2: Our gardening diaries - from latest toys, flowers to wildlife .. Please upload pics

[alp]

What a trauma! Took me 10 minutes and 3 browsers to get a post reply BOX!

Good morning. It has been nearly half a year since we have been here! I remember this because of the clock change. To all our foreign contingents, we have clock changes so that people can benefit from more light in the winter.. Some say it doesn't make sense as they get tired in the evening, and clock change in the winter makes it so dark at around 3pm onwards that they are actually more accident prone..

So it's not a nice thing that we want, and don't feel ignored when we talk about this confusing, and to some, useless exercise.

My son went round the house at 2am to change the clocks.. Goaewd help me! Don't get me wrong. He's a lovely boy .. been plastering the ceiling, on top of having laid the floor tiles... Need to rewire his brain when he gets up...

 

[Logan]

Morning, @alp and all Chatterboxes. You still have a slow connection. Your son is good. We change the clocks when we go to bed. That's at 11.30pm. Nice to see it light in the mornings.
Yes i remember when we came on here,it was just after my birthday.

 

[BigC]

My son went round the house at 2am to change the clocks.. Goaewd help me! Don't get me wrong. He's a lovely boy .. been plastering the ceiling, on top of having laid the floor tiles... Need to rewire his brain when he gets up...

Now who does that remind me of hahahaha

 

[alp]

Now he said it was 11.30 that he went round and changed something ...

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Morning everyone............winter is on its way!

Thought I would share with you my new ...'thingy'. ...it's not a greenhouse and it's not a cold frame.... !! As my cold frame is not large enough now my lovely hubs built me a hybrid version down in ' my working corner' of our garden. So any name suggestions please would be welcomed.....can't t keep calling in ' thingy'

It has roll up doors(like a blind) and a center vent...

 

[Upsy Daisy]

This is my ' corner'.... greenhouse ,brick and slab worktable (made by lovely hubs years ago for me to sow seeds and pot up on) and my new thingy plus old cold frame..still in use!

 

[Verdun]

Excellent Upsy.......should be much warmer than a cold frame there too
What's wrong with "thingy".? Rolls off the tongue doesn't it?

Mainly cloudy, some sun and still pretty warm. Getting dark now

More wallflowers and lupins planted and more garden tidying. Loads of daffs emerging so had to be careful in the borders. Some of the daffodils (foliage) is over 40 cm high.

 

[BigC]

Your thingy looks well @Upsy Daisy

 

[alp]

I also need to have such a thingy installed. I have saved a long piece of polycarbonate roofing material. That's the trouble with us - never have enough rooms for cuttings and all that.

As Verdun points out, it will be warmer there as the wall will retain heat and give out heat at night.. Brilliant idea.

@Upsy Daisy - that's so clever, A badge of honour to your engineer!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

The badge of Honour has duly been awarded to hubs

All shelves have been filled now and the plants are safely installed for for their winter rest , including 60 geraniums. 10 half hardy fushsias, sweet peas and various other hardy seedlings ...Sweet Williams, Aubretia, French Lavenders......just in the nick of time as the temps are going to get quite low during the next few nights with ground frost predicted

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[Upsy Daisy]

Morning all ........thought I would be first in for once night night

 

[Logan]

Morning all

 

[Logan]

Morning all ........thought I would be first in for once night night

Morning @Upsy Daisy

 

[alp]

@Upsy Daisy must be zzzz-ing now!

Good morning.. Very dark and miserable. Need to sort out the plants bought yesterday and prepare for the dreaded winter.

 

[Verdun]

Morning chatterboxes
Back from the beach...it is glorious Calm, a touch of coolness but not cold, blue sky and sea. Going to be a beautiful day
Busy this morning .....hope to do something in the garden later this afternoon incl lawn mowing again.....lawn mowing continues here throughout the winter but right now twice a week mowing is still needed
Hope everyone has a good day