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Post by bogmyrtle on May 24, 2009 11:59:49 GMT 1
Weeding one border this morning and uprooted a couple of self set little trees to give everything else chance to breathe! Hubby is mowing the lawns, he's cleaned some of the guttering out at the front and I've just come back from B&Q as we needed a new bolt for our side entrance (it's only been broken for over 6 months!)
Have some plants ready to put in after my cup of tea!
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Post by farmersboy on May 24, 2009 17:05:29 GMT 1
I have Mr & Mrs FB visiting my garden shortly - you know how fussy he is so has to be ship shape  Of course my sweet peas wont compare to his - he tends to forget I live in a much colder climate  But yours get the rain Jen,which is what they like,my poor things have to put up with desert conditions,if i didnt feed them twice a week,i wouldnt get any,im sure you will have some when i come up |
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Post by Sleepy on May 24, 2009 19:48:55 GMT 1
Spent most of the day in the garden today. Cut the front and back lawns, and dug out an overgrown flower bed. Sunburnt, hot and very tired ;D
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Post by jennywren on May 24, 2009 20:08:23 GMT 1
Hope so FB but then I never feed them - just cant seem to get the time to do this very fiddly job  |
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Post by farmersboy on May 24, 2009 20:15:42 GMT 1
Its easy,buy a bottle of liquid Phosrogen sp pour a capful in a watering can,fill up with water,and water plants,takes 2 mins  |
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Post by Biggles on May 24, 2009 21:17:39 GMT 1
After spending the hottest part of the day relaxing in a garden chair and 'looking' at what needs doing in the borders I then planted two (upright) Fuschias and a couple of Morning Glory
( the only two that have survived!!)
I repotted two Acer Trees which Riddles bought me at the weekend. Dont they look larger when in bigger containers?
I have fed most of the plants that needed doing and pulled a couple of weeds that were hiding amongst the plants.
I have just finished watering the borders --the wind had dried the soil up.
I have also sprayed against greenfly and Blackspot-on the Standard Rose Tree- I use Rose Clear 3 and sprinkled Slug Pellets round the Lupins.
The garden looks so much tidier now-all I have to do is wait till it grows--but there again I am sure to find something I have forgotten about tomorrow!!
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Post by jennywren on May 24, 2009 22:24:43 GMT 1
Well FB if it took just one watering can then OK no probs but it is the going back and fro with it and measuring the stuff into the watering can - must take you an hour to do all your garden - I dont mind sprinkling bone meal around the plants I am feeling guilty now; Biggy been feeding her plants too :  You have been a busy girl today havent you  |
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Post by Biggles on May 24, 2009 22:43:24 GMT 1
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Nite Nite all till tomorrow Biggs
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Post by farmersboy on May 25, 2009 7:40:51 GMT 1
Well FB if it took just one watering can then OK no probs but it is the going back and fro with it and measuring the stuff into the watering can - must take you an hour to do all your garden - I dont mind sprinkling bone meal around the plants I am feeling guilty now; Biggy been feeding her plants too : You have been a busy girl today havent you But Jen,i only do my S Ps and Brugs,thats 3 cans,all my veg land is done with Growmore at the time of planting,they dont get anymore |
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Post by bogmyrtle on May 25, 2009 8:27:29 GMT 1
Yesterday I planted my morning glories, sweet peas, pot marigolds, some stocks, nicotania, aquilegias and runner beans - I'm hoping they will be ok, I wanted to wait another week or so for the beans but they have outgrown everywhere!
Today it's more of the same!
Have a good day everyone - we have all been busy!
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Post by ladygardener on Jun 1, 2009 8:01:06 GMT 1
Since I got back I've gotten one of the neighbours boys to cut the grass which has made a huge difference to the look of my garden. It's been so neglected this year but I did what I could which was very little. I left the crutches by the path and cut all the edges and did a bit of pulling up of weeds and spent flowers. It's amazing the difference just a little bit of tlc can make. |
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Post by Biggles on Jun 1, 2009 20:52:54 GMT 1
LG--When do you expect to get the plaster off? It must be so frustrating for you not being able to do the garden as you would like. That was nice of the neighbour to 'lend' you their son to cut the lawn for you.
I sat and watched the garden grow till about 5pm when I had to water the container plants. I have also been busy staking the tall plants before we get any winds-the other reason being the plants then grow and hide the stakes--
My Alliums have come on a treat-they are standing tall and not bending over-when I have time I will take some photographs and post them later.
I have also sprayed (with Systemic Rose Clear 3) the remaider of plants that were missed the other day. All in all a very satisfying day in the garden.
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Post by jennywren on Jun 1, 2009 22:41:08 GMT 1
I just looked at my plants today - too hot to do anything and was working too so no time
But I did notice that my roses were bootiful
Arthur Bell is out and my Rhapsody in Blues also - no green fly in sight - fingers x'd
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Post by bogmyrtle on Jun 3, 2009 12:25:03 GMT 1
Last night, apart from watering, I managed to pot up another couple of toms!
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Post by bogmyrtle on Jul 13, 2009 7:30:15 GMT 1
Yesterday I edged the lawns, weeded part of the front drive  it was a mess!, still have the rest to do and the front garden, watered and fed all my pots (toms & flowers), beans, sweet peas, and nioticed how many weeds there are in the back I moved some of my tomato pots - we have 15! and now they have all grown they were too close together, not happy with where they are though. |
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Post by ladygardener on Jul 13, 2009 13:22:00 GMT 1
It's such a busy time in the garden is'nt it. Just when you think I'll sit and relax for a while, something needs to be done. I've spent most of the morning, clearing out weeds, overspent flowers and cutting back things which have gone over. I've liften all the lilly bulbs which the beetles had gotten to and have them in a sheltered place to die down. They're going into pots in the autumn. I've dug out the perenial walflower as it'd gone all bare and woody at the bottom but I'd taken cuttings a while ago and they've taken well so I'll still have one to carry on. I've had to reposition some of the Dahalia as some were too shaded to grow properly and one was totally in the wrong place. The grass got cut and edged a couple of days ago so the garden is looking well again. I took a few pics for my thread then sat and had a much needed cuppa. |
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Post by Biggles on Jul 13, 2009 20:39:16 GMT 1
Just as think I have caught up with the jobs to do in the garden I sit down to relax--but----
I notice something that needs doing and before I know it I have been pottering around for an hour!
Like you LG--I spot those overspent flowers and then start cutting back things which have gone over--
Maybe a neighbour will pass by and comment on the garden--another half hour gone!
I managed to get to the Local Shop (which sells some gardening items) I bought some more Feed, Bone Meal and Phosphogen aswell--
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Post by ladygardener on Jul 15, 2009 20:02:50 GMT 1
I've planted my new purchases of Echinacea, Verbena and Gaura and also planted out the remaining 2 Dahalia which I grew from seed this year. I've managed to find a spot in the borders for the 10 week and night scented stock which I was growing in pots and picked a big bunch of sweetpea in between the thunderstorms. |
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Post by Biggles on Jul 15, 2009 21:45:04 GMT 1
Not much gardening done today- The weather has been too unsettled-Heavy rain on and off all day plus a Mini-Vortex this morning! I have managed to get out this evening just to de-head the spent flowers.
My Honeysuckle has started to bud and come into flower just when I thought I wouldn't get any this year. Nature surprizes us sometimes doesn't it?
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Post by jennywren on Jul 15, 2009 21:46:41 GMT 1
I had a surprise too Biggy - my lovely wisteria that "died" without any reason I notice has started to sprout again
In the garden today - I watered my Godetia in window boxes - they are sheltered so dont get as much water
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Post by bogmyrtle on Jul 16, 2009 8:49:29 GMT 1
A quick bit of dead heading this morning as I fed the birds!
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Post by jennywren on Jul 20, 2009 19:26:31 GMT 1
Weeded my front drive - it is block-paved so they were well rooted Did a bit of pruning, chopping, tidying up - had the afternoon off Oh and gave my Brug a dose of bug killer - something seems to be eating it Dont tell FB for goodness sakes - and it isnt snails or slugs - it is such a responsibility it really is |
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Post by Biggles on Jul 20, 2009 21:13:48 GMT 1
You are right Jenny--It is best not to tell him about the Brug--He will go bonkers and tear the last of his hair out! (Sorry FB-I know you will take that in good humour)
I have done absolutelty nothing in the garden today-just had a 'nose' around picked up some litter that had blown/thrown in.
No watering needed after all that rain.
Half day off Jenny? How do you manage that?-On the Sicky or just felt like it because you are your own Boss?
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Post by maggyd on Jul 20, 2009 21:48:35 GMT 1
At last I remembered to cut the dead flowers off my stinking hellibore in the front garden, and pulled some grass that was growing in the borders!! I do wish O.H. would put that grass box on!! he says he does but I had more in the borders han on the lawn!! I dead headed the roses in the back garden and chopped anything that was overlapping the path, my legs were soaking the other day when I went to the compost bin, oh and Im picking petals up that have fallen off my lillies I dont want to chance Teddy eating them or little Calleb when he comes.
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Post by petal on Jul 20, 2009 21:55:53 GMT 1
the only things i've been doing in the garden is puling the grass out from the borders, with all the rain we had, its taller than my flowers, and dont the weeds take over when you havnt been out there for a while,
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