What Jobs Are We Doing In The Garden Today 2020

I didn't know that. Hopefully I'll get some flowers, if not berries.

Ive planted a strawberry tree that I grew from seed a couple of years ago. I'm looking forward to the day that I get fruit on this to try.

 

I think we've come to the decision that our garden will look unloved in winter. In the top border we have a lot of daffodils and snowdrops which totally clash with the med. plants but we like them being there. A bit of a reminder of good days to come.

We've been lucky with neighbours. I think the worst we've ever had was at the last house where they would invite themselves round, drink our wine and never bring a bottle. In 5 years they never brought a drink round or bought a round in the pub..... so rude !
A big wall sounds like a plan

 

Just to mention - Farmyard Nurseries are brilliant! They run the (free) Gardening weekend I went to last week. Lots of interesting talks, lovely cakes and food to buy for lunch, and far too many tempting plants. Their nursery grows loads of stuff from scratch - they have a breeding program for hellebores and now hold a national collection of Sarracenias. Richard the owner is interested in all sorts of plants. No affiliation, just a satisfied customer.

 

@andews Just did an order for 3 x 9cm plants costing £11.97 but cancelled as postage is £41.00 ... I have been paying £5.97 - £7.50 for 3 plants.

 

It was Richard I was emailing - seems a very friendly chap. It looks like he runs a 'proper' nursery rather than a gift shop with a few plants from Holland

 

That kills the deal a bit. Its worth contacting them and seeing if they can deliver for sensible money

 

I had a relief carer come and sit with mum for a couple of hours this afternoon, so I was able to take Izzy for a walk, and do a bit of gardening as well.

So I cut last years dead stems from the french tarragon, which is already got lots of new growth. I dug up some overcrowded clumps of snowdrops, as they come to the end of their flowering. These I will divide and plant in Belgium. They all come from bulbs that I bought from my “dinner money” when I was a teenager. I also found an unknown geranium plant. Photos will follow, in case people can identify it!

 

Only drove to the US to pick up my neem oil and after I got back, decided to get a bit more organized with sowing plans so I placed my seed packets on top of the pots where I will be sowing them. I am sure I will second guess my first layout and move them around before planting. And then third guess...

 

Wood burners etc. My eldest daughter Kerry, lives in the New Forest, East Boldre. The house is council owned. Power supplies are electric. Heating is by means of log burning stoves, these also heat the water.

Sorry but even being what you may call a scientist. This thingy regarding dry and wet logs and smokeless coal. So. Jack is a forest worker. Trees are cut down and cut into cords. The wastage is burned on site. Jack goes home and lights his fire. Naughty naughty, you mustn't burn logs.

I remember when I had oversight of a sportsground. Sunday mornings I'd clean the boiler out. It burned anthracite, a smokeless fuel. Honestly. The fumes that came out of tha chimney would choke you.

 

I'll never understand why folk want to burn 'wet' or 'unseasoned' wood...cloggs your chimney up and gives less heat output ...

 

Well I've been out pruning the roses cause I am fed up and the sun was out , Manged to do a couple then it decided it would snow heavy , back inside for a brew . Sun back out braved it again manged to prune another one then hailstone , don't know if i dare go back out and do the last two roses.

 

I've no idea what the council do with the wood. They cut the branches up into logs and make piles of them as they go and then take them away once they finished.

 

TADPOLES . They seem to be finding the dog basket to their liking and tucking into the algae/ blanket weed.

Yesterday was cold, windy but sunny early afternoon so nipped outside. Dug holes and planted most of the Willow twigs I've been given. I had to unearth a Buddleja abd one of my small Lilacs to make enough room. The Buddleja has been replanted, the Lilac I'm still deciding on. Added a few bits of wood I found on the beach to a log pile. Pulled out a few random weeds. Had a wander around making plans in my head of things I want to achieve in the garden. Sat on bench watching the weather change and vacated when the hailstones started.

 

Update: I didn't contact them but did contact my supplier here in North Portugal where I got the red seeds from and asked if they have a rooted plant or cuttings. They have come back and said yes but do not want to post for 3-4 weeks to nuture them a bit. I have agreed to wait. I got a lovely 30cm Iochroma fuchsioides red from them for £9 plus £2 P&P in October. In the meantime I will pray over my seeds as I really want a white one, those seeds from RP in the UK.