What Jobs are we doing in the Garden today 2014..

Ploughing on with a month's worth of weeding in the last few days. Planted out a few things in the new bed - coreopsis, agastache and malva. Quite surprised at how little some plants have progressed considering I've been away for a month and there's been lots of sun and rain. But totally amazed at the callas - best display I've ever had, huge, prolific and absolutely gorgeous.

 

This weekend: Disreverted our Spiraea. Removed from border many instances of a tall, sharp-edged grass which, my neighbour admitted, came over to my garden from hers. Hoed and weeded. Planted out a dozen African marigolds, 5 of which vanished overnight. Scoured moss off of three big slabs, and I don't know why. Pinched side shoots out of tomatoes. Fed courgettes and runner beans. Deadheaded pansies & cornflowers. Cleared out remaining forgetmenots. Weeded and top dressed some big containers. Tied in raspberries. Dug out one of two suckers that sprang up from a fuschia and are/were blocking our view of the Acer. Considered pressure-washing the patio and decided to procrastinate. Pricked out remaining coleus and gave them extra verbal encouragement because they've been sulking. Harvested basil and thyme, turfed out coriander gone to seed, munched some flat-leafed parsley. Admired my handiwork.

Lovely, lovely weekend.

 

@MrsK , you have been busy

Didn't do much yesterday

Today, cut grass front and back (I call it grass, only because it is green ) Cleaned the decking, staked Foxglove 'Alba' and.... well thats about it really, got too hot to do anymore and needed a cold one or two to help the cooling process.....

I will have to pop out and water the young plants in the shed (it has a clear plastic roof ) later once Mr blazing Sun, drops away.

@MrsK , my Coleus too, have been having a sulk, but seem to have perked up a bit the last few days, must be liking the heat in my shed Same with the Amaranthus

ETA: Reminds me , must water the floor in shed tonight as it gets very dry in there if you know what I mean.....

ETA2: Ran the 'new' (1st) pressure washer over the outside of the conservatory too.

 

Watered back border as Sambucus and others were wilting as it is so dry. Now it's raining!

 

Sorry for the funny, but I think they call that Sods Law

 

Typical strongylodon
Not much on the horizon bar watering later, been a cracking day here.

 

Weeding all day again today. Mostly under the magnolia as it was nice and shady under there. Darted out occasionally to dead head the aquilegia, roses and clematis but not for long as it was scorching here. Did a bit of watering and fed the tomatoes but it's supposed to rain over night so anything I missed I'll do tomorrow morning if it doesn't rain.

 

I should have been doing lots of stuff in my garden today but I had to go and check out this new brew pub that has just opened

 

A nice easy Sunday, just pottered about in between lengthy bouts of sitting in the shade reading the Sunday paper.

Still got a few jobs done though. Having picked and shelled the last of the crop, pulled up the overwintered broad beans, which have now finished; sowed some more mixed lettuce and planted out the rest of the rudbeckia 'Rustic Dwarf'.

 

A tale of a true gardener , that is Armandii. A lively post to read this evening. I think we've all done it - meant to start on something and never got around to it - and, by the dimming of the day , completely forgotten what it was you had set out so determinedly to do in the morning!!
Jenny

 

Like to add something that looked like work to the thread but I would be lying - just sat out and had a good chat with a friend. Then went for a walk in the Etherow country park, (riverside) it was lovely. Nearest to work was cutting salad for tea that OH was making, oh and moving some of the herb seedlings outside from the greenhouse!