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

Don't suppose you managed to get anyone to wander round with you?

 

Hi All

Not too long to relax... but I will squeeze it in today

Re-potted the bay trees finally into new huge planters , they look like slate and match the ones with the two ( acers in I re-potted before they came into leaf) , I find it interesting by just adding a couple of " Modern Planters" can add a bit of sophistication and they really compliment the plants growing in them as well . I used JohnInnes no 3 , a guy I work with asked me about potting up a shrub he went to the garden centre and asked for a bag of " John Inman " Imm free !!! , he wondered why the lady was laughing , I explained what he should of asked for !!!

Hanging baskets now out and staying out , just dont have the space in the greenhouse , all bedding has been planted as well , I would've liked them to stay another week but they were ready to plant so they will just have to get on with it.... so thats me done for now apart from watering plants later on this evening .

Spruce

 

Myself and the oldest little un made the hanging baskets, cut the lawn, and planted the dahlias I've grown from bulbs. Also planted some coleus and lobelia.

 

Today, I took a box (or two) of plants and then wandered around popping into one bed, then changed my mind, and sat them in another bed. Thought about it some more then re-arranged them to another bed, or three. Had another thunk sat some here, some there, some more 'over' there and decided ... I need to do a Google or four before I find just the *right* spot for each.

Tomorrow ... it's Kent Garden Show ... ... oh dear, oh dear, oh dear: methinks Mr Mum is on the verge of considering divorce at this rate (Must be so hard feeling jealous of green things wot sprout fings )

 

Finished the other 2 front beds today.
Just got 3 planters to do and 150 bedding for the back garden borders
Got to dig all the wall flowers out tomorrow (they have just started to look nice too )

 

What to do today - dunno where to start

I need to paint more fence, move lots of large planters about, pot up some Rhodos, cut up loads of wood from the defunct pergola and take it to the recycling centre). Not to mention take down the last of the metal poles from the pergola, dig over the north facing border with lots of compost, etc etc etc (ad infinitum). Doubt very much I'll get it done this week, let alone today!

 

WEll I finished the hard landscaping of mums garden yes 9 bags of gravel and three of sand did it. Going back to bed now - lol.

 

Considering planting dahlias into positions, been hardening off for 2 weeks, then will get watered in by the expected ,around noon ,rain

 

Put out some of the summer bedding plants - the spring bedding plants are still going strong:

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Yesterday I carried on general tidying up - Mr S cut the grass - I strimmed the edges - he bought out his chillies from the greenhouse for a bit of fresh air (went back in overnight) - found a few pots that had been forgotten - different Lavender - not looking great - planning on taking a few cuttings and maybe planting them deep - depending on how they look after their haircut. Likewise some bushy/twiggy thyme.

My rhodie is looking very bald (although flowering) - has never looked good - was here when I moved in 30 years ago - I dug it up and potted in ericaceous earth - but it has never fared well - going to try cuttings again (having failed every time before).

Won't be doing too much today - off to the pub - sister's b'day

S

 

What position is your Rhodie in sumbody? Perhaps if you could post a pic?

Walked the mutts then spent the last couple of hours sawing up what was left of the pergola and cutting up at least a dozen large boxes (which all my new plants/containers came in), then took the lot to the tip. Got back and realised that I had missed a few boxes but cut those up small and put them in the recycling bin. I have reclaimed my drive* Now I can put more plants on it No, not new ones, some of the others which are blocking the top and bottom patios, so the dogs won't feel like they are walking through a jungle any more.

* Not the front part of the drive, but the main part of the drive which runs from the double gates where the front of the house is right along to the back of the house.

I have left the metal poles which held up the pergola on the front drive, so hopefully they will grow legs and walk into the back of a passing truck, like anything metal left out front usually does.

 

Well that's all 150 bedding plants in the borders (still some room if I'm tempted to buy more)
3 wooden planters on the front garden done
All the toms in there final pots in the GH.
Potted on the cannas again to see what difference it makes keeping the in GH for a couple of extra weeks (some planted out yesterday)
Planted up a cucumber and pepper, got to get some more tomorrow maybe
Planted some spring onions between the bedding (no space anywhere )
All this done while mrs Mowgley was sat on patio sipping rose!

 

Went out for lunch with some friend, but when we got back I cut front and rear lawns and watered all the plants in the blow away and cold frames.

Rusty