WHAT JOBS ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY 2018

@PaulB3, I'm sure all will go smoothly for your wife. You're obviously aware of the
procedure and all that it entails as you said that she's had them done before. Having said that,of course, it doesn't stop the niggling worries does it?

My brother has had almost every joint in his body replaced ( some several times now) or fused ever since he was 18 ,he is now 60 and each time we still worry......so I know exactly what you're going through. Keep strong, all will go well.
Hugs to you both

 

Just been for a wander around the garden. Hellebores are still being eaten badly despite my attempts to protect them from the tiny slugs
Checked out all the over wintering plants in the greenhouse and coldframes, removing a few tatty leaves, but on the whole things look good

Very mild out there today!

 

Hi Upsy that unlucky with the hellebores they don't normally go for them, might be because its warm and they got nothing else to eat

 

Thankyou to everyone ; yes , the niggling worries are inevitable .
Last Xmas she had a cancer scare but was given the 100% all clear in February ; had everything crossed on that one !
Perhaps one day we'll both have nothing to worry about .
Xmas been and gone now ; hope you all had a good one !
Can't remember if I mentioned my 'g/house within a g/house' idea on here ; that is simply two mini greenhouses inside my 10x8 ; up to now the cacti and other borderline tender plants are getting through OK relying on the gentle warmth of 8-hour TeeLights on the coldest nights .
Would be good for us all (and my plants) if January and February stay as mild as this

 

Hi there @perky how are you?

Slugs can eat the flowers of Hellebores ........occasionally.....and sadly mine are the occasionally ones. It's the tiny little blighters!!

 

While the turkey was in the oven, went out and did an hour of raking out a garden. leaves still wet so could only do some top layer raking. maybe more today.

 

Unwrapped the treeferns today. Mild weather "forecast" for a few days. Most fronds are still green,bits of cold damage.
The ones in the conservatory looking great. Would be good to see the fronds last through winter just for a change.

 

Started assembling an electric, ride in Mercedes car.........its for great niece's 3rd birthday in
January.
As I said when I bought the car, "I never thought I would afford an electric Mercedes car"

Not much time for gardening but repotted a dwarf rhodo and mulched more hellebores, daphnes and edgeworthia chrysanthemum. Opened gh door too first thing......it has been very warm today

 

Tidied the strawberry plants up today and that about it, clean the little pots / cell tray the other day ready for seed sowing and tidied the gh for the umpteenth time. Decided I am going to move the compost bin when I empty it early next year. I fancy having a go at a kiwi plant there and I can fit in a red currant which is currently in the garden / herbaceous bed area, so that meaning a need another large / tall plant for the garden not sure what yet though.

 

I pruned the roses yesterday - I usually do them around now, because they seem to start growing again so early round here.

It's time to empty out one of the compost bins, too, and use the contents as a mulch on the borders. I had meant to do that today, but it felt a bit chilly out there....

 

How about a sanguisorba Perki? Red Thunder is a great feature plant......tall, self supporting and long flowering??? Or a thalictrum?
I added another compost bin too.....it will be obscured with canna Trop Black and persicaria polymorpha to separate the blackcurrants in the foreground.

 

I been thinking about a sanguisorba, I saw some huge 7ft+ at dove cottage. I were going to visit later next year for a red sanguisorba like red thunder to go with a hydrangea annabelle / veronicastrum diane, also want so more agastache blue boa / kudus coral. I've already got a tall thalictrum anne only planted it last year so not seen it in all its glory yet. I think I'll have a look through some threads of the what looks good this month for some inspiration unless anyone can recommended something .

You've been busy armadii about time you got them bulbs planted

 

Thalictrum Elin, similar to Anne, is a beauty Perki
Nice floriferous ...long lasting, bi coloured flowers.....plant with purple/blue foliage. Here it managed over 7' and looked good near hydrangea Limelight last summer and miscanthus variegatus