Lots to do

My new Camellias have arrived

So now I have the following to plant out :

Five Camellias
Six Clematis
One Lonicera
One Ceanothus
Two Sarcococca confusa
One Magnolia

On order :

Three Daphnes

To relocate (off the top of my head) :

Three Rhododendrons
Two Elaeagnus
Approx ten dwarf Rhodos
Two Escallonias
One Skimmia japonica Rubella

Think that's enough to be going on with.

Before I even get to the planting out I need to aerate the lawns and give them a bit of tlc (so that the back one fills out again by end March and I can let the dogs back on).

I've also got to lay a path and dig up the roots of a 50 year old rose and a small apple tree.

Incidentally it was so warm here yesterday that I turned the heating off last night Stroll on spring!

I've been up since 5am wishing it was light enough to get outside and start shoving a fork in the lawn in my jammies



PS : Bought a tiny Magnolia Susan last night from Mozzas. Should I plant it out now or should I keep it in a pot until it gets bigger (it's a skinny stem about 18 inches long at the moment)?

 

I can relate to this!!! I have LOADS of stuff that wants planting, moving, or dividing. I did about 6 hours yesterday and barely scratched the surface. I might catch up if I had a month of lovely days like we had yesterday.
I have my magnolia Susan in a pot on the patio. In the ground somewhere sheltered might be better for yours since it's so small.

 

it was a lovely sunny afternoon yest but you 2 are ahead of me i was nearly boiled alive painting the inside of my new potting shed hopefully il get to finish it today :yess:
then i think il have to start digging a large area out for where my trial run of tabacco plants will go this summer..which will surely break my back xx

 

Please be aware that the change in temperature is but an indicator of spring not actual spring.
If I were you I would not be to hastey and hold back for a while.
Do what canbe done and wait a while for the rest to catch up.

 

I think we're all aware that there could still be frost and I don't suppose anyone means they are going to rush right out this minute and do everything - it was a thread about how excited we are that spring is on its way.

 

Wow - you're going to be busy! So exciting.

 

Is this the best time to divide stuff? I have a couple of Campanulas I want to spread around the garden.

 

I'd say yes Kyle, if it's done now it'll give the plants a chance to get their roots down before spring brings on their top growth.

 

Mereworld what if it misses us completely and jumps straight into
autmn

 

Well i limped back up the from the potting shed today!,last coat of wilkies buttermilk inside the shed,floor n shelf varnished and 2 coats on the outside of evergreen shade,productive day
but 4 dead frogs in 1 of the ponds from the freeze last week...i cant dish em out cos the thought makes me cringe,waiting for daz to do it :fingerdrum: but hey armandii all the fish are alive
so was too goosed to start digging the prep for the tabacco patch :( x maybe tomo

 

My fish are awake and about to, i think it's the warmth of the sun we are starting to get thats woke them up so i tried them with some food and they have been eating it glad we have not had 10 inches of ice on the top like last year though

 

With the exception of Escallonia, those plants are very frost hardy and would not be damaged by the light frosts you get in Spring. The sun is starting to warm up the ground now anyway, and they would benefit more from being in a relatively warm ground, rather than a pot if frost did hit.