WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2021

I am the same, whenever I plan something the end product never looks anything like the plan because I keep changing my mind, so I just 'play it by ear' now.

 

I like the planning stage very much. Walking past a nice looking plot keeps me awake for hours as I perfect the scheme in my head, regardless that it's not my land

In practise, being an easily distracted and impulsive person, my reality rarely bears any resemblance to any plans. Improvising is much more fun than following instructions.

Thankfully plants are forgiving, as long as you get the basics somewhat right, the plants will bring delight and rewards.

 

Feel more enthusiastic today, also not full of cold.
So after a "dark and stormy night" the first job is to go around and pick up blown over things, put canes in hold some things up. Check gutters on greenhouse and make sure everything is flowing properly.

 

What a glorious day of torrential rain , sun out at the moment for how long I am not sure. I've been in the GH doing some cutting , removed nearly all the tomato leaves and any split ones . Potted up a plant which name fails me at the moment it one of the protea family , it in the pot I had to wrestle a agapanthus out of yesterday they are swine's to get out of pots agapanthus. Potted up some nepeta and Hydrangea annabelle cutting .

Not sure what to do with myself now may start planning the front garden , I like planning things out I am not a plant plonker just a normal plonker at times. Or buy some bulbs the list is gettting quite extensive especially when alliums are involved I just dont want to part with the cash

 

Nothing today I had to wash my hair, I put it off doing it yesterday because I wanted to get some more of the wallflowers in for the rain today.and it did.

 

Pruning, trimming and weeding; three barrow loads to compost.
Today in between showers start to prepare new space in front of the house. This time I have a plan, sort of as I know what I want to go in as the backbone.

 

Too wet up here in the valleys of south wales…..so its just chill and wait for the rain to stop and then just trim the grass now and again

 

I used to love planning a border, or part of a border. Caution thrown to the wind as to the 'suitability' of the plants. It was the contrast of foliage and flowers, shapes and continuity that counted. It seemed to work out OK in UK. Not here, though. At least half of the carefully thought-out 'effect' dies while the other half turns into a bunch of rampaging thugs. As for ground cover.......should you ever be tempted by Phyla nodosum, don't!

 

Finish preparing new bed at front, tidy up veg plot.

 

I moved a pot into the GH I suppose that counts . It more a less raining nonstop, it need to stop raining so I stop spending money on plants ( budget what budget ) and so I can go out and earn some penny's back.

I've more a less planned my spring pots out now which come at a cost , I want to start planning the front garden but I may get carried away , I have got lots of plants that need moving and plenty I want to use for the front .

 

Spent the morning with pick axe and shovel breaking up the very dry hard ground in the new bed. Removed a barrow load of rock, brick and concrete from the area; about twice the size of the barrow. Now let soil settle and tomorrows rain run in and then add barrow full of compost and should be good to go.

 

Potted up 3 large containers with hyacinths, tulips, wallflowers and polyanthus.

 

Planted out the 40x Sweet Williams I'd grown from seed.