WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2021

@Snorky85 hope that you feel better soon.
Lovely bamboo

 

Hope it subsides soon @Snorky85
I have been killing lily beetles today - I found 15 on a single clump of lilies, but none on another clump nearby. Very odd. Snails had also been munching the young growths, so ferrous sulphate pellets applied.

 

I was pottering about in the garden and then decided to go for it.....



This coal bunker still a quarter full has been on the 'to go' list since I moved here 3+ years ago. Although I have a burner indoors I would never use coal so filled two barrow loads and wheeled them round to my neighbour. Then I swept out the soot and hosed it all ready for recycling. No, I'm not getting rid of it. It'll be moved and take on a new life as a composter.

 

but a bit of a sea breeze blowing across the garden. Put the buns into the runs for first time this year. They went absolutely mad, running and jumping with joy of being outside again. Very tired tonight and flaked out on rugs, barely a peep out of anyone .

I did a bit of cutting back, bit of weeding of the gravel next to the patio. Topped up four pots with fresh compost - used all of 50 litre bag. Dead headed 18 primulas. Lots of new buds underneath the old flowers, so they should come through now. I checked the hedgehog houses under willow tree, expecting to find Rats in residence but found one box actually had a in it. Possibly the same I found in the feeding station night before last when I went out to put the food in. Decided it was time for coffee and biscuits on a zero g chair watching the buns and listening to the birds. I did intend to do a bit more. However, after reclining on the zero g with the sun warming my face, I subscribe that all enthusiasm for more gardening deserted me .

I went to the hardware store earlier and bought a navy blue Aqualegia. It looks a very pretty colour on the label.

 

I took a few cuttings from my Hibbertia scandens and am going to try to root them in water. Sowed Giant Sweet Pea and Nasturtium "Alaska Mixed" seeds.

 

Did some more to re doing a border, cut the edge of the grass and took a bit more off without hubby noticing.

 

Watered all the plants in the greenhouse and the 2 big and 1 small cold frames. Still some sorting out, well organisation really, is required in the greenhouse to make room for all the seedlings .

Despite having trouble in the last year or two to get Cleome to germinate....this year ,so far , I managed to get three !! That was until today when my knee gave way making me knock a few things off from the bench in the greenhouse...including the tray of Cleomes... I could've cried!!! So very upset. I will look to see if I have anymore seed later, but I don't think I do. I was so determined to get at least a couple of the flowers out into the garden this year.

 

Sounds like a very busy and productive day @ARMANDII .

 

The shed arrived today It somehow managed to be delivered with five walls, so I assume there's someone somewhere else down the delivery line whose shed is turning out to be unexpectedly triangular I couldn't get hold of the company to let them know this afternoon so that will be a phonecall for the morning.



The bits that actually belong to us are stacked up on the lawn for now; plan is to hopefully get them painted this weekend ready to erect next. I'm getting stupidly excited about arranging shelves, tool rack, potting bench etc

We've also started work on the first of the raised beds for the veg patch. We found what were presumably once the footings for a previous greenhouse when we were clearing the overgrown end of the garden, and rather than put a lot of effort into removing them I figured might as well use them as the foundation for a brick bed instead. It's much too large as a single bed (8ftx6ft) so I'm going to lay some pavers down the middle to divide it in two.



Current plan is for three courses of bricks in total but we'll see how it looks at that point!

 

Ah you didn't say tea and pies were available @ARMANDII I would of been down there in a jiffy cutting the ivy hedge for free but seen as it been done now

 

Didn't do anything much today as was worried about having another migraine. Managed to survive til 2:30 and thought id be safe so emptied out the old bulb in the pots on the kitchen shelves and replanted them with some succulents.