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Last week’s gardens
Some of the work done last week.
Early morning planting
6.30 am nice temperature for planting, after yesterday’s overgrown lawn, a nice change to be creative. This lawn had to be strimmed before cutting with a lawnmower, and even that cut will have to be a high one
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Getting nature to help!
Well here in the South East of England, we were having a hot spell..(25 to 31 degrees C). Having lived in Málaga, and various other hot countries, this for me is “lovely” weather! Dry and sunny also means I can use those conditions to try and eliminate unwanted plants, whether they are weeds or justContinue reading “Getting nature to help!”
Busy days
The gardens are in full swing after the cold spring we’ve had. Grass cutting weekly, weeds popping up everywhere. The rewards of the autumn and spring preparation, mulching, planting and pruning (especially the roses) are starting to show.
Clearing
Clearing for a start to a garden that will benefit wildlife..including; some water (wildlife pond), more perennial plants for insects, native mixed hedge for food and shelter. margins of cleared area – kept the comfrey, blue alkanet, herb Rober, nettles, some wood avens, and possibly clearing an overgrown veggie plot and planting veggies; beans, butternutContinue reading “Clearing”
Flowers
Some interesting, common and not so common flowers. Can you name all of them?
No day is ever the same
Some interesting work this week – A customer’s beloved tree peony was damaged in high winds – the first year that each of his 3 plants have had 3 blooms, and growing well; after expanding the bed and adding 20 bags of compost and 10 of manure last autumn. I discovered the damage and sawContinue reading “No day is ever the same”
Lawns
I use a mower which has 3 options; collection, mulch and side discharge. Generally I use collection at the start of the season i.e the forst cut after winter, and the last cut before winter. Why? Overwintered grass has to survive the cold, ice, snow – whatever is thrown at it – collecting these bladesContinue reading “Lawns”
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