WHAT JOBS ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2017

Hiding in the shade, i cant take this heat.

 

Watering!!

Some of the plants look like they are positively melting The threatened rain simply has not materialised and some of the plants are getting a little stressed - but then so was I! Trying to hose the garden with an Oz around is ... ... erm ... interesting/challenging ... demanding and ... SOGGY!!! Yes, it should be cooling but when you are totally soggy, it is not a pleasant feeling :rasp:

Mr "M" and I have just come in from a short break having a cooling drink in the arbour and discussing plans for #2 son's graduation. Thankfully, the sun was no longer on the arbour and there was a refreshing but gentle breeze - glorious summer evening moment: albeit short lived due to other D-mands ... such as ... ... bindweed :rage: So, out with the weed killer, licked finger, held up finger, figured out direction of breeze, put away weed killer

 

Well had a lovely day! Met an old friend at RHS Hampton Court! Weather was SCORCHING! Love this display....not only for the flowers but I used to have a little yellow mini like this!


Made some purchases:


We then went for dinner to a lovrly pub along the thames near Teddington where she has a house. Beautiful! Just got home and I'm shattered!

 

My mum had rain all night til 2am.....NOTHING HERE. Garden and grass is desperate.

 

Hoikked the compost

 

Today I cleared the path around the back of the house, weeding the gravel, and chopping back the honeysuckle/sycamore/elderflower/ivy/hop/chokeberry.
Tomorrow morning I will be running the gauntlet of the hosepipe police - although I will be watering the veg bed and the livestock/water barrel, as the fish are running out of water. Wish me luck!!

 

Good luck @Sian in Belgium !

Lol I thought "Hoikked" was a Japanese word at first

 

Can't spell after a bottle of wine

 

Best of British my lovely

At half 7 in the morning!!!???

Ok, so you posted at half 9 at night .. but your reply was 7:30

 

Crikey I'm scorched!!! Cleaned out the little pond today and rearranged the stones etc.

Also cleaned out the filter for the big pond and so had loads of pond water for the garden....which it was very pleased to have!

Also pleased to see my new carnivorous plants have had a meal!!!

 

I didn't even know hoiked/hoikked (however it is spelt) was a word! Lol.

Melting today! Gave the big pond filter another clean today so more lovely pond water for the garden.

Had a real good tidy up of the border. Finally decided where to put the calicarpa. Shifted a few other bits round and planted the new pretty bergamot. Chopped back the lupins with the mildew on and gave them a good spraying. Also more deadheading of roses. Lawn cut and a bit of edging. Been round and sprayed the gravel with weedkiller. Just got the sprinkler on the back grass as it's so dry.

Exhausted!

 

Decided to rebuild the bank along the side of the garden as it was overgrown and the neighbours didn't like the nettles, which did tend to grow through the fence. So far found an NHS hearing aid and eight old fertiliser sacks buried in the bank.

Yep definitely a word grew up with it in Lincolnshire.