WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2021

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  1. NigelJ

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    Tidy up tomato plants, weeding, deadheading and general tidying up.
     
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      More or less having the weekend off the garden. I had to dig out a front border as it's causing some damp issues so after removing the plants and bulbs etc and a tonne or two of soil, then replanting, I'm having a rest!
       
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        That's a good thing to do ! You can live your life properly for a while when you do that.

        There's not much I can do in the garden at the moment, I am waiting for builders so there's going to be a mess :frown:
         
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          Good morning early start to day no 1 Son has turned up to help fence panels will need going over and probably replacing at least I can get to them now:smile:

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            My day will be spent planting a 6 foot salix pendulous and knocking a stake in, we had one of those dwarf willows until two years ago when the rootstock took over it, hopefully this one will be more successful because I now know to remove rootstock growth and not let it grow thinking its a new willow :doh:

            Saw the tree at a garden centre and changed the planting plan we had, then brought it home in the noddy car we have, that was fun, the tree, a large glazed plant pot and a few bags of manure :smile:
             
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              Good morning everyone to day I am having more bags of bark chippings delivered but as all companies now do kerbside delivery's (Health and Safety)I shall have to climb quite a few steps to get them in my garden unless I give the driver a small remuneration to do it for me;):smile: enjoy your day my friends:smile:
               
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                  Definitely a bit of bribery Woo......or a plain old tip!
                  Take care x
                   
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                    Good morning @Michael Hewett my friend and thank you for your concern its very much appreciated as always I think on reflection I shall offer the driver a small reward but it goes against the grain when Wickes already charge for delivery those were the days when I and the majority of others wouldn't even think about accepting payment for doing the job we were getting a wage for(Ex Gratia):old: I'll get off my soap box now sorry about that:heehee:
                     
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                      But it's true, and I feel the same
                       
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                        @wiseowl I always find tea and a snack is a good enough bribe, save your money for more bark :)
                         
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                          Hello @Plantpot my friend unfortunately I have tried that but it doesn't work round here but at the moment the rain is coming down in stair rods and under the present circumstances there's no way a stranger is coming in to Woos nest but thank you anyway:smile:
                           
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                            Nothing today it's raining but the garden needs it.
                             
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                              Good morning all my friends I have just put some Michaelmas daisies ( novae-belgii,) in this half barrel before I plant them in their final position and then its spreading some more bark chippings:smile:

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                                My challenge today is reuse some treated logs to form a border around a gravel bed, the ones that is there now is just timber baseboards and worse for wear, I guess by the time I have done that, the sun may have dried the lawn so I can cut the grass, that is the plan, unless I am distracted by other things to do :smile:

                                Knew it, I would be distracted, @wiseowl you have inadvertently given me a solution to the asters we have that suffered mildew and looked awful, replace them with novae-belgii, had to look up the name but found they fit the bill ! superb :thumbsup:
                                 
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