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

Ditto with Sheal altho there are times when I'd like a much smaller garden or a newer fitter body to cope with it! Lived in a flat with no balcony for about 3 years and absolutely hated it except when the weather was diabolical and no sane person would have even wanted to see outside far less be outside.
Re what I'm up to, fighting a loosing battle with Spanish Bluebells which seem to flourish despite 10 years now of removing all I can see, I absolutely hate them. Long after I'm six foot under I think they will still be here!

 

Hopefully , I am putting up my plastic greenhouse. I read on here that it may be too early to leave Hanging baskets out and for this reason I have bought a plastic greenhouse to put them in. Plus, hopefully an Arch.

 

I am putting mine out during the day, starting to empty the greenhouse daytimes, so I can move in there,.

 

Dismantled a sink that i had fixed up in the veg patch....i thought it was a good idea at the time ....a plastic affair that hasn't withstood the winter and was using up valuable space....washing plant pots,planting out strawberrys and sowing pumpkins and Courgettes.....lot's of watering....Oooh and nearly ruptured myself trying to get 3...120ltr bags of compost in the car.....had to ask for help in the end not had that trouble before......i'll get them out though

 

If you are like me ,you don`t like asking, but appreciate when it`s offered.

I have been sorting out some of my big outdoor pots, which badly needed it. I had 2 big terracotta pots I had planted up with lovely bush fuchsias, and ivy. the one fuchsia has died,and is now a mass of ivy, the other I prised the fuchsia out and planted it in the garden,variety unknown.The ivy I have replanted in an iron basket on a stand ,so that can trail,had a rest now so will go and appraise the other.I will then probably plant the terracotta back up with fuchsia.

Then tomorrow I will be buying compost as I have just opened my last bag.

 

Danced around naked in the garden shouting "freedom!" All in prep for the naked gardening day this sat. It's the only time I have meat and two veg in amongst me aspidistras!


Other than that, watered, snipped, tidied, planted, sat and enjoyed the glorious sunshine whilst my 3 1/2 year old painted pictures on his little patio set. Oh and played swing ball too!

 

GOt seed sowing production line going with three generations today. Youngest at 3yrs did very well.

 

Shiney...they did offer but i thanked them and said i'd be fine i always have been up untill now bet they thought 'stupid woman'....
Tried as i might i could not get them from the trolley into the car so after the third attempt i went back into the shop and ask for help....before i got back to the car a nice young chap had them in and was closing the boot
Think that 'oily rag' needs an airing now though Shiney

 

I've been a bit of busy bee since returning from holiday, I've managed to get the following done;

• Cut the grass
• Done some weeding, but I'm sure they pop straight back up as soon as I turn my back as they're growing that fast
• Potted on my overwintered Rheum seedlings from last autumn
• Re-potted my Hostas into larger pots
• Potted on numerous other seedlings
• Sowed some wildflower seed in a little native/natural area I've created
• Done quite a bit of watering - already!, mainly pots though.
• Done some other general tidying
• Oh and squashed about 5 lily beetles

 

Sounds like you're meeting yourself coming back Shiney with the build up to your open garden time.

Up until this year I haven't grown Aquilegias as they grew like weeds in a previous garden, I got to the point where I couldn't stand them. However, seeds caught my eye earlier this year and I currently have 'Rhubarb and Custard' seedlings underway.

Well, after yesterdays disaster waiting for the weather to make up it's mind, I finally got not one but both my lawns mowed today.