What jobs are we doing today in the garden ?

9.30pm. Went outside to hose down the patio where I'd been messy working today and it was 21c! Thrush's song is superb tonight and I can hear church bell practice at the lower end of the High Street. This is the first night I have been in the garden at this time so far this year. I have mixed feelings. So happy it's here now for all of us and then again, a bit miffed that all my negative energy consumed too much of me whilst it was grey and dark for days,weeks on end. The evening air smells nice and I feel good ,
Jenny

 

Don't fight it Armandii - just let it happen. That's what tea, the arbour and life is for - enjoy

 

The dahlia cactus and Pom Pom went in today.
Also about 5 echinacea and 5 rudbeckia dotted them a out in no particular order.
Brought 2 cucumber plants on the way home, one was standard f1 and the other a lemon cucumber.
Brought 2 red peppers too.
Planted 4 toms, 2 peppers and 2 cucumbers into grow bags and 2 toms into tubs.
Trying at little experiment to see which grows best!
Just a tray of 24 French marigolds to find a home for now!

 

Planted up new raised bed and put some of my bedding in. Tied in my peas, beans and sweet peas. Watered all the rest of the bedding and pots. I also sweated about a stone digging the corner out of my new borders, not the job to do on the hottest day of the year thus far. Watered tons and noticed they are setting fruit

 

Lots to do this weekend - mow lawns (again), dig out new border and clear up the top patio. The slabs were laid directly onto soil and the soil collects in the corners which I then have to dig out each year. I also have to pull up about a gazillion bits of grass where the bird seed is dropping around the place and germinating.

 

re: bird seed dropping.
Thel price we have to pay for their songs and visits merleworld.

 

planted 10 dryopteris affinis king ferns at 06h30 this morning at the pub .... they arrived yesterday from shady plants, but yesterday was the official opening of the pub, and there were too many people milling around in the garden, so decided to plant them early this morning as I have 2 other big jobs today

still waiting for 35 huechera for the pub, but they are on show at the moment at chelsea, and will only be shipped on monday .... Plantagogo have said that they will give large ones due to the inconvenience

 

Gosh, you're an early bird this morning Dim. How did the launch go yesterday? Lovely weather for a stroll round the pub grounds with a glass of something fizzy....

 

went to collect the ferns yesterday, as did not want to wake the landlady up early .... there were loads of people and a press photographer ... pub looks very good as it is a grade A listing and has been totally revamped/renovated

never popped in for a pint ...was too busy with other things at home and also had to mow a lawn that was 8 inches tall

I'm always up early .... (wake up at 05h00 every morning)

fridays will be a nightmare for the landlady, as I will be mowing the pub lawn every friday morning at 07h30 .... I think that she sleeps till late

 

I'm an early waker too Dim in Summer, but pretty useless after 11.00pm. The night owl mode is a must for anyone running a pub I think.

 

I know that basket/chain thing only too well Shiney...quite frustrating....especially when you think your arms will drop off

Lots of watering this morning and probably quite a bit of starring

 

Two days off - pretty much the last I'm allowed until the end of September. Glorious weather and I could be doing sooo much, instead, I'm stuck indoors whilst 'the men' empty and demolish the crumbling 10' x 14' shed. And I've seriously got the 'ump!

 

washed pots and trays, bit of weeding, then I noticed more Lilly beetles, this is not funny now this is war