What jobs are we doing in the Garden today 2015

I guess maybe I didn't roast the roots enough or the recipe was not a good one...I only tried it once.

 

Yes I did say I understand when the unwanted plants are prolific. Pleased to read about the cowslips, wild primroses and bee orchids. I have a lawn meadow and the wild flower ratio
is not as high as I would like yet....working on it.

 

Shiney - I did see the invite when it was posted. Unfortunately I don't have a car and am a semi recluse (by choice). The thought of travelling outside of London makes me nervous! However, if someone from London is going, has a car and would be willing to take me, then I would gladly contribute to petrol cost.

Thanks for the orchid photo - do they require special attention? The indoor ones seem to require specific conditions. Funnily enough, yesterday I saw a purple orchid flower (just with the shortened stem) on the pavement ... I guess someone bought home a plant and the flower got knocked off. I took it home and placed it in a small vase with a sugary solution.

 

None its raining the most i have done is take this pic

 

Thanks @Sheal it was the "3" little darling" from you yesterday so that's good going 400 miles in less than 24hrs!

Hopefully it will be happy in its new home on the bench in the the greenhouse for the time being.



Sent on the go from my telephone

 

...and done!!

Here is the new central divide for the compost (hopefully the gaps between the slats will allow good commuting for the worms), with one pallet cut down, and the trimmings used to straighten and lengthen a slightly too short end.
One and a generous half pallets makes just the right length


...with the left-over tidying up the outside planks nicely!


Now all I need to do is to get that spade and move the "adding" heap to the "working" section, and the finished "finishing" heap to the veg bed, and worthy causes around the garden! (Oh yes, and dispose of all the rotten internal doors)

 

Today I looked at my garden calendar and did some small jobs, e.g. removed some soil around the surface of my small bay tree plant and topdressed it with compost; also some compost for the common male fern. Pruned back the young Japanese maple tree. (Oh, and managed to saw off another part of the dead rose bush which is now on my shed roof as a deterrent barrier against the anti social trespasser who gets in via the shed roof - weird but necessary!)

 

Well finished the 2 new beds but contemplating whether to remove a small hedge or not.
Will post some pics for some advice.

 

Today sowed Cyclamen neapolitanum, Myrtus communis (used to have a beauty in Kent) and coriander cos I adore the leaves sprinkled on the top of just about everything foodwise

 

Still in planning mode: located my 4 "dragonfly" stepping stones and placed them on the area leading to where I intend to have my whirligig clothes line. They simply will not do (they have a dip in the centre which will be a puddle/ice magnet ). But, the good thing is, at least I tested the arrangement before getting stuck in I'll put them to one side again and probably use them within any deep borders I might design in the future

Pruned a little bit off the choisya aztec pearl - being very cautious with it despite it being very unloved for a good number of years (the stem is sooooo thick!) because there is, what I believe to be, a clematis behind it which will adore climbing up it's overgrown stems. I'll have to give it a really good chop come Autumn, I think.

Made my first spider web "trellis" for this garden, having been reminded of it in another thread. Really happy with how it turned out but this will be the last time I use garden twine. I have some silver crochet cotton which I'll try out on another (smaller) on and see how it weathers for a year

 

Had a bit of time after work so got into action potting up my dahlias. Sadly only one had sprouted in the box in the greenhouse (a huge Arabian night) but I've only lost one or two to rot. There are sooo many the greenhouse is nearly full and I had to put some in trays not pots.
Still got another 5/6 to do tomorrow. Need to get some stuff planted out to make space as got loads of seedlings to go out there soon.

 

I dug out the parent plant of IceColdRums (post #726) Sambucus today. The plant was only two years old but suffered badly in the windy conditions here. The Knautia Macedonica I grew last year is now in the spot I dug the Sambucus from, not as impressive but it's herbaceous and will be dormant during the winter months. I'm changing the whole bed over to herbaceous, small hardy perennials and annuals this year, we'll see how it fairs.

I've also planted out the young Weigela grown from a cutting that Silu and I did a swap with. It put on good growth last year in a pot so has now gone out to hold it's own against the elements.....hopefully!

Giving my back a rest, I then potted up my Begonia Pendula corms. It's the first time I've grown these so I'm looking forward to seeing those planted out in baskets at a later point.