What are we doing in the garden 2025

We tried to grow Meconopsis in the past but our growing conditions are just what they don't like. We are in one of the driest and sunniest parts of the country and on clay soil.

I did more mowing yesterday and shall continue today. Then, apart from trimming lawn edges I hope to recut a lot of the edges that have almost disappeared.

Lots of leaves need clearing from the flower beds but I can't rake them because of the plants already poking through, such as snowdrops, so they will need the use of a blower. I can no longer use our blower (too heavy) so gave it to Simon the gardener who comes in to do the heavy work. He has his own blower but a spare is always handy . With over 50 deciduous trees, a lot of them planted by us in the last 50+ years, there is a lot of leaves coming down.

Mrs Shiney made another six Christmas wreathes and swags for orders being picked up over the weekend - sold for charity. All the plants for them come from our garden. She has also cut a lot of foliage for other flower arrangers who are coming to collect over the weekend - these are freebies.