What Jobs Are We Doing In The Garden Today 2019

More mulching!!! Boy does it look great when it's done though!

 

@Sheal the scarifier was very good-alrhough now I realised i had it on the rake setting! Apparently you swap over thhe rotating bit to the spikey metal bit! But i think the rake setting worked best-didn’t go to mad. The only downside I thought was that the collector bag filled up within seconds-so i ended up just letting it spit it out and then rake up the moss into piles-much quicker that was instead of stop/starting. But for £60/70 it is a good purchase. Especially considering how much it cost is to get a lawn firm in to do it.

There’s still loads of moss left @shiney so I’m glad I didnt go OTT. Now I dont know whether its too soon to sow seed. We are going on hols and want to sow the grass seed before we go ideally. Just not sure whether the moss killer that’s already on the grass will affect fresh seed. Hmm.

 

Not a lot done today.

Filled in under the imitation "bridge" which used to cover the pool filter return. My wife was concerned that mice or whatever would make a home under there as it goes back a foot or more.
Fixed some polystyrene a couple of inches in and then cemented against it. Managaged not to get any mortar on the flags. It will dry a lighter colour as I used silver sand and a bit of yellow cement dye.



Found some rocks to put on the old waterfall to disguise it a bit. Still waiting for the phlox for it from T & M.




Hopefully, we're off to Bent's Garden Centre tomorrow, to look at garden fountains.

We're waiting on the blueberry plant we've ordered. I bought another green ceramic pot like our many others from Wyevale and some ericaceous compost for it.


Tomorrow I may do some "patio pointing" in the morning, as we aren't going out until the afternoon.

 

I removed the geum and split it up ready to give away. The plant may have just been "sulking" but I would rather look at something that was enjoying itself. The Iberis was delicate and broke as I planted it. I read somewhere that it can self root. I've stuck the broken bit back in the ground in the hope that it will re attach itself. I am slightly worried about how I'm going to trim it back without damaging it. Between the Iberis and the green edging strip I have planted some crocosmia George Davison. The front section of that flower bed is now as full as its going to get. There should be enough variety to last all year round. The next job will be to be create a gravel path the other side of the edging strip.

G.

 

Half of my new trachelospermum jasminoides is struggling.

G.

 

Looks like it's been scorched with something, it could be just the leaves.

 

Probably the wind then

G.

 

Looks like you damaged those shoots Gary. Wait a while and see. If no improvement you can cut off those affected stems and balance the plant by training healthy ones to that side.
Re the Iberis, I would cut off the affected piece and strike cuttings from it......part mpc part perlite in pots. The plant will recover. After flowering cut back to generate new growth. Most plants recover with a little help so relax

 

Well didn't quite get to finish all the mulching, about half is done now. Will finish the rest off later in the week.
What has been done looks good and is ready for planting out with this years summer display next month.

 

Thanks @Snorky85, at that price it's worth investing in. It will cost me £50 a day to hire a petrol scarifier.

Lovely garden @Upsydaisy. I think I'll be pushing up daisies before I achieve something decent to look at.....I'm working on it though!

 

Very nice Upsy ....agree totally about the effect of mulching.

 

Not a particularly productive day.

We were going to Bent's to look at garden fountains, but my wife wasn't really up to it. So I went on my own with the intention of taking a few photos of what they had, to show her. Then if there was anything suitable, we could go together at another time. If not, it would save a journey.

Well it wasn't worth it, all they had were the basic ranges of plastic etc., anything more substantial on their website would have to be ordered. It's the same all over. If you want to buy a fridge/freezer from John Lewis, you have to look online as they don't stock them. A big disadvantage, for those who want to "feel and touch."

I've found one online. But it's only 2ft tall, she really wanted something taller. Difficult to find something attractive with lights without the addition of naff twee human figures, ducks etc.,



Two Tier Bella Lit Fountain Water Feature

As it's to go on top of the old filter sump in the pool collar at the far end of the new paved area, I think it'd be tall enough, a taller one would mask the view of the rest of the garden. So she's come around to my way of thinking.
"What I really want is one with a spout like that fountaain at Chatsworth house." She said in her "serious sounding wind-up mode."
To which I replied in my "serious sounding wind-up mode,"
"It only comes with a 600ltrs per hour pump. I could swop it for the pool filter pump which is 13,000 ltrs per hour if you like."







I did buy this Nelly Moser clematis. It was £16.99. Bent's is supposed to be the best garden centre in Europe. I don't doubt that, they are also probably the most expensive.




It was a bit of a pain to put in as underneath that trellis was where five 1.5" pipes came out of the pool filter room before describing an "S" bend to go under the path and into the pool under the imitation bridge. So I had to remove them, cutting them out with a jigsaw, then cement up the hole in the garage wall they passed through.


I'm pleased with this end of the new paved area. Having removed four large rocks from this narrow bed to make an access, I had to find a couple of rocks to complete the return ends of the now two beds. I "aged" the mortar I used to secure the rocks, by rubbing in a bit of soil in it before it went off.




Our twenty or so giant lilies are starting to put in an appearance. So are the lily beetles, I removed several and gave them all a good spray. For what good it does.




This, the red one of our three quinces, has been in flower now for about three weeks.

 

Fantastic weather today.
Just cut 2 lawns
Potted verbena bonariensis into 5 litre pots.....they will go out in their garden spots along with other associated planting.
Would have done more but just had to spend time down the beach:rasp:

 

Just adjusted the dc timers for the fans in the greenhouses. And now will be starting some more seeds. The ground is still frozen out there though the sun is having a go at speeding up the thaw only one greenhouse has a heater so I am quickly running out of places for my seedlings but I know it won't be too long now until I can at least use the unheated houses.

Been looking at all of my sprouted sèedlings and they seem to be okay.