and bowls of water. We now need more sunshine to dry out the wretched cement that shouldn't be in the pond but is and now needs to be coated in a special sealing paint. Poo!
This rainy, unsettled weather can't go on forever can it? I am sure you will be cutting your lawns soon and then before we know it we will be complaining that it hasn't rained for a couple of weeks (no promises though).
Not a lot. Friday is usually my shopping day. I bought six bags of blue slate chippings and I did get out long enough to get the weed control fabric down and mostly anchored but I need some galvanised lawn edging and none of the shops I tried have any right now. "Oh it will be in on Monday" said the man.
I do need to get out tomorrow, still got lots of stuff needing planting and reoganising though.
Nice day today, although the sort of day where I didnt know what clothes to wear, overcast/red hot/ sunny with a pleasant breeze...not whizzing it down though which was nice
Tidied up some of the smashed up mess from the rain, some helpful plants simply stood back in the position I pushed them into, had to install scaffold around some others.
Wrote a long list of plants that need moving, found homes for most of them. Took some plants off my die list, moved rose Bridge of Sighs which has been struggling under a buddlea but doing well enough to appease me. Rescued a couple of things, a white centaurea and something else white.
Exciting news today - think I have solitary wasps living in the stumpz. These are the fellows:
Think they are wasps...
Even though I've been meddling in the area for about a week now I only noticed the drill dust about an hour ago. Saw the wasps hanging around first, cool, eh?
Good gardening weather today - breezy and dry. Three of us have heavily pruned two camellias - they should be large bushes but have grown into trees over the past 100 or so years since they were planted. We found 4 old nests in them, but don't worry there is still plenty of the camellias left - they are now manageable bushes, so should be easier to tackle next time they need a light prune. There were still a few old flowers on the camellias. We have four camellias in the front garden - all large and well established and between them they flower from November until June and look lovely.
Spent some of the gardening day unthinking some plans already decided upon?
I've temporarily moved my wooden bench onto the lawn grass so I can take a look at where I want the new sunny hedge border to go. I'm not sure I have the talent to make 3 grasses and 4 kniphofia look good in a straight line but that's what I'm left with after a think-through of everything that needs moving and planting. Unless I move some hostas there, but I think too snailified?
Great satisfaction in shredding away a pile of twigs and branches - you must be feeling pleased with yourself Bob.
We are also planning to watch some tennis this week but have a massive amount of unwanted jobs to do in the garden each morning this coming week. We will be cheering for Heather and Andy - how about you Doghouse.
Just carried on deleafing the camellia prunnings from yesterday so that the wood can be shredded in the coming months.
OH painted smelly cement sealant in the pond, 4 coats in total.
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Started raining ☔️ Monday and basically hasn't stopped , so no gardening , lawns are growing !
We were luckier here GWRS - some light rain overnight and then dry here today with some sunshine.
We half emptied our pond, trying to immerse most of the baskets of pond plants into buckets and bowls of water. We now need more sunshine to dry out the wretched cement that shouldn't be in the pond but is and now needs to be coated in a special sealing paint. Poo!
This rainy, unsettled weather can't go on forever can it? I am sure you will be cutting your lawns soon and then before we know it we will be complaining that it hasn't rained for a couple of weeks (no promises though).
Gurnesy D , the forecast for Tommrow is good , fingers crossed !
Not a lot. Friday is usually my shopping day. I bought six bags of blue slate chippings and I did get out long enough to get the weed control fabric down and mostly anchored but I need some galvanised lawn edging and none of the shops I tried have any right now. "Oh it will be in on Monday" said the man.
I do need to get out tomorrow, still got lots of stuff needing planting and reoganising though.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
A fine haul, Nanny Beach, have fun planting
Nice day today, although the sort of day where I didnt know what clothes to wear, overcast/red hot/ sunny with a pleasant breeze...not whizzing it down though which was nice
Tidied up some of the smashed up mess from the rain, some helpful plants simply stood back in the position I pushed them into, had to install scaffold around some others.
Wrote a long list of plants that need moving, found homes for most of them. Took some plants off my die list, moved rose Bridge of Sighs which has been struggling under a buddlea but doing well enough to appease me. Rescued a couple of things, a white centaurea and something else white.
Exciting news today - think I have solitary wasps living in the stumpz. These are the fellows:
Think they are wasps...
Even though I've been meddling in the area for about a week now I only noticed the drill dust about an hour ago. Saw the wasps hanging around first, cool, eh?
Good gardening weather today - breezy and dry. Three of us have heavily pruned two camellias - they should be large bushes but have grown into trees over the past 100 or so years since they were planted. We found 4 old nests in them, but don't worry there is still plenty of the camellias left - they are now manageable bushes, so should be easier to tackle next time they need a light prune. There were still a few old flowers on the camellias. We have four camellias in the front garden - all large and well established and between them they flower from November until June and look lovely.
Spent some of the gardening day unthinking some plans already decided upon?
I've temporarily moved my wooden bench onto the lawn grass so I can take a look at where I want the new sunny hedge border to go. I'm not sure I have the talent to make 3 grasses and 4 kniphofia look good in a straight line
but that's what I'm left with after a think-through of everything that needs moving and planting. Unless I move some hostas there, but I think too snailified?
Hmmm?
Doghouse , enjoy the tennis ? and beer ?
Spent morning cleaning roof of side conservatory and afternoon cutting lawns / dead heading
Had a massive shredding session as the pile had built up so much it was starting to get in the way. Lots of lovely compost by the end of the summer.
Great satisfaction in shredding away a pile of twigs and branches - you must be feeling pleased with yourself Bob.
We are also planning to watch some tennis this week but have a massive amount of unwanted jobs to do in the garden each morning this coming week. We will be cheering for Heather and Andy - how about you Doghouse.
Just carried on deleafing the camellia prunnings from yesterday so that the wood can be shredded in the coming months.
OH painted smelly cement sealant in the pond, 4 coats in total.
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