What did you do in your garden today?

[Sean Regan]

It was a busy day today, watching football, tennis, snooker and golf on TV.
But I did spend a few minutes in the garden, checking on what needs doing tomorrow.

The repair to this little bit of trellis yesterday, didn't take long.

I'm still concerned about this acer palmatum Taylor which seems still to be "under the weather."

This second azalea I bought from B&Q a week ago seems good value for money at £10.

Wisteria can't get better than this.

Well, it can be different with a touch of a button on a camera.

Too different?

Our tallest azalea is nearly all out.

The second one is nearly out.

The first of the rhodos in this garden.

I need to get into these wisterias, late in the autumn. They are supposed to be a white, flanked by a blue either side. But nature being what it is, some of the blue has crept into the white and some of the white, into the blue. It's only noticeable when they are in bloom.

More azaleas coming out in the bed next to the patio,

This is my favourite. In the corner it doesn't get much sun, but it will look good when it's all out.

I spotted some black spot on this rose, that lives with other "unloved ones" on our drive. Not much, but enough to warrant another spray of Sulphur Rose. I also gave the one next to it a dose, although it had none. Still just one at the moment out of total of twenty-five, isn't bad.

Tomorrow, I'll have to weed the rockery (again) and hoe the main border. The quinces on the fences will need a prune to keep them just above the level of the top of the fence.

 

[Tundra20]

It was a busy day today, watching football, tennis, snooker and golf on TV.
But I did spend a few minutes in the garden, checking on what needs doing tomorrow.

The repair to this little bit of trellis yesterday, didn't take long.

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I'm still concerned about this acer palmatum Taylor which seems still to be "under the weather."


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This second azalea I bought from B&Q a week ago seems good value for money at £10.

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Wisteria can't get better than this.

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Well, it can be different with a touch of a button on a camera.


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Too different?

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Our tallest azalea is nearly all out.

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The second one is nearly out.

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The first of the rhodos in this garden.

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I need to get into these wisterias, late in the autumn. They are supposed to be a white, flanked by a blue either side. But nature being what it is, some of the blue has crept into the white and some of the white, into the blue. It's only noticeable when they are in bloom.

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More azaleas coming out in the bed next to the patio,

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This is my favourite. In the corner it doesn't get much sun, but it will look good when it's all out.

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I spotted some black spot on this rose, that lives with other "unloved ones" on our drive. Not much, but enough to warrant another spray of Sulphur Rose. I also gave the one next to it a dose, although it had none. Still just one at the moment out of total of twenty-five, isn't bad.

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Tomorrow, I'll have to weed the rockery (again) and hoe the main border. The quinces on the fences will need a prune to keep them just above the level of the top of the fence.

i really enjoy ur wisteria pics ours is doing well i suppose i have to trim it every other day or it will eat the house it does provide some shade on back deck

 

[Tundra20]

im behind a little as always but got some squash and tomatos put in today will get peas in tomorrow everthing in my hoop house is doing well

 

[Sean Regan]

I'm pretty much on top of everything, for the moment.

I got into this Mayleen clematis over the front door, as I do at this time every year.
It's supposed to "cascade" but as a plant it has a mind of its own. It's behaving on each side, but not in the middle at the moment, it needed a considerable amount of tying down to encourage it to grow down instead of up.

I got into the rockery, a "hands and knees job," getting the grass out without the phlox.

Then I weeded the whole of the side border. Again a hands and knees job. At least I can get at it from both the lawn and from behind all the azaleas and rhodos.

The lawn near the border is slowly recovering.

If I let these quinces do their own thing, they would grow very tall and block out a lot of light.

So I prune them down to the level of the fence and stop them growing out too close to the rhodos. I'll probably have to do it again twice, later in the year.

I re-thought the situation with the hedgehogs.
When they came out of hibernation, (wherever that was, they eat everything in both feeders every night, as doubtless they were hungry. Now they must be finding some live food. I guess they decided the amount of food provide at the bottom of the garden was enough and there was no need to go down to the one on the patio, as it hasn't been eaten for two days.

So I've taken the feeder at the bottom of the garden away.

I've also re-located the house which was near the tea-house, to half-way down the border under an azalea. They might start using it if it's there.

It might seem mean, but the whole point of providing possible homes and food is a bit of a trade off, for us to see their activities on camera.

I'll put plenty of food in the feeder on the patio.


The roses on this patio have never looked so good with lots of buds on them.
I gave them a "seaweed" spray this morning.

Then all the pots got a good watering. I'll water the lawn later this evening.


Of course, this is the "lull before the storm." In a week or so there will fallen wisteria blossom everywhere.

 

[Tundra20]

that clematis is beautiful wisteria blooms have already fallen here

im still pullin beets here for juicing and a broccoli left which will bolt here very soon hope to get to it b4 that

 

[Sean Regan]

This view of an evening makes all the work worthwhile.

 

[John miles]

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.

Sounds like you've got the perfect setup—wine, garden mag, and top-tier supervision! Gotta keep the crew in check

 

[Esther Knapicius]

Started late yesterday, will be back today. The 8 Kosus Dogwood (not spelled right) cutting so many suckers off from the base of them, and the going for God on the branches, more to go today. Found a wayward Red Japanese maple baby in that area, have to pot it up, for what purpose who knows yet.
That area I am working on is the side of the long driveway, its kind of a forgotten area, part of it has a bunch of daffodils, part is junk weeds. It is a blurred area of bounty line between us and my good neighbor who don't care about it being organized or not. Each year I try to get into it to dig out some junk as I can, or run the lawn mower up into it to keep it at bay. It is a long area as you can imagine, the length of 8 Kosus Dogwoods full grown, just touching each other, have pictures somewhere. Anyway, the width is about 10 feet.

 

[Walapini-Kid]

This morning was one of our last freezes,hopefully. I've been uppotting tomatoes and peppers started from seed back in March. Cleaning beds in the garden and deciding about crop rotation this year. Beans, greens, roots, fruits is my rotation mantra. Also tweaking on the Walapini, learning to adjust temps and humidity as it is just being completed this Spring.

 

[John miles]

yesterday morning i feel that, Its a biggest relaxing moment because there are too many trees around my near destination, The early morning i was feel there sunrise it so cool

 

[Sean Regan]

Didn't get into the garden until mid-afternoon, as there was shopping to get first.
Why is it when you just go out for, "just a few bits," when you come home and up the receipts, it comes to over £100?

Anyway, this celosia caracas "followed me home," from Asda.
At £6, it was quite reasonable. I must remember to put it somewhere frost free in the winter.

Just the usual tying up of more clematis and I gave everything a really good watering, we haven't had rain for days.

 

[Meadowlark]

Robbing potatoes. I start robbing new potatoes just after the seed potatoes bloom and continue to the final harvest. Our blooms this year started about three weeks ago. This effectively extends my enjoyment of fresh potatoes by several weeks. A small price to pay for fresh new potatoes.

Today, wife requested I rob a few extra for tomorrow's guests and of course I obliged. With three weeks to go until harvest, these are the best "robber" potatoes I have ever raised averaging 11 ounces per new potato . The production looks to be off the charts for the reds...didn't rob any whites today.

At about 15-17 pounds of new potato per pound of seed potato, this will be a bumper harvest. Very pleased with this result so far...but with three weeks to go Nature can have a significant say in the final outcome.

All potatoes are left as is from the ground to preserve flavor until it is time to prepare them for consumption.

 

[Tundra20]

not alot waitin on stuff to grow worked on my drip lines today going to squash and tomatos and peas and pulled some weeds

 

[Oliver Buckle]

The house whose garden adjoins ours at the far end has changed hands. The was a leylandii hedge hedge between us, I had kept one end topped off and fairly low where they have a shed that backs on to it, and the centre had died where it is under the oak tree, but the other end had grown very tall. The previous people had stopped me from doing anything about it, and it is now 30 or 40 feet tall. I had a word with the new people and they were quite eager to lose it as it shades their green house. I roped of the end tree so it would fall my way and started to cut, but the saw quickly jammed, which surprised me because it was a new blade. When I looked I realised that all branches had been removed on my side, but not on theirs, so there is a lot of weight pulling it that way ; into their greenhouse. I have started taking the branches off and think I will probably take it down in stages, not a hard job, but it means going up and down the ladder quite a bit, which is tiring on my bad leg. Last time they looked at they told me the stent has collapsed and they are going to 'balloon' it to open it up, but at the moment it doesn't take long to get sore. Bit by bit I will get there, I can still cut it down faster than it grows
Had a day off yesterday and we visited a couple of garden centres, nothing that particularly appealed to me, I am looking for a dwarf apple to go with my cherry, but had an excellent cup of coffee at 'Petals' and a pleasant walk in the sun

 

[oneeye]

I have a different kind of yard than most people. I live in a big City away from the country and wilderness. Since I'm handicapped and can't go anywhere, I have to stay put. So I brought the wilderness to me. I made a walking trail and walk on it every day unless it rains. Which do you think is better, walking on a treadmill or nature trail? I spend most of my time outside everyday. No maintenance just walk and set.