What Jobs Are We Doing In The Garden Today 2019

I have bought young trees from them in the past - an interesting nursery to visit because (as you say) they are a proper place that care what they sell. Sadly I have had to leave the lovely cornus Eddie's White Wonder that I bought from them back in my previous garden. Fortunately I now have another 'proper' nursery near me - though I will have to restrain myself until I have dug over my new borders and got out all the bricks.
Today I limited myself to watering the greenhouse and contemplating insulation. The greenhouse has big panes but diagonal braces that will get in the way of the insulation boards I planned to put at the bottom sections...

 

@ARMANDII your recent posts of purchases suggest that you and restraint are not close friends...

 

Well, today I did just a small amount of gardening, as I had a heron to draw...!

I spent a lovely 30 mins or so planting lots and lots and Lots! of iris sections in the sandy soil at the top of the garden. Hopefully they will settle in well, and give me lots of pleasure next year. Thank you again, @ARMANDII !

I also planted some autumn cyclamen and wallflowers in the wooden barrels on either side of the front door, a couple of alpine pinks, as well as a deep purple carnation that we lifted from my late mother-in-law’s garden. Hopefully it will accept the move, and do well for us. I’ve also got some cuttings of the fuchsia and salvia, as well as a few roots of Japanese anemone, that I’m hoping to bring through the winter.

 

and lots of it these past few weeks. Tipping down at the moment. Although I am very glad of it my gardening activities have been put on hold because of it. Not had much spare time anyway as trying to get arty stuff ready for xmas. Having failed to find a suitable brush on varnish as a replacement for the Decopatch I'm now experimenting with resin. Like the effects much better than the varnish but need to practice to get it perfect.

Having said all of the above yesterday was overcast but dry. I decided I needed a break from art and debated a walk on the beach versus gardening. The latter won. I got the strimmer out and had a go at some of the grass in the side garden and one of the rabbit runs. It has grown very long and was rather wet. I like to keep some of the grass short and some of it long for the wildlife but the short bit matched the long bit. Took me a couple of hours to cut it and the strimmer decided to go bang just before I would have been finished. I also cut back two Fuschias in pots and swept part of the pathway. Need to buy a new strimmer.

 

Looking good Woo ,exciting times ahead!

 

Hi,

Our Michelin Cross Climate tyres are left on the car all year Snorky hence the name Cross Climate; saves having to keep changing from winter to summer tyres. Five years ago we owned a Toyota Aygo and bought a pair of Avon Ice touring winter tyres and two second hand wheels; it was then easy to swap wheels; we don't travel far in icy conditions but these Avon tyres were absolutely marvelous; they should be fitted all round but we tried them on the front driving wheels only; nearby we have a very steep lane and this was littered both sides by abandoned vehicles; with the Avon's fitted the little Aygo went up and came down the lane as if it was a summer's day to the amazement of the now pedestrians. Since fitting the Michelin's they haven't yet been tested in icy/snow driving; perhaps this coming winter will see them used in anger.

wiseowl; wow I could move in there.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

Hi,

Very kind of you wiseowl; thank you; I promise not to bring along my welder because you being a night owl it would dazzle you and definitely ruffle your feathers; I'm sure you and your babies will love it in there.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

Never Woo!