What Jobs Are We Doing In The Garden Today 2019

I am looking forward to pictures of all these tulips you've been planting @ARMANDII . I had Geum Mrs Bradshaw & Lady Stratheden I didn't think much to them far to leggy think they only lasted a year or 2 as well , other than Geum TTangrine my other two geum have had a poor year flames of passsion and mai tai. I got patty plum as well, Papaver never last long here the rain soon makes short work of them , Beauty of Livermore is my favourite most wonderful true red. Rudbeckia Goldstrum a really good plant slugs like them when they are young keep an eye out .

I haven't done any gardening but ordered my bulbs last night for the pots another £108 gone .

 

What a brilliant tip Shiney...Thankfully I don't have a couch grass problem but if I did I'd certainly give it a go.

 

Mowed the lawns

 

No chance of that here Jiffy..I'd be better off trying to grow rice at the moment.
I have managed to plant up lots of containers with Daffs..they were supposed to be going into the ground but not a chance.

 

I don't have a problem with couch grass but I do have creeping cinquefoil which is a real pain to get to grips with. I've also been down on my knees today weeding and I think the cinquefoil gets the award for it's persistence.

 

If you asked me in the morning i wouldn't have even thought of mowing but sun came out and so did the mower as the next few days are not very good so good job i did

 

Taken me a good hour to dig out one clump of kniphofia and divide it into 8 clumps. Planted some back in some gaps and got some to take to grandmas and back home with me. Just another two clumps to divide! Also got to divide the massive geum totally tangerine that is gigantic. It’s been extra hard work because of the clay....all good exercise though I suppose.

 

Quite a collection there. Cacti & succulents are becoming more popular even on flower stalls etc.

 

Discovered a problem with the varnish I've been using on my art works. It no longer appears to be heat resistant so therefore my products are not fit for purpose . I've been using this particular brand of varnish since I started and it's been very good, no idea why it is not , unless just a duff batch maybe. I've ordered some resin as an alternative.

So, yesterday, not being in a very good frame of mind I decided to do a bit in the garden ( can't paint or pour when in a bad mood ). I finally got around to dealing with the dead mouse in the hog house. Had a surprise when I lifted lid and found a little rat looking at me. She vacated so I could clean out the box and replace with fresh paper and hay. Possibly she was responsible for the demise of the mouse. There was no hog food put out whilst we were away for her to eat.

I moved a metal pen I have from across the garden onto the patio and set it up with another hog house, feeding box, etc. Mr Abernathe, the three legged is now residing outside. He can spend the winter there and then next year he can be moved to a much larger part of the garden that used to be a rabbit enclosure. It needs some work first to make it more hedgehog friendly. I did start to cut the grass in there but it's very long and I need to chop some brambles and nettles back a bit first I think. I gave up after just a cutting a very small area. Sat on the caravan steps with a coffee listening to the Sparrows having a conflab and the setting sun warming my face.

 

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Nice job with the planter andrews. Yes cordless screwdrivers are excellent; I have a small Bosch cordless screwdriver but prefer my bigger Makita drill/driver for heavy jobs; it has a 4ah battery and when I installed our coffered ceiling it sank screws for two days before a battery recharge.

Very well done ARMANDII; you've been busy; do you work at the stock market because it looks like you've cornered the bulb market all on your own.

Good tip about the turnips shiney; you'd fit in well here;



A lot of work indeed Snorky; I bet you don't need to attend a gym?

Interesting story luciusmaximus; you're getting there and a mug of coffee would have put new life into you.

My gardening today is cancelled and I've stopped my world for the day; weeks ago Bron generously bought me a TIG welder; so far it's been a nightmare; I ended up head to head with a gas cylinder company who charged me over £28 on the cylinder returnable deposit; in less than ten minutes use the welder exploded filling the workshop with dense smoke; three weeks later the welder had been repaired under warranty; it had suffered catastrophic damage needing three main circuit boards plus lots of other electronic components.

Since then I've been gathering welding consumables and materials also a top of the range automatic welding helmet this helmet alone at around £400. I've been absolutely frustrated because every time I wanted a day in the workshop something more pressing demanded my time; not today though; I don't care if it's the end of the world later today I'm digging in (just to keep it on topic ) today is Colin's day; I've helped everyone else out with their problems surely after 19 years retirement working flat out every day on the bungalow and in the gardens I deserve a day off. I've been in the workshop this morning and am now heading back having enjoyed a mug of tea and a couple of bickies.

Kind regards, Colin.