What Jobs Are We Doing In The Garden Today 2019

Not much time spent so far, but have felled a lot of top growth from a cherry laurel that was at the end of the hedge, but has been allowed to grow into a thug of a tree. The rhododendrons underneath will be much happier!!

Now, all I have to do is to go outside to cut into manageable-sized pieces. All of a sudden, watching grass grow has become very appealing!!

 

@Verdun I would like to see a photo of your iridescent bells. My research tells me they are a fairly recent discovery. Did you get them locally.? Maybe we can look out for them when we pass that way in September.

Also you said you would take a photo of your HF Young.

I didn't feel inspired to do much in the garden today despite the improved weather.

I hacked at a few bushes. I pulled up a few tree shaped weeds from my gravelled drive. I forked up the soil where my rockery used to be and dug out some bricks and rocks that look as they were used as infill. They are sitting just below the soil level.

What I have now is a big patch of mud with slightly fewer rocks in it. I don't want to lose the soil but at the same time I don't have anywhere to store it. What I end up doing is moving it around. I was hoping that by removing all the rocks etc there would be enough room for the soil level to drop on its own. It doesn't seem to be working that way.

The object is to clear away about 4 to 6 inches from the top. I would then anchor the legs of the swing into the subsoil. The void would then be filled with bark chippings on top of a membrane. It sounds simple enough.

G.

 

Started the posts for the pergola today but intermittent rain held me back a bit and potted up some calibrachoa can orange plug plants from Sarah Raven.

 

lawns cut , edges of lawns cut , dandelions cut out with a knife ... thats enough !!

Spruce

 

Not much done today, got a new spreader for the lawn which is taking a bit of getting to used to , had a go on next door lawn looks like her lawn going to growing like triffids over the coming weeks had go on my lawn and mum lawn as well getting there with it though.

Lost two dahlias as well both Arabian night I must of overwatered them oh well .

Supposed to be a coldish night again tonight and warm up so I will finally plant the tomato plants , they are on the window for now nearly touch the top of the windowsill.

 

I did trying to sit out in the garden but got covered in hairy creatures with black wet noses!

 

Sorry Gary
I am not at home right now but tomorrow I will try to take a pic of HF Young. Memory like a sieve Have made a note to do just that. If I didn’t write lists of things to do I think I would never remember
Iridescent Bells ...I have 2 of them....are simply making growth now so just a mound of foliage. I got mine from Paddocks Plants last year (incidentally they are brilliant for cost, delivery and variety). I will take pictures for sure though when they flower. Yes, I think IB is a fairly recent introduction over past 3 or 4 years perhaps. Delightful plant though and if you see one grab it and trust me you won’t regret it

 

mowing here and there. weeding some places. pruning wherever. just this and that.

 

Carol will be most offended. It's trendy for a Lady to not to shave all the bits nowadays!

 

I did a bit, either side of watching Kiki Bertens beat Simona Halep (the spectator's favourite) in the Madrid open final.

Re-felted the roof of the little bird feeder. The bamboo bar at the front keeps the wood pigeons out.



Weeded the rockery, it's just grass, why does the stuff prefer to grow where you don't want it to?




Attempted to get the ground cover to close up the gaps either side of the fountain plinth. Getting there.




Mowed the lawn ..again! Still got half a grass box off it. Setting sun spoilt the photo.



Brushed some sand into the gaps in the new paving. Pleased that even after a heavy downpour like once today, it drains quickly, as it should with 20 tonnes of hardcore under it.





Now the bit I don't like. Vacuuming up all the fallen blossom from the wisteria on this pergola having to dance around all my wife's naffin' pots on the patio. It makes it so much harder to do.
I'll give it a week to die off a bit more, then I'll get up there on the ladder and prune it off, as I do each year.

 

Gary, this is HF Young.....second year. Flowers now and again on bigger plants to fill that spot in July to September

 

Whilst with my iPad I took this of Montana grandiflora, 3 metres plus across ...I think this is the most scented of the Montanas and right now the scent is wonderful in this sitting area

 

Much the same as Shiney, without the frame bit. The annual open garden and plant swap is on Friday Cue every weed seed in SW France to germinate...

 

Too hot for gardening today but had my first dip in the sea. Sea was not quite as cold as I thought but got a way to go yet for comfortable swimming.
I did though take a cider outside and contemplate planting tom or so