What jobs are we doing today in the garden ?

What a palaver Mr Shiney. That was certainly something you could do without right now. Reminded me of the Christmas Fairy light scenario! i have a wonky basket out there which I am trying to be in denial about. It'll get to me sooner or later and I will have to straighten it up. Hope things are all going to plan for the Weekend chez vous which I am sure will be a great success,
Jenny

 

A bit of watering this evening and that's it.
Had another hectic day at work today, plants for the window baskets arrived yesterday. These are on the first floor of the building so it meant clambering up and down tower scaffolding with compost, plants, tools etc., getting hot and dusty, not to mention being attacked by the huge climbing roses on the wall of the building while we're doing all this.
There are plenty of jobs I could do in the garden at home this evening, but I'm kna...... extremely tired, so I'll do the watering and then I'm done for the day.

 

Enjoy a chillax Trunky - you've earnt it,

 

well, just went to throw the last few days veg and fruit peelings into the dalek compost bin (this is my 1st own one)

been doing the 50/50% method (50% cardboard/paper ... and 50% veg/fruit/grass clippings)

lifted the lid and thought there was a fire in there! .... lots of steam .... am well chuffed ....gave it a good mix aswell

I now do the garden at a pub up the road ... I'm going to ask the landlady to give me some veg peelings weekly

 

day off today, spent the morning taking my son to drama then out in the garden til now. first cut the grass, then noticed i had the beginnings of a wasps nest in the shed so that was destroyed. then dug my other 2 borders, one the length of my garden and a metre or so depth, the other the side of my garage, 16 ft long, 1m wide. i am now knackered!!

 

FINISHED planting at last . I have 7 French marigold left from around 300 plants lol
has been beating down today
Must go water everything now!

 

Used all the shower water I'd collected in the water butt. Hopefully the plants will be okay with it. Had to do the rest with a hose. So much easier.

 

I'll be planting a Sambucus, a couple of ferns and a nepeta then more watering

 

You are amazing Mr Shiney. Try and stretch that chillout to about an hour if you can.
Jenny

 

Watering everything

 

How do you do it Shiney? I feel exhausted just reading what you've done and you're obviously not finished yet.

 

This weekend's jobs will include mowing the lawns, digging a border, attaching some more trellis to the fence because the Clematis montana I planted is growing like mad, moving some large planters around with the aid of my trolley because they are v heavy, pulling up lots of bits of grass where the bird seed has germinated and digging out soil which collects in the crevices where the patio meets the raised bed (nothing is cemented in so the soil 'seeps' out). Oh and watering everything again.

 

Well done Mr Shiney - you have worked so hard for all of this. The weather couldn't be better. Just indulge yourself in a bit of " feel good factor".
As the song says :
What have you done today to make you feel proud
Heather Small.
take it away Mr Shiney
Jenny xx