What jobs are we doing in the garden today, autumn 2016

Good weather today, so cracking on with planting a few more bulbs, sowing broad beans and sweet peas in root trainers, garlic to go straight into the veg plot. Also some work to be done on the new compost heap and continuing to tidy up greenhouse.

 

Made the most of a dry, mild weekend and got a few more jobs done.

Gave the 'wild' long grass areas their second and final cut and rake for the year yesterday, didn't take long as they've put on little growth since the first cut at the end of July.

Mowed and edged the lawn (still growing slowly despite the dry conditions), also removed a small branch from my variegated Norway Maple tree, as it was showing signs of reversion.

Cut down and shredded a couple of small clumps of Goldenrod before they seed everywhere, did a little leaf raking and sweeping here and there.

Today, watered and fed all the pots and containers, still needing to do this a couple of times a week as it's been so warm and dry here.

Pulled up the last of the courgette plants, which has finally ground to a halt.

Spread a load of lovely home made compost on the veg patch, ready for digging in next spring.

 

Bought some vastly reduced plants B&Q Sunday, reduced Spring bulbs in Wilkos yesterday, so they were shoe horned in.

 

Nipped into Homebase,lots of half price plant food didnt need any. Bought some small straw bales on the way home to get things ready for winter.
Wrapped the big treefern that stays out all winter,should be fine now with its new winter coat.the rest got some fleece stuffed into their necks,should be OK for now.

Bought some nice rubrum grasses for next year.

 

I feel so lazy compared. Took the halloween decs down and cleared up some presents off the cats.. yuck. Bought one bag of £1 compost in Tesco, couldn't leave it there on its own, so that was dumped on the front bed.
Had to get different leaves for little one's homework, so went to the local park and bagged some up along with berries, chestnuts, twigs and a few conkers. Found loads of different mushrooms too.

 

Not a lot today but over the last couple of days planted 2 Choisyas in wrought iron containers , and 4 Potentillas in a large tub, still got a Forsythia and Sarcocca , to do thanks to The Range selling their shrubs off .

Still waiting for my black Hyacinths from T&M, already decided not to order plants from them but am now debating whether to ever order owt from them again.

PS..... Forgot to say planted 150 Dutch Iris .

 

I stopped ordering from them a couple of years ago, after some begonia plugs arrived in July, miniscule and tatty, started using Van Meuwen, turns out the same firm , just different packaging, BUT, they are doing okay with the few bits I have been tempted by.

 

Planted the pear, apple and cherry trees.
Know it's really not the best time but chucked 2 hydrangeas, 2 hot pokers, an aquilegia, a fuchsia, 5 bearded iris (that should of been planted long, long ago), a salvia and moved a coreopsis and some achillea from the front bed all in to the new border. I just didnt want to see a load of bulbs popping up with nothing else there..
Also thrown in 3 peonies which were salvaged from my sisters' neighbours' garden, they must be at least 25 years old.. my parents, sister and I used to lived there (in my sisters' house) and used to call the neighbour Aunty Thelma, house has been empty for years and just recently sold so the builders have moved in and made a mess on the front garden.. felt like I had to dig them up before they were gone forever.