What are we doing in the garden 2025

I put a thick layer of bark mulch on the border I cleared of bluebells on Tuesday. They’ll no doubt be back but it will keep any weeds away for a while. I renewed the grit topping on my six pots of hostas and gave the outside of the pots a clean. I noticed that some of my fencing was going green with algae so I treated it with Patio Magic. I haven’t had to do this since repainting the fence about three years ago. The algae usually disappears overnight on fencing after treatment, a couple of days on paving. I removed two Verbenas that were in demise and moved a Helenium and a Geum from elsewhere to replace them. I’m trying to leave more space between plants this year and have removed all of my tall grasses that collapsed in the winter wind, rain and snow, replacing them with shorter bee friendly perennials. My choices are limited as I won’t grow anything that slugs like, or leans towards the sun, or needs staking .

 

I got my baby battery Husqvarna hedge trimmer out and swung that around for all of 2 mins cutting back a honeysuckle I suppose that counts

Dahlia tubers arrive yesterday with a few achillea terracotta for the front garden

 

Still battling the bindweed on the Allotments. Pruned the 3 roses that are in a bed just off the edge of where we park. It's one of those everybody, somebody jobs at the plots that tends to get left or forgotten.

 

Yesterday was spent lifting and moving stone pavers, lifting primroses to give away, raking over the ashes from the bonfire to remove any metal before it finds a lawnmower blade, filling holes and channels in the lower garden, and watering the hedge I planted last week.