What Jobs Are We Doing In The Garden Today 2019

That's something that we keep saying we need to do but it doesn't seem to happen

 

This morning started off with weeding and pulling out sloe tree saplings.

Then I foolishly agreed to turn an unused dustbin into an burning bin (previous burning bin was burnt out).

I've spent the rest of the morning burning stuff and sorting stuff that had accumulated in the garage. Its my fault as I used it as somewhere to store the polytunnel when it arrived and it became a dumping ground since then.

Sorted about 100 plant pots that are going to the tunnel and about to start tidy up round 2.

The plan is to move my wifes 'toy' car from my garage to her garage which will give me more space ….. unless I then fill my garage up with even more clutter.

 

Propagating all morning. I know it's the wrong time, but a friend is re-doing her garden and wants something in place this season.

Hardy Geraniums are pretty failsafe, as is the fleabane- I have masses of it and it's actually quite a nice plant. Vinca is easy as well, but I have my fingers crossed with Buddleyas, Lavender and Viburnum. We'll see. Lonicera Henryii should be ok I hope.

The near-inedibly sour blackcurrant which grows all wonky that I have tried to kill for years is starting to grow on me. I have a cutting I'm growing to be a standard, and now took some more for my friend. The foliage is pretty and smells gorgeous.

Found some very impressive eggs underneath the leaves of a wild rose. They are almost pea sized, pale yellow with pink tinge. Something rather big will crawl out of them soon, I trust and hope it'll be a swarm of beautiful butterflies and not something from a horror film If I suddenly disappear from the forum you'll know I was wrong.

The grass got cut, finally. After two years of Verdunnifying it, I can finally say that there's more grass in it than other plants. And it looks better than the neighbours, which of course is what counts

 

Back from working in Paris, Grass is a mile high, good job the sun is shining today. Ok started early Grass cut (its the backbone of any garden IMHO). pathways weeded, a bit of deadheading, all brushed up and put away. Time to enjoy once again. I'm in the mind to buying a new garden hoover/blower. (brushing up and stooping down is wreaking havoc with my back) I already have a Flymo but it's a right PITA especially the bag collection section. I would like a simpler affair and dirt cheap if poss, Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, Portuguese, I don't care so long as it works well and is easy to use... Anyone got one of these contraptions than can offer an in-depth review before buying. Regards C

 

Potted up my Eupatorium 'Baby Joe' and planted my Salvia 'Caradonna' (should I be giving that one some support? One of the stems looks a bit floppy). Peacock butterflies back in the garden, why do they always start feeding just before I deadhead the buddleias?

Nick

 

Which Monarda do you grow, @ARMANDII? They sound great for pollinators!

Nick

 

No Nick, leave your caradonna alone now for me his year. You can trim it back in autumn...as I do...or leave it until the spring and it will make new sturdy growth

 

not just for grass lol..so unless they can eat dirt, snails dried leaves they would cause more trouble than they are worth beside can you imagine the mess...

 

Only time for picking beans and tomatoes today.
A friend has persuaded me to dig up helenium Amber ...in the autumn....and give her a piece of it bloomin’ cheek but I won’t lose out

Looking nice out there...tall grasses and persicarias swaying in the breeze

Lovely day, albeit mainly overcast, but rain coming tonight

 

Thanks @ARMANDII! Will definitely have to get some Monarda, I think. The colours (with the exclusion of red, which I'm not really a fan of) are the ones I typically go for. I have some glazed blue pots and think they would look fantastic in them! Do they do well in containers?

Glad you mentioned Eryngium because I got this by mail order recently, this will also go in a container because I'm running out of space!

Eryngium planum 'Blaukappe'

The only thing about that Eryngium I don't like is its brief flowering period, would like to find one with a longer one. Which one do you grow, @ARMANDII?

Nick