WHAT JOBS ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY 2018

Well if it still keeps nice later...i'll be out side sweeping slabs as per-usual off any bird crap and cleaning out the bird bath and filling both front and back...then reading and relaxing.

 

Which variety is affected @shiney ?

 

Last night while it was cooler hubby put my new plant in the front garden...i'll add a pic later and also looked the plant up as it's hardy loves the sun and you can prune it back

Spiraea "Snowmound"


This is what they can actually grow to plus
love it





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I've been cutting back my over grown Sambucus Nigra over two days.
Lots to take down the tip.

 

Got home from work with the intention of potting on the last of the tomatoes and chilies. I got about 2 done before the heat in the greenhouse became too unbearable so I decided a chilled can of cider was more apt?

 

That's lovely Gail, AND I've learned something - I didn't realise spireas came in white too! Thought they were just pink and purple! You know, I reckon if I lived to be a thousand years old I'd still have to lots to learn about gardening!

 

Nice and busy in the garden today. Yesterday's purchases went into the jumbo flower bed and the first batch of begonias graduated from the greenhouse into the troughs (along with some of Dobbies' finest Salvia Red and Cinerara Silver Dust) in the driveway.

 

Today I decided to make a start on this



After two and half hours with secateurs, a rake and thick gloves ( that proved to be inadequate ) I had cut my way through the brambles a bit. Pics are not the best but under all the brambles is a mixed hedge, which is actually quite wildlife friendly as has Skimmia and Heather and maybe Thyme ( not sure about rest of plants ). There's also some type of grass and a Cranesbill.


It's a very boring job, I'm not enjoying it at all. And at this rate I will still be doing it at xmas . The Yucca tree thing has to stay for awhile as birds like it ( not for nesting, just perching and social gatherings ), but eventually it will be replaced. The main issue is that it's so overgrown I can't see to trace the brambles back and I can't get at them from ground level yet.

 

Put a flagpole up .

 

mate, I've never seen the plant before but when I choose a plant my hubby lines them up at the garden centre...I get a few odd looks but I check they have good solid stems which are firm as some of them was flimsy and bigger...but hubby took a picture of it last night in the garden, it's hardy loves the sun and you can clip it back to how you want it to grow.

I'd look for one mate as they're stunning in the white and the white thickens as they mature...I do know all 6 plants cost me nearly £60

 

Lucius that will take you a while mate ...have you got a strimmer to help you along