What Jobs Are We Doing In The Garden Today 2019

No gardening as such today, except watering. I decided to have a go at using Oasis for flower arranging. All the flowers are cut from my own garden. Not idea whether it’ll all be dead tomorrow or not

 

You must be shattered @ARMANDII Well deserved cup of tea...now get your feet up! Youve just reminded me to move a few bits into the greenhouse so the pots don't drown.

 

Picked a lot more blueberries and watered them and all the pots and hanging baskets.
Next month got to sort out the back garden it's like a jungle out there.

 

....probably!
In case you were wondering, I’ll be using existing plants, seedlings that have popped up, to dot into the “stream” gravel, so there will be no big expense, and hopefully the plants will have already adapted to the location, so will take quickly....

 

Sorted out a lot of plants in pots to give away yesterday......will continue to do this over the weekend. Too many containers (how did I accumulate so many?). I will still have plenty of potted plants left though
Hmmmm! Another plant order coming soon....will be potting them up too, for time being anyway

Good test for the garden over the next 24 hours or so.....lots of tall big plants so hoping they will cope with the storm; expect they will fine though

 

Got the lawn cut yesterday and tied in next door rambling rose to the fence and my malvin hills rose to my other fence. Finally packed away the bulbs I've been drying in the GH and cold frames it were a job I need to do for ages but couldn't be bothered .

Its rained some last night again , I am going to have to get more plant supports everything just falling over with the weight of the rain, dunno how they do tomorrow / later with the wind as well.

I get my coat on and try and tie some plants up the best I can.

 

Gosh, never even thought of that @shiney ! Well first and last time of buying oasis for me then! This is for a few roses I’m putting on my gt uncles grave so the oasis is needed on this occasion.

Just been out in the garden digging up plants where they have multiplied incase we move house anytime soon (wishful thinking). Also took a few lavender cuttings. Never done these before...does it look ok? How should i keep these cuttings-inside and covered with a plastic bag?

 

Here’s how it looks after a little rain has settled it in (yes, it passed the first storm-rain test!)

From the doorway...

....and further up the drive, looking down

 

First thing I did when I got back was to check supports and ties on plants. The afternoon was pleasant enough....mainly bright but breezy.....but the forecast wind for later is something to prepare for. 60mph possible and everything in full leaf and flower.

It’s a walled garden so reasonably sheltered but......cannas 7’ plus, tall dahlias, heleniums, grasses, etc could take a battering. The weather right now is deceptive ...even the sun is emerging but I’m not fooled

Bought the biggest box of chocs today for the nurses looking after my brother ...he’s leaving hospital in a couple of days. Well, have you seen the nurses there Besides they work bloomin’ hard and deserve our thanks in some way

 

Bought three plants and made them into many.

 

Excellent Pushkin ......but why don’t I ever see these bargains???