What Jobs are we doing in the Garden today 2014..

I've just been planning out my garden for next year on actual pencil and paper (amazing how much I have learnt in the last year!) and it's dawned on me that I've ordered 14 Dahlia mini plants. Which is about 11 too many to actually fit into my border

All a little unnecessary but what can I say, I love them! I'll do some experiments and make sure the best go in the right positions and then the others I will scatter and stuff and pop into some pots (next May of course). The one I am most excited about is the ridiculously giant Dahlia ' Emory Paul'.

The good news is, this put a stop to any further plant purchases as this means I am pretty much now sorted apart from some climbers which I'll order in spring. I do need to tone it down though, so many of the plants are a gaudy neon hot pink... The neighbours won't know what's hit em.

In other news, it was my birthday the other week which resulted in gadgets galore. I now have the Garland 7 heated propagator on the go with some sweet peas and the Garland lightbox full of some lettuce and basil. And some mimosa pudica to entertain me (thanks for the recommendations on that front!) Last week I also built a small cold frame, which I'm moving the sweet pea seedlings into and one of the more tender salvias I have).

Oh, I was wondering, do any of you ever fertilise your outdoor pot plants in winter? I noticed one of my Viburnum tinus standards in a pot is looking a bit something deficient (or maybe just going a bit chlorotic with the weather change?)

 

@JackJJW ,just looked up 'Emory Paul' What a beauty,I can't wait to see your pics next year..

 

I was told by the Dahlia Society that they are officially easy to grow if I fertilise, stake and protect from slugs. I'm less convinced but can't wait to try! :D


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You'll do it

 

Doing a massive tidy up and getting rid of as much ivy as possible

Its the last green bin collection tomorrow so im going to make the most of it

 

Got all the bulbs finally in :-) The new bed has been filled with compost and top soil and managed to fill in some of the holes and mulch another bed.

Spent the afternoon sweeping more sand into the patio, which is not a job i'm enjoying.

Im shattered!

 

Tidying up leaves a little bit, cutting down some of the perennials that have at last started going into dormancy.

Took the bird feeder away as it has attracted a pesky squirrel :(

I was wondering, my Heuchera mini plants (split from the main plant) have sprung to life with new leaves growing in the last couple of weeks. They all have some tatty, though still healthy, old leaves that are quite leggy. I'm keen to remove these to make sure the new remains tight and compact. Would you do that now, or leave it until spring time?

 

Hi All
Been a great dry day and no wind

Cut both lawns front and back , blade put on the high setting , looks a lot more tidy and not a leaf in sight , well for the next hour or two.
Looks like its going to be the norm to cut the grass in December.

Emptied all the old tomato compost huge pots that I let dry out first onto the hosta border , that looks neat and tidy, and the robin inspection as I went into the greenhouse to get the next pot.

Slug patrol in the greenhouse they are getting less only two today.

Next job to do is put the lights on the Korean fir tree in the front garden its about 8ft or 2.4384 tall now , as the local council have turned off every second lamp post which happens to be the one in front of my house so the tree should look a lot nicer than normal, god daughter due in 30 minutes to help put them on then she officially switches them on at 5.00pm ​

 

Can't remember where I posted the pic but remember that girt pile of rubble i'd dug out of the hedge?

 

Finally finished stacking it in a neat pile

 

Love to Jiff

Ta

@Spruce will know what the hole is for

 

Its a bee bole its cavity in the wall to keep a skep

originally a Scottish word is a cavity or alcove in a wall 'bole' means a recess in a wall.

I have added some photos

 

A stripey animal?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_badger