WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2021

Sadly nada. Just got back from a trip to the garden center ... and they were closed!!! It turns out it is a National Holiday here (Corpus Christi) but I thought Garden Centers would be open.

Oh well, there's always tomorrow with my list.

 

Planted a few more cosmos and verbena, thought that i planted out all the Verbascum but i found 2 when i was watering all the pots in the back, now where can i put them.

 

I didn't get much done as I'd been busy with inside stuff most of the day but when I got back, I found the raised beds to have a very nice watering from the rain so planted out three more cannabis seedlings to replace the ones that I had to rip out, throttle and dispose of because they turned male. Useless and destructive things. All they do is try to shower the females with pollen and then the females produce seedy flowers.

And refilled the bird bidet. It was on the ground so I'm guessing a raccoon tried to circumvent the electric fence maybe got a nasty jolt and so paid me back for the insult by swiping it off the rail.

 

It's been so hot here the past few days so have had to water a lot. I'm trying for a more scented garden this year so put some Nicotiana alata and Night phlox in pots on the back patio as well as in the borders and also the sweet peas are doing well. I've been having to cloche the Dahlia and salvia Amistad in the borders each night as the moment any new growth comes through the sneaky slugs and snails get them

The border I had the conifers removed from last year is looking beautiful thanks for all the recommendations on here for plants



Current view of the back patio

 

Looking good @Jasmine star

 

Thank you @Logan

 

your welcome

 

Planted 24 Snapdragons and 8 verbena bonerenses and some weeding.

 

Trimmed more Box hedging...it looks like a dogs dinner as it's the border where the foxes and chickens bomb it in.

 

Sitting on the decking watching my grass grow…….Day 8

 

Nearly watered the front garden. Was very close to start cleaning the pond pump, and considered planting the two Cosmos foundlings into the large planter with their siblings. Made plans.

It has been a busy week at work, I guess my gardening today will be limited to chopping kitchen herbs to sprinkle over our dinner. Tomorrow with a renewed vigour I hope!

Happy weekend all

 

Spent the past couple of days digging out hundreds of bluebells that had spread like a virus. They have been consigned to our garden waste bins and these will be emptied tomorrow. Have also been busy with the hoe killing weeds while it remains hot and dry and have also had the electric scarifier on our largest lawn and raked out a mass of moss and thatch that is now slowly steaming on the compost heap :-)
Picked our first Little Gem summer lettuce in the polytunnel - we picked our last autumn sown lettuce four weeks ago so it's nice to have fresh on the go again.