Starting to flag a bit now but today we've had a lovely morning of plant and pot shuffling as whilst chilly, it has stayed dry and given us a chance to get some of the winter preparation jobs done. Mind you I'm saying we, as usual J has done most of the actual work whilst I've pointed to where I want things to live!
Normally I loathe and detest all photos of me but J took this today and I actually love it so I'm going to share it here. This is me surrounded by my favourite things and very happy to be doing something productive, yes the hair is nearly gone but the smile says it all.
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| wallflowers for us and a friend and a great view of the garden |
Our wallflowers are now in the ground and their final pots and the spares will be being picked up by a friend later in the week, she gave us some lovely hardy geraniums earlier in the summer so it's great to be able to offer something back. Last year's bulb pots have been weeded, sorted and shuffled ready for swapping with the autumn flowering ones when they finally give up in a few weeks time, the parsley pots are indoors ready for cutting and the chillis have come in too for overwintering. Splitting and keeping the lovely little chrysanthemum that we were given as a present last winter has worked really well and, as they are now budding up beautifully, we have brought one of the plants back indoors to add to the kitchen table garden, the others can stay outside for now just to see how long they will flower outside.
As with every garden there is still plenty more to do but it feels like we've made a good start on the list which is always a great feeling. I hope you've had a great weekend too...
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| Bulb pots cleaned and shuffled |
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| Who needs peat when a simple garden bin produces compost like this? |
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| Wallflowers and bulbs into the path bed |
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| Chrysanthemum budding up well |
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| Roses, verbena and asters delighting |
I'm impressed and a tad envious - you are much, much further along in your preparations for winter and next year than I am.
ReplyDeleteWe just take advantage of the good days, knowing that chances are there will be set-backs as we go along and enjoy what we are doing. There's still plenty to do and plenty of time to keep shuffling.
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