What did you do in your garden today?

[Colin]

Hi,

It's only 12C here at the moment Verdun and Gale is with us once again; I've washed and dried the Yeti this afternoon whilst Gale has buffeted me giving a chill factor. Yes an hour less each evening or is it the afternoon because it's already quite dark in fact it's not got light all day today; from tomorrow we can enjoy a long black hole until next June; what a cheerful thought. I'm always glad to see the back of Christmas then I can look forward to springtime; why are our winters so long and depressing these days; where's the global warming we keep hearing about?

Kind regards, Colin.

 

[zigs]

Had a clump of succulents to pot up

Running out of room in the greenhouse

Planted this out for next years stock

 

[MoonShadows]

Like that planter, @zigs.

 

[marlingardener]

With the help of four kittens, I picked bell peppers, watered the broccoli, and harvested sage, parsley, and oregano. It wouldn't have taken so long if I hadn't had such "help"!

 

[zigs]

Like that planter, @zigs.

Dug it up when I was clearing the hedge, carved out of limestone, don't know what it was, no bottom to it

 

[MoonShadows]

I like stone accents in the garden. I think it lends another dimension and texture to the look. I have a few concrete statues of varying sizes (a couple of angels, a fish monger boy, a large toadstool, concrete birdbath) and some unusually shaped rocks/boulders.

 

[Sheal]

The plants are looking healthy @zigs. It looks like you could do with another tier in the greenhouse. Perhaps you could pick up some garage shelving at a boot sale or somewhere similar.

I've started work in my new garden and heading towards the winter months decided it's best to tidy things up, then I've got a fresh start out there come spring. Today I've pruned all the lower dead branches from five of the seven pines I have. It's also let in a certain amount of sunlight as the front garden faces north-west.

 

[Verdun]

Looks like you have an exciting project there Sheal

 

[Esther Knapicius]

@Sheal I can see a bunch of hostas flooding that area. some white edges type, and some yellows for contrast. a few hardy geraniums too. that would make that area easy care then.

 

[Sheal]

Thank you Verdun and Esther.

There is a quite a dip in the centre of the trees and it's covered in tree roots as thick as branches, so planting anything is going to be difficult. At the moment I'm using it as a dumping ground for grass cuttings as I've nowhere else to put them.

Esther there are some Hosta's in a small bed on the opposite lawn which I intend to move at some point, that would be a good place to put them if I get some soil there. I'm not sure there is enough sunlight there for Geraniums, I'll have to wait and see what it's like next Spring. I'm also told there are many Spring bulbs in the garden, I don't know what they are though and hope they aren't Bluebells, to me they are weeds!

 

[Verdun]

I share your view about bluebells Sheal. They are beautiful but, yes, they take over to the exclusion of everything else.
To be honest I envy you that space....doesnt really need to be planted, does it?
The phaem geraniums however enjoy shade....??

 

[Esther Knapicius]

there are some tiny hostas that can fit in small areas, like baby buntings. hardy geraniums handle limited sun. also "blue bells" are you referring to Virginia blue bells? also for really tiny area, try some moss. that would be pretty.

 

[Verdun]

Never grown the tiny hostas Esther but sorely tempted. Would you grow them as a small collection in a trough?

 

[Colin]

Hi,

Lovely pictures Sheal.

Living where you do have you got a petrol chainsaw for tree work?

How about planting a few Pachysandra; Ajuga or Vinca under the pines; I've just planted Pachysandra and Ajuga under our trees and have taken a number of Pachysandra cuttings which I'm attempting to root in water first as per this video;

Kind regards, Colin.

 

[MaryMary]

Never grown the tiny hostas Esther but sorely tempted. Would you grow them as a small collection in a trough?

I think she meant for @Sheal to put between the big roots of the trees.