WHAT JOBS ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY 2018

Martin it's funny you doing this but I have a friend in wales who moved there and she added one massive post in her garden, well being English when the footy was on was flying the English flag ….both neighbours being Welsh wasn't very pleased asked her to remove it which she refused to do and knowing Lynne it wouldn't happen so she came to a compromise with the neighbours and did both flags

 

Spiraea "Snowmound" ...now in the Garden



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And very much earning its place, love it!

 

Planted the rest of the cosmos, got a few left but nowhere to put them.

 

If you've got a balaclava and a torch, how about a spot of guerilla gardening on a council roundabout somewhere?!

 

I would look for one mate because they are lovely...bee's / wasps and we've noticed normal flies like them...i'm not sure how much that knocked my pocket i'd have to check

 

Logan have a good hunt round mate...there's always somewhere

 

Coincidentally Gail, my neighbour popped over to ask me to ID 2 plants in her garden. One was spirea Snowmound, the other a deutzia. Snowmound is delightful and used to grow it a lot elsewhere; maybe I will add one here now . Pruned correctly they are nice and compact and flower reliably


PetalsonthePavingSlabs, yes indeed spireas do come in whites and there are some larger shrubs too.

Still got a bit of a bug but the hero in me made me take out the puppy for a long walk, cut my niece's overgrown grass and then mow my own lawns. Hero eh? Yes indeed

Lucius, you'll get there and feel great

My niece has kindly given me the remit to build and plant up a raised bed. If I'm good I can make a second one!!!

 

Yes thanks, i might be able to find somewhere.

 

That's lovely.

 

Have you finally got a puppy, what's his/her name?

 

Verdun in your garden which is totally stunning and seeing your pictures since I first came on here..it's totally stunning how you have your flowers mixed and it would be a delight in yours

 

Thanks Logan as i'll keep it in shape as it's growing...they're a stunning plant

 

Too hot to do much. Watched a lot of tennis on TV.
Did mist spray the acers, did a bit more rhodo dead-heading also watered a two-foot wide area of the lawn where it joins the path all the way down the garden. This area is the first to dry out in weather like this. Put the leaky hose watering system on to water the borders and the rockery. It'll turn itself off in a couple of hours, then I'll put the lawn sprinklers on for a bit.

 

Logan, I posted a picture a few weeks back. A gorgeous, fluffy, white golden retriever called Nico. Now 17 weeks old....its true, he is a "babe magnet". If only I knew this few years back. Everybody loves him, wants to touch my "baby polar bear"