What jobs are we doing in the Garden today 2015

Thanks for pointing that out. The cameras are set correctly, however, the directory that I use to copy the copyright somehow got changed and I did not even notice it.

The reason for the copyright is that I have found sites that "borrow" photos from my blog and use them for advertising.

 

This weekend has consisted of clearing more gravel, dodging centipedes, planting a heap of bulbs we picked up yesterday, some seeds of colour and strawberries with the kids and this morning we just picked up some thyme and lavender which will go in today after more stone removal.

 

Going to be sorting through my seed collections this morning. Sitting nice and cozy at the dining room table with a cuppa beside me

 

Still shifting bark chippings and putting down weed proof membrane

 

I started today by tidying up a few shrubs before getting on with the hard graft. I'm removing 80ft of rotten fencing and posts, luckily it won't have to be replaced as the new boundary hedge (Hebe) is coming on well.

Sorry no pictures, my computer died at the weekend and I can't access the external back up drive until I get a new one.

 

cleared away the last of the tomato plants and did a quick fallen quince clear up

also weeded one of the lavender beds.

 

The rotten fence is down and the posts are out with help from my other half. There's no way I could have moved the concrete the posts were set in after digging them out. Just one stubborn one as per usual!

I now have to level part of the lawn where the fence was and fill the post holes, all ten of them.

 

not too much going on in this area, gardens are getting in the slumber mode. My fall anemines are blooming. Bought some huge mums to set out for decorating. Leaves and nuts falling. Had a good frost so some plants are done for the year. Will soon do some pruning, reshaping etc. Next its the leaves to clean up. Trying to burn out a stump in the process. General getting the property ready for snow. Putting the fountains to bed.

 

Standing pablo back up after he got knocked over by a falling quince



Nothing is broken just his ego is a bit bruised

 

Took cuttings of several Salvias in case parent plants don't survive the winter. Planted out more lettuce and chard seedlings in the greenhouse. Took the debris netting off the Brussels for the birds to have a go at the whitefly in there. Picked a few remaining red tomatoes, will make chutney next week. Knocked a few fuchsias out of pots needed for tulips, and put fuchsias into greenhouse border for cuttings later.

 

They haven't gone yet @shiney. We had ranch style fencing so most of it can be burnt. We have a man and van coming to take it all away for us because it's a third of the price of a skip. He will keep the wood for burning on a stove as it's untreated and take the rest to landfill for us.

Something I've remembered. My other half was talking on the phone to someone at Amazon a couple of days ago. The first name of the lady was Shine.

 

Sorry I've been a little quiet recently. I've been trying to sort out the house, as we are officially full next weekend, with people coming to help me celebrate my 50th! Gulp! Added to that we have a week of prayer this week, and I'm trying to fast 12 hours each day. This should mean I am only missing one meal, but my energy levels have gone through the floor, so doing anything is difficult...

Anyway ... I hope to get out and do some gardening today. Need to do a last (hopefully!) cut of the grass, and also to finish cutting the front hedge on the other side of the gate. Not sure if both of these will be done - may be one or t'other. Have an update over the other side and the "discussion" with the neighbour. At the end of last week, he came over to me as I was walking the dogs...to thank us for lowering the height of the hedge!! Result!!