What Jobs Are We Doing in the Garden Today... MK3.. 2013

Is that last year's Cranesbill foliage Mum? What else is in there that will come back now you've "pruned " it?
Jenny

 

Have tied down the plastic pieces on my greenhouse ready for the great wind to arrive and the big rain to hit.

Covered my seedlings in the cold frame too.

 

The weather has been lovely here today, so I managed to get a lot of tiding-up done, also planted out my shallots which I had started in modules in the frame in February and planted half a dozen Jerusalem Artichokes. Rain due tonight, but is supposed to warm up nicely again tomorrow - we shall see ....

 

Cut the lawn and then fed it. Watered plants in the GH.
Been to morrisons and they have got some nice acers and fuchsias in at the moment m

 

Don't think there's any Cranesbill, Jenny

But, you are quite right, it will be interesting to see what comes back now some air and light have been let in; after my massacre

alex-adam - I began with just a handful of Jerusalem artichokes; I think it is fair to say that I shall never need to invest in any more I only realised this year (when I let them get to flower) that they are related to the sunflower family. The JA's certainly did produce attractive flowers

 

Mum, that's certainly a haircut you've given your garden. What is it about secateurs, once we start we can't stop, I think they should carry a health warning for shrubs.

 

Planted my onions and peas,mulched the Rasberries and Roses...carried on painting the picket fence i wish i hadn't started

 

Today I moved the peppers/chillies from the house to the greenhouse - toms have been in there for a couple of days - still indoors are Scotch Bonnets and Habaneros. Checked pots for anything growing that has overwintered successfully - surprisingly quite a lot has survived in really small pots - hydrangea cuttings, a couple of sprouts of hardy geraniums and some self-seeded Aquiliega that I potted up when tiny and more. Found some fuchsias in pots that didnt get put away - sadly dead. Planning a good day out there on Monday - need to dig up some straggly bits of ground elder before it takes hold again. Have been doing the odd bits and pieces on good days - Excited and looking forward to it - especially as my garden has not had much tlc for the past 3 years due to illness . Doing a "To Do" list.

S

 

Sorry to hear you've been ill sumbody, but I'm sure you'll have things right as rain in no time

Weather permitting today I will be doing more potting of existing plants into new containers. I've also got two new plants (Prunus Lusitanica and Philadelphus Virginal) which will be going into containers. I am re-doing my north facing border (which I did last year) using more mature plants which I've already got in containers/another border so need to plan that carefully to avoid changing my mind again next year

 

It does look very drastic, Sheal; but, I'm fairly confident it will grow back and probably look a lot happier from the light and air that can now get through. There are a lot of kerria stalks in amongst that patch; most I have trimmed (yes, I know, wrong time of year - but again, I'm confident it will regenerate itself), a couple I have left to flower.

 

Compost that deer pooh, Shiney; they left you a Spring gift to say thank you for the rhubarb

 

I'll put some pics of mine up later.... all I will say is you will feels so much better about yours

 

planted onion sets and sown carrots, beetroots and radishes. repotted some herbs to big pots in which they will stay outside, I'm hardening them off at the moment.

is it already that time that tomatoes and peppers can be moved into unheated greenhouse?