WHAT JOBS ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY 2018

I've got a bungalow too, for the first time. Would never go back to a house. It's so convenient having everything on one level

 

@Linz would something like Hebes work maybe? They're tough, don't require much looking after ( I've got one and I don't prune it at all, just give it a feed now and again when I remember ) . They spread quite well too, come in a range of colours and good for pollinators . They can get fairly big, mine is about 4ft by 4ft

Cranesbill is quite tough too and again comes in various coulors, spreads well, good for pollinators, doesn't need a lot of maintenance. You can put other plants with it for added variety. I've got Cranesbill growing amongst rocks, so you could do something like that if you can get hold of rocks. That space you have has a lot of potential

 

Good mornio folks
Very misty but warm down the beach 20 minutes or so ago.....lots of sunshine is promised soon so a beautiful day to come.
Will paint another couple of doors and skirting boards in a moment then away until mid pm; then hoping to get into the garden. A lot of plants are now out from the gh to allow some space for tomato plants in 2 or 3 weeks.
Hope everyone has a good day

 

Thanks @luciusmaximus I think hebes might be a good choice, I quite like the purple and red tipped ones. 4ft x 4ft?! Are they quick growers then? The ones I've seen always seem small plants to me. Funnily enough, one of the plants I dug up was a "wargrave pink" cranesbill.. not fussed on that colour pink so I've dug up and split for family..come to think of it, it was doing really well in that spot so might get a few purple ones instead

Had a few other thoughts on it.. rockery seems the best option but I'm not prepared to pay for stone when it's so freely available! Another option might be to build a small block wall around it so the soil and water don't run off as easily. I think this might be something for later on in the year or maybe next but for now I'm going to turn it over and replant.. I need to think it over properly as I don't want to be in the same position 2 years down the line

 

I've commandeered a rather worn out garden bench and moved the 'dozen begonias' (that ended up closer to 200) out of my office and into the greenhouse. Now to keep my fingers crossed and let mother nature (and a good Phostrogen soak) do her thing.

 

Applied for planning permission to remove overhanging branches from a protected American oak.
Fitted autovents, shuffled seed trays around, potted on tomatoes, weeding and watering.

 

It's scorching today!!! Went up to my lotty and dug it over and then added 2 giant bags of bNq MPC. Come back and mowed and edge the back garden. Just need to sweep up and then do the front garden. Having a well earned cold glass of juice!

 

It was a golf day today, as usual, so didn't get into the garden until about 3.00pm.
Gave everything a feed. Purged the koi pool bottom drain, which after pumping out the pump sump to waste, as usual removed the last couple of gallons of gunge with a wet n' dry vac. This makes excellent fertilizer for our azaleas and rhodos as a 50/50 mix with water, as fish poo is acidic.

Then gave everything a "coat of looking at."


The lawn is responding to its 3 in 1 treatment last week.



The new clematis we bought are doing well.



Lots of blossom on this quince



and this Conference pear in its tub on the small patio





Lots of flower buds like these on our five established wisterias.



The rockery is doing well, but I'll have to get into it tomorrow to do a bit of weeding.



These azaleas in the front garden will have masses of blooms again this year. The lawn round the far edge is a bit iffy as it always at this time of year but it will recover.

 

I love the quince @Doghouse Riley - that's something I'm hoping to add to our garden this year. It's beautiful. Are they easy to grow/care for?

 

Thanks for your kind words.

"They respond well to neglect."

They just get pruned each year, as they're close to our several azaleas and rhodos. "In a straight fight" the quince will always win. They produce a lot of fruit, which is a pain as we don't use it.
We've three quinces and we get a bucket full of them each year.

 

Sorted the top bit out and mulched with woodchip, feel slightly better about it..a euphorbia is having a strop though, can't please everyone!



It really does need a bit of a wall around it to keep the soil in though.. job for next year. People will start to think I'm having walls for fun..

Bottom bit tomorrow..

 

Made a small fence from some scraps of wood i had, kept having a few minutes with my chopper on the second stump and painted rest of the fence and the new bit made today.

 

Martin your slowly getting there mate and your fencing is a nice colour