WHAT JOBS ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY 2018

Just a thought Kazz ....could you try washing the cuttings in warm very mild soapy water(washing up liquid diluted) Thats what i have done in the past with tender plants ...not seen any harm done to the plant when ive used this method ...hope they are OK as they are such BEEutiful plants you grow

 

I thought about that but was worried i’d break some leaves off. There are also unopened leaves where you can see green fly eggs inside. S’pose I could try it with the bigger leaves and wait until others open up

 

Cut the lawn for the first time this year gave it a nice high cut without the grass box as it was in seed, then cleaned the pond as it was full of floating grass chopped up our old sofa and took it to the tip, then sowed direct lots of cosmos seeds along with other flower seeds.

 

@martin-f you got a fare bit sorted then mate...they've been cutting lawns here all over the weekend and today...first signs of

 

Well maybe try it with one cutting and see how it copes ....i dont really swirl them about as such just leaving them to soak for a few minutes can usually have the greenfly floating off the plant as it will cause them to detach from the plant, If one cutting OK then try another ...my concern would be if you leave them too long the greenfly will weaken the plant and you could lose them anyway...sorry to sound negative just looking at it from all round

 

@Loki you can't see the septic tanks from the garden, this first picture is looking towards the corner they're in. The tanks are about 5ft wide by 6ft long.



I'd already cleared half of the bracken yesterday.


You can see the lower level here with one tank still covered.


Finally, job done and both tanks exposed, I'll leave what's left of the bracken to rot down. The horses were moved from the field yesterday so any re-growth I will kill off.

 

Thanks Armandii. The garden is now clear of debris so on to the next job. I may start tackling the Bamboo in the front garden that needs to come out.

 

Went into Wilco’s today to pick up some Cosmos seeds, but they only had the tall ones . Any ideas on what else I can put in a border, mid-height, bright and colourful?

 

@kazzawazza this link as a large selection mate

Tall Border Plants

 

That's a lot of work but what a view you've got there

 

I'll see how I go with it first. If my digging ankle isn't up to it (it's on borrowed time now) it'll have to be the man that can.

 

It's taken a couple of days to clear it but it's a job I wanted to get done as it won't be long before we need the tanks emptied.

Thank you but there's a better view across the other corner, taken last September.

 

Pintrest Gail, now why didn’t I think of that . Some good ideas on there too and I cottage garden plants. I bought a couple of beautiful pink Peony bulbs yesterday - couldn’t find any Peony Sorbet bulbs though .