What did you do in your garden today?

[Logan]

They will get there. I put some out the front three or four years ago, and there is now a real splash of yellow.

Thanks Oliver, i buy some every year to add to them.

 

[Logan]

Hubby has started to prune the roses, he does 5 at a time. Last year he had both hips replaced so he's raring to go.

 

[Sean Regan]

The garden has had to fend for itself for a few weeks as it's been too wet to do anything. I might do a bit this afternoon if it stays dry, But the garden has been doing a bit by itself. These primroses were a present from a friend. There were eight in a bowl for an indoor display. After they died off, I planted them out. This is the second year all eight have flowered here's a couple.

There's some animal poo on the lawn but I doubt if it's hedgehog. I am going to sort out the houses soon, which were abandoned at the end of last summer. The moss is always a problem along this border. It takes until the middle of the year for the grass to recover.

Our snowdrops are out again this year and have spread more.

I bought six of these heathers for this wooden troughs, they did so well there's only room now for two in each.

So I've put the others elsewhere. One is in this ceramic pot next to the front door. I can change it for either a rose or an azalea as they are all in plastic pots.

 

[Sean Regan]

I found a spell dry enough to prune the roses which are sprouting like nobody's business. If it stays dry I'll give them a go over with Sulphur Rose again tomorrow.

I've brought the second hedgehog house out of the shed and positioned it to the left of the doorway in the fence, a couple of yards away. Although it doesn't leak, I think it got too damp for them in the bottom corner of the garden. I'll set a camera up to cover the doorway in the fence and the hedgehog house. I needed some of those green metal canes to position around the entrance to prevent cats stealing the food, when I start putting it out. But as Wilko's closed, it'll have to be a trip to a garden centre tomorrow.

 

[skinyea]

Spaded over 2 raised beds of winter rye cover crop. the plan is to put Potato's from last year garden in the 1st week in March. 3 week earlier than last year.

 

[big rockpile]

Snowy and colder so didn't do any work.

Ordered some helpers like 1,500 Lady Bugs. Give them nice warm home.

big rockpile

 

[Steve @ Celtic Farm]

Found these beauties poppin' in the cottage garden

 

[Sean Regan]

It was one step forward and one back today. I went to Dobbies the nearest garden centre for some metal "canes" and some hay, I also bought three small lavender plant to replace some in a big tub that died over winter.
I positioned the second hedgehog house behind the rhodos near the doorway in the fence. The 3ft canes I cut in half and positioned around both entrances with garden twine to stop cats getting at the food when I put it out. If they come back, I think they will as they know there's food available, they'll be used to this sort of security measure.

As before I made a tunnel with an entrance at each end, with a slate for the floor. It should stay dry under there.


When I mount the camera it will be positioned here, so will cover the doorway and the nearest entrance to the house. It's probably too early to put it out yet.

I pruned off quite a bit of a rhodo, as I need to be able to access this house.
But it's not apparent from the front.

I turned the water supplies to the two hose points, the leaky hose system, the sink in the garage and the water heater. They'd been turned off during the really cold weather.

The leaky hose has a big leak under some rhodos, something has probably chewed through it. The system is hardly ever needed but won't be hard to fix. So I've turned that off again.

What will be slightly more difficult will be to fix this.

This was the original Santon water heater I had for forty years, it was second hand when I bought it.

It died a few years ago, so I replaced it with this. The plastic reservoir they have sprung a leak just over a year after I bought it.

I replaced it with another and I found today, that has sprung a leak from the reservoir!
It's just out of guarantee, but I can't be assed sending it back. It will be a lot of messing about.
I really didn't get what I should have, as the capacity wasn't that great, it was more for hand-washing.
I've ordered a new 2ltr capacity one.

So I'll at least be able to fill a bucket with hot water. It'll be a doddle to fit, "I'm used to fitting them." It should arrive mid-week.

Fortunately, I provided a separate electrical supply to the heater with its own mini breaker. Its water supply is also separate from the sink. So I was able to turn both off before I ripped the heater off the wall. So all the other function of electricity and water in the garden are available.

 

[Hdan]

Good, proper understanding of communication is the key to success.

Well, I finally dragged the deck rocker out of the Gazebo hibernation up to the deck steps. poured me a glass of wine, sat in the rocker and looked through my garden mag.

Meanwhile, I am watching husband spray the weeds in the lawn. Someone has to be a SUPERVISOR.

Brushed the snow off my little green house my container onions are in.
Brushed the snow off my container garlic row tunnel.

 

[big rockpile]

Fed my Worms. Repotted Spider Plants.

Took some cuts off Wandering Dude, try to get some more.

Cut some Lettuce. Found it is easier with two hands.

Found out you go from 88F in the Greenhouse to 29F outside. It is COLD!

Half the day I was at Church so I didn't get much done.

big rockpile

 

[Esther Knapicius]

Brushed the snow off my little green house my container onions are in.
Brushed the snow off my container garlic row tunnel.

Look like you replied to an entry I wrote on April 9, 2017 when our spring is beginning in PA.
Not sure why your comment would talk about snow.

As far as actually today 2/17/2024 I do have plenty of snow here. And I have also brushed my snow off deck and sidewalk, well guess its shoveling I did, and brushed snow off the cars. And added more bird seed to the bird feeders of which I had to also brush snow off of.

 

[big rockpile]

Look like you replied to an entry I wrote on April 9, 2017 when our spring is beginning in PA.
Not sure why your comment would talk about snow.

As far as actually today 2/17/2024 I do have plenty of snow here. And I have also brushed my snow off deck and sidewalk, well guess its shoveling I did, and brushed snow off the cars. And added more bird seed to the bird feeders of which I had to also brush snow off of.

Funny it is super warm all Winter here. Had few days around zero but supposed to be in the 70's next week. Sis says just teasing. All Winter!

big rockpile

 

[Hdan]

Look like you replied to an entry I wrote on April 9, 2017 when our spring is beginning in PA.
Not sure why your comment would talk about snow.

As far as actually today 2/17/2024 I do have plenty of snow here. And I have also brushed my snow off deck and sidewalk, well guess its shoveling I did, and brushed snow off the cars. And added more bird seed to the bird feeders of which I had to also brush snow off of.

Look like you replied to an entry I wrote on April 9, 2017 when our spring is beginning in PA.
Not sure why your comment would talk about snow.

As far as actually today 2/17/2024 I do have plenty of snow here. And I have also brushed my snow off deck and sidewalk, well guess its shoveling I did, and brushed snow off the cars. And added more bird seed to the bird feeders of which I had to also brush snow off of.

Look like you replied to an entry I wrote on April 9, 2017 when our spring is beginning in PA.
Not sure why your comment would talk about snow.

As far as actually today 2/17/2024 I do have plenty of snow here. And I have also brushed my snow off deck and sidewalk, well guess its shoveling I did, and brushed snow off the cars. And added more bird seed to the bird feeders of which I had to also brush snow off of.

Yea maybe, not sure what im doing wrong. New here trying to figure it out. I see reply at bottom of post. Also I see post/reply box below. Not sure what to do. HELP!

 

[Meadowlark]

Spaded over 2 raised beds of winter rye cover crop. the plan is to put Potato's from last year garden in the 1st week in March. 3 week earlier than last year.

I'm planting last year's late new potato leftovers tomorrow...in ground that was turned under with winter rye, vetch, and clover cover crop just two weeks ago. We're on the same track friend!

 

[Sean Regan]

I put one of the cameras out this morning where I said I would. As I was doing it, I was being watched by something sitting in the fence doorway. A large frog!
I put some food in a dish in the corridor of the house.
I mounted the camera on a length of thick dowel, so it's not too noticeable.
There's a thin cable that goes from the camera to an adapter in a socket in the tea-house.

I'm pleased with the bamboo "forest" no ill effects from the disturbance when a new post and base panels were installed.

The bluebells are all thriving, like weeds, as are other spring bulbs in this border.

I potted out the three new lavenders, using a different pot and fresh compost. The (the dead ones went in the bin). The new ones were so root bound, I had to saw off the bottoms of the pots to get them out.

The shed and the garage need a tidy, but I can do that tomorrow. My golf course is closed today as it is unfit to play, so it won't be any better tomorrow, we've had that much rain.