My Autumn/Winter Plans....

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  1. Lolimac

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    Armandii your arch looks beautiful...:ideaIPB:i feel ANOTHER project coming on...a few weeks ago i planted a clematis ARMANDII in your honor:heehee: i'm expecting great things from it...:WINK1:.

    Sheal,i'm sure your bungalow looks lovely,not to worry a new gardening year is just around the corner....plenty of time for drystone walling:D
     
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      Armandii , so it is possible to double plant ( not sure if thats the right term, but you know what I mean :) ) Clematis ? So I could plant another clematis - with different flowering months right next to an established one and they grow together OK ? This will open up a whole new planting plan for me !:dbgrtmb:
       
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      Hi, llolimac, Clematis Armandii is a great choice, I have one!, it's evergreen, it should flower at least twice during the year and the scent on a warm day is fantastic, you can smell it a good 25' feet away. Just make sure you plant it really deep and a good mulch for the Winter.

      Harry, both sides of the Archway are actually in borders so things can get a little crowded! I know what you mean by "double planting" and yes, in effect, that's what I've done. The planting space between the Clematis goes against all gardening rules but it works!!! So long as I don't disturb the roots of the earlier planted Clematis things seem to be okay, but I do plant them very deep and feed them weekly from Spring onwards. Mine are a mixed variety bought on an opportunity basis rather than deliberate design so I prune all mine back at the same time, around now or early December, and they all respond well. I still need another 3 to even up the sides, I guess.!:D:heehee::coffee:
       
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        That arch looks great Armandii, I've managed to pick up 3 more Clematis to go with the 3 I already have; the lady on the plant stall was selling off her summer stock for £1 each, so I got C. Dr Ruppel, C. Ville de Lyon and C. Comtesse de Bouchaud for £2.50!!!

        I now have 6 Clematis for the arch, more ore less all group 3 pruning group too, so that's that sorted; just need the ground to dry out a little now - yes you heard right, after months of dry weather and my soil either being like dust or rock hard after the last two weeks rainfall its now definitely on the sodden and soggy side.....
         
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        Well, at least you're getting the rain now, Bilbo!! Those three new clematis you bought at a knock down price are really good ones. I've got one or two more in the Jasmine hedge that borders the pond and I've given up trying to prune those specifically as they're intertwined with the Jasmine. So both get an annual prune with a Hedge Trimmer and neither seem to suffer.
        I also put Nasturtiums and Sweet Peas on the Archway to give even more colour and scent and also to extend the flowering season, so it get's a little crowded on there:D:heehee:
        I just make sure I give them a weekly feed and they all seem to thrive on that.:D But like I said previously there's no instant heavily flowering focal point, it's been done over the year....around 6 I think.:scratch::D

        Just taken the pond pump out of the pond and replaced it with a heater ready for any freezing conditions we get:(:WINK1:.
         
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        You're welcome, aalina, I'm glad you like it.:D
         
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        I still have some hard landscaping to carry out, which I am hoping to get partially out of the way before the frost set in.

        I also started another winter fun project today.

        A beehive log stack.:)

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        The log stack will be my Sunday morning project for the next few months.

        It has a diameter of 2m and I'm currently guessing that I shall make it approx 2m high. Once built, I intend to buy some thick wire and make/weld some bees to mount onto it. Building it where I am, should give interest to what was a dead corner of the garden.:)

        Last winters log stack project has weathered in really well, but as I regretted ever starting it because of the scale, the beehive will be much smaller and only use approx 6.5 cubic metres of wood, compared to the 18 cubic metres used last time. The only thing is that I am having to split it very small to keep the curve.

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          I like the idea of that, Eddie, it'll make a good, interesting focal point.:thumbsup::D
           
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            Eddie,

            You never cease to amaze me with the ideas you come up with! I don't think you've created one yet I don't like. :dbgrtmb:

            Can't wait to see the finish of this one either! :)
             
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              Amazing Eddie...:wow: So creative:dbgrtmb: ..
               
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              Another brilliant idea :dbgrtmb: and I love your log stack :D

              Over 3,000 years ago the Mycenae built beehive tombs of stone. some of them are facinating to see. This is supposed to be the most famous one and someone has made a short You Tube video of it.

              The Tomb of Agamemnon
               
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                Well the one BIG job for me this autumn/winter was getting by new "blow away" greenhouse up and reinforced against the elements.

                Yesterday I started that task, first off I put the basic frame together, I had an hour spare this afternoon so I have put in the first strengthening piece; a nice piece of 4x3 securely attached to the concrete and the top of the greenhouse frame.

                Tomorrow I'm adding more strengthening pieces and some pipe clips to secure the bottom of the frame to the concrete; I'm happy with the progress so far..:thumb:
                 

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                  That looks good to me, Bilbo.:D How easy was it to put the basic frame together? Keep us up to date on it.:D:thumbsup:
                   
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                  Hi Armandii, the basic frame was quite easy to put together to be honest, it's just pushed together, the plastice joining pieces have screw like threads inside them to grip the tubes. I was pleasantly surprised how sturdy the frame was standing alone to be honest, but with the cover on it would become a giant kite without the extra securing and strengthening....
                   
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                    Update...........3 drill bits and a scraped knuckle later the greenhouse frame is now securely attached to the patio using 18 saddle clips normally used for supporting pipes but also just the job for this....:thumb:
                     
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