WHAT JOBS ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY - 2017

I'm still trying to plant my roses, dodging the wind and rain. So far I've managed one in a pot on the patio. Today I succeeded in repotting the £1 honeysuckle I bought last summer. I put it in a large pot last year and assumed it would be ok for awhile as it was tiny, about 6". Its grown like a trifid. . Whilst repotting I kept looking at the sad and sorry state the patio is in, but that's another job for better weather.

 

I moved my Thuja "Yellow Ribbon" (in a pot) but I'm not so sure I like it's new position, yet. Checked the four pieces of it that I took off last year and just stuffed into a pot (for no other reason than the pot was on hand) and I'm delighted to report: ROOTS coming out of the bottom of the pot!!! That's handy! I'll pot them on later in the month and see what happens next

Trimmed the Sambucus Nigra, some pot roses and two hydrangeas that are also in pots.

 

Oooh err!
Mind you, I doubt woo will have the same issues on his patio (at least, I do hope not! )

 

Nature's way of 1) Spring cleaning your feathers and 2) drying the paint faster: win-win!!

Hope you've got the sunshine that's smiling on the House of "M" today

 

I don't have a garden in current abode

Do enough gardening for other people, so will be doing absolutely naff all

 

Looking good @wiseowl

Yesterday I moved some more pots/troughs around the patio. Delighted that those el cheapo clematis from Morrison's last year are all showing signs of life, so looking forward to a nice display of colour from them this year.

Cut down the Sambucus Nigra but left one longish stem at the back (it's in a pot) to see what shape it takes this year.

Gave some pot roses a bit of a trim/prune.

Sprinkled some slug pellets along the side wall where I have bulbs and clematis growing.

Gave the patio a good sweep, but I think it needs a darn good hose down really.

Moved the tables and chairs.

Today it is raining, so it will be indoor seed sowing

 

Hope the weather holds up well for next week. Taking the whole week off work. Lots of outside stuff planned.

 

A productive day in the garden today.

I finally got the new rose arch erected, it's been languishing in the garage for the past six weeks but I actually got round to putting it up today. Meanwhile, Mrs Trunky did a little tidying up and got about 50 yards of edging done.