What Jobs Are We Doing In The Garden Today 2020

Instead of working from Home on a part time/retirement basis as I have been for the last year I have signed a new contract which takes me back to work on a 4 day week so instead of walking into the garden whenever I want I'm now enclosed in a "secure" working area where I get tested every day and don't leave until it's time to go home, so the garden is the place I first head for after a cuddle with the Kittens who both have now learnt to climb up me without using their claws so I don't get scratched. But it's so nice to be able to walk around the garden again even if I was on holiday. Some pics I took last night.......


Nandina (Heavenly Bamboo)


Monarda


Day Lily Pandora's Box

 

About 5 years ago I bought a Wisteria "Alba" from a reputable Village Plant Nursery in Rutland and, unfortunately, it sat in a large bucket for all that time while I procrastinated on where it's final planting site would be and, of course, throughout that time the Wisteria sat, sulked and never flowered. But, about 2 months ago I bought a large, (180 litre) ceramic pot and planted the Wisteria in it


Anyway, the Wisteria seemed to thrive in the new pot and when I came back from the fishing holiday I found that the Wisteria had flowered
Now this is the label that was attached to the Wisteria when I bought it and still is attached to it even now

So, as you can see, I bought it as an "Alba"

And this is the colour of the flowers......



However, it's not a big thing as I'm pleased that the Wisteria has decided to show it's happy by flowering and I quite like the colour of the blooms. the plan is to train the Wisteria along the South facing garage wall



so that the blooms will hang down just above the Bearded Iris bench.......well, that's the plan.

 

Today I was busy so didn't get much chance in the garden. I filled half a wheelie bin with bindweed and rose bay willow herb. The bindweed was difficult as the area I was working in is like a jungle so the weed isn't visible until it gets over 5ft high. The problem is that it starts to bind different plants together and then pull them down towards the ground.

I was working in a bed with bamboos, Veronicastrum, Euphorbia mellifera (all at least 7ft high) and Phlomis russelliana, Hamamelis, Hebes and a number of other large plants and it was made more awkward as there were stinging nettles hidden inside them.

 

Thank you, Jasmine, that's much appreciated and I hope you are well too. To be honest, I haven't had time to clean my car out so it still has the "beautiful" aroma of Fish and wet nets...........and I'm glad you like the photo's although I'm never seem to do real justice to the actual beauty of the flowers.

 

They're delivering the new pane of glass for the roof of the greenhouse today. Someone has still got to build the framework for holding it in place (hopefully this week) and then we shall be able to manoeuvre into position. In the meantime the greenhouse is air conditioned.

 

Gentle rain all night and intermittently through the morning but sunny now and have been showing visitors round the garden and taking cuttings for them and pulling rhubarb.