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

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  1. Sheal

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    Do you know anyone that keeps canaries or foreign birds Shiney? They go wild for chickweed! :)
     
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      Potted on Cosmos and lots of Nicotiana today. It's the first time I've grown Cosmos, do I pinch out the tops please?
       
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        Some friends of ours used to breed birds and they always collected bags of the weed from us. They only gave it to the birds in the breeding season.
         
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          Unless they are really lanky I wouldn't as they bud from the center.:coffee:
           
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            Built and painted the roof to the grow house. Started to build the base up, but my drill went flat so that ended that. Moved a rose that I realised was in the way of where the grow house will be situated. Had a wander around the garden having a good mooch at things. Found that the fox gloves that i grew last year from seed are starting to form flower buds and the aquilegia Nora Barlow that have been in for 2 years are also forming flower buds. It's a good job if they didn't flower this year they were coming out.

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              Nora Barlow is a very nice Aquilegia :dbgrtmb:. Well worth keeping.
               
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                Not one I like. Just saying. :)
                 
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                  It's rather showy with its multiple petals but makes a good contrast with the less fancy ones. :blue thumb:
                   
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                    I prefer the ones that look like Aquilegias - IYKWIM :)
                     
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                      NOTHING , apart from water the plants in the greenhouse its raining cats and dogs

                      I cant take much more ..... :gaah:
                      oh forgot to say a trip to the local Amenity Site aka the rubbish dump !
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                        Its pouring here too. And loads needs doing:gaah:i dont mind gardening in the rain but little chimney catches a chill
                         
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                          Well, after a session here I'll be in the Green House potting up as many plants as I can for the local Garden Club sale, which happens on Shiney's Open Day, plus those intended for the Open Day...........Oh, and some for my garden:snork:
                           
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                            Is it a building painted green? I'm hoping to build a new Gardening Room (lean-to attached to the house) this year. I'm tempted to paint that Green so I can be hard-to-find when I tell Mrs K "I'll be in the Green House" :heehee:
                             
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                              Not much rain here today at all spruce, sun shining at the moment, even finished off (nearly) my planters out the front, only the fuchsias to put in, but will leave that as they are still in greenhouse, Then my dahlias out the front garden and should be finished planting, unless I buy anything else...:lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                               
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                                Hi Pam

                                That was this morning , very sunny all afternoon but the gust of winds are really bad .manged to do odds and sods though.

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