WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2021

Did a bit of weeding and got stung by stinging nettles cut back some of the gooseberry plants and watered some pots.

 

Found a load of 'No Name' bulbs...well I don't know their names. Some could possibly be Glads but I haven't a clue what the smaller ones are . They had been left in an open container in the greenhouse all winter , one was sprouting but not too sure if the others are viable or not...I planted them all so it's now a waiting game.

We seem to have a bit of a Waiting Game theme going on this year in our garden. Will they or won't they.....the bulbs have now joined forces with all our Dahlias.

 

As restrictions have been lifted all the seedlings had their first dip in the outside watering trays today. It might be my imagination but they all looked a lot healthier for it too.

 

Sowed more seeds today and pricked some seedling out. Turned the compost bin into the other empty bin. quick walk round the garden and tied in the odd plant and cut back a cornus . I've been building a little brick ring bed for next door , I'll be planting a Acer garnet in it later this week .

 

Did some more weeding and dug up a gooseberry plant and a black berry that had thorns on it so didn't want it.

 

While they were either in full shade or semi shade I swept and cleared away the clumps of moss dumped by the birds on both the east and kitchen patio this morning. I then did a final tidy up and cutting back on their borders ...all ready now for planting some summer bedding later on.
Can't wait to get all our pots with the Giant Lillies , Salvias , Geraniums and various other colourful plants back out onto the patios..

Just enjoyed a BBQ ,will now go and some pricking out and potting up this afternoon.

 

Swept the flat roof clear of pine needles and other winter debris. Got the mower out of the shed, checked it over and it started second pull. Then cut the grass at the back; first time in 20+ years I've cut the grass before the start of April normally a lot closer to May.

 

I tidied my shed. I can actually get in there now, even if I have to squeeze between the junk ... but it's tidy junk

 

Enjoyed a coffee sat outside first thing with the pooch. Potted up some Dahlia tubers and fed the pots and borders. Then on to the big job of the day. Covering up a grubby wall in the back garden. Had to stop half way through to pop to B&Q for some more wood. I'm no joiner and had to saw by hand but got it done in the end. Anything was better than looking at what was there before. Just have to stain now.

 

Cut up my old hammock frame to take to the tip, so I can clean up a section of ground for some more spuds.

 

Pricked out over 100 Marigolds today. I have also sown my Tom’s, Calendula, Cosmos and Zinnias. Pricked out Cabbage and Cauli. Starting to run out of room in GH.

Rusty