Argh – I have lost all control of the garden. I know that in truth we can never control nature but even the illusion that I am on top of things has gone. What with two weekends away, never ending rain, garden visiting with the garden club I have probably only managed about 4 hours in the garden in the last month and it really shows.
I just don’t know where to start. Everywhere I look there is stuff to do and I almost feel panicky which is a completely alien experience for me in the garden. As you can see I have loads of seedlings to deal with, about the only job I have kept on top of is potting them up as I can do this in the greenhouse when it is raining.
Because of the heavy rains plants have collapsed on top of other plants – here the Lychnis is smothering an Angelica giga so I need to get in there and do some remedial work.
The bank is in disarray. There is bindweed creeping and twisting around, the Foxgloves need cutting back,, various other weeds need sorting. Its so overgrown goodness knows what I will find in there. I need to finish off the path along the top of the bank as well.
The pond is saturated with duckweed. I have tried to keep on top of it by fishing it out regularly and using the left over treatment I used last year but as you can see I have lost this battle completely. On a plus side I am really pleased with how the pond edging I put in in the spring has worked out.
I need to rescue this Ligularia which has been eaten to smithereens despite me putting slug pellets down.
The monster Inula hookeri have to go as they are completely out of proportion to the plants around them and taking up so much room. Must do that while the ground is still damp from all the rain.
This is a typical example of the disaster area that is my veg plot. I just haven’t had the time to police it and keep on top of the weeds and to be honest I don’t think my heart is in growing veg. As I have limited space I only get a small amount from each crop (enough for one meal) so it seems a lot of effort for a small return. I am getting rid of the veg bed ( she whispered so as not to upset all the veg growers out there) and using the space as a nursery bed for all my seedling perennials which I am passionate about.
So those are the worst of the bad bits. It is now 9am, the sun is shining and no rain is predicted today. Apart from taking my youngest to get his hair cut I have no demands on my time so I think I had better get on with it and stop prevaricating.
Posted in gardening, greenhouse, perennials, plants, pond, seeds, shrubs, veg growing
Tags: maintaining gardens
Argh – I have lost all control of the garden. I know that in truth we can never control nature but even the illusion that I am on top of things has gone. What with two weekends away, never ending rain, garden visiting with the garden club I have probably only managed about 4 hours in the garden in the last month and it really shows.
I just don’t know where to start. Everywhere I look there is stuff to do and I almost feel panicky which is a completely alien experience for me in the garden. As you can see I have loads of seedlings to deal with, about the only job I have kept on top of is potting them up as I can do this in the greenhouse when it is raining.
Because of the heavy rains plants have collapsed on top of other plants – here the Lychnis is smothering an Angelica giga so I need to get in there and do some remedial work.
The bank is in disarray. There is bindweed creeping and twisting around, the Foxgloves need cutting back,, various other weeds need sorting. Its so overgrown goodness knows what I will find in there. I need to finish off the path along the top of the bank as well.
The pond is saturated with duckweed. I have tried to keep on top of it by fishing it out regularly and using the left over treatment I used last year but as you can see I have lost this battle completely. On a plus side I am really pleased with how the pond edging I put in in the spring has worked out.
I need to rescue this Ligularia which has been eaten to smithereens despite me putting slug pellets down.
The monster Inula hookeri have to go as they are completely out of proportion to the plants around them and taking up so much room. Must do that while the ground is still damp from all the rain.
This is a typical example of the disaster area that is my veg plot. I just haven’t had the time to police it and keep on top of the weeds and to be honest I don’t think my heart is in growing veg. As I have limited space I only get a small amount from each crop (enough for one meal) so it seems a lot of effort for a small return. I am getting rid of the veg bed ( she whispered so as not to upset all the veg growers out there) and using the space as a nursery bed for all my seedling perennials which I am passionate about.
So those are the worst of the bad bits. It is now 9am, the sun is shining and no rain is predicted today. Apart from taking my youngest to get his hair cut I have no demands on my time so I think I had better get on with it and stop prevaricating.
Argh – I have lost all control of the garden. I know that in truth we can never control nature but even the illusion that I am on top of things has gone. What with two weekends away, never ending rain, garden visiting with the garden club I have probably only managed about 4 hours in the garden in the last month and it really shows.
I just don’t know where to start. Everywhere I look there is stuff to do and I almost feel panicky which is a completely alien experience for me in the garden. As you can see I have loads of seedlings to deal with, about the only job I have kept on top of is potting them up as I can do this in the greenhouse when it is raining.
Because of the heavy rains plants have collapsed on top of other plants – here the Lychnis is smothering an Angelica giga so I need to get in there and do some remedial work.
The bank is in disarray. There is bindweed creeping and twisting around, the Foxgloves need cutting back,, various other weeds need sorting. Its so overgrown goodness knows what I will find in there. I need to finish off the path along the top of the bank as well.
The pond is saturated with duckweed. I have tried to keep on top of it by fishing it out regularly and using the left over treatment I used last year but as you can see I have lost this battle completely. On a plus side I am really pleased with how the pond edging I put in in the spring has worked out.
I need to rescue this Ligularia which has been eaten to smithereens despite me putting slug pellets down.
The monster Inula hookeri have to go as they are completely out of proportion to the plants around them and taking up so much room. Must do that while the ground is still damp from all the rain.
This is a typical example of the disaster area that is my veg plot. I just haven’t had the time to police it and keep on top of the weeds and to be honest I don’t think my heart is in growing veg. As I have limited space I only get a small amount from each crop (enough for one meal) so it seems a lot of effort for a small return. I am getting rid of the veg bed ( she whispered so as not to upset all the veg growers out there) and using the space as a nursery bed for all my seedling perennials which I am passionate about.
So those are the worst of the bad bits. It is now 9am, the sun is shining and no rain is predicted today. Apart from taking my youngest to get his hair cut I have no demands on my time so I think I had better get on with it and stop prevaricating.
Posted in gardening, greenhouse, perennials, plants, pond, seeds, shrubs, veg growing
Tags: maintaining gardens
Argh – I have lost all control of the garden. I know that in truth we can never control nature but even the illusion that I am on top of things has gone. What with two weekends away, never ending rain, garden visiting with the garden club I have probably only managed about 4 hours in the garden in the last month and it really shows.
I just don’t know where to start. Everywhere I look there is stuff to do and I almost feel panicky which is a completely alien experience for me in the garden. As you can see I have loads of seedlings to deal with, about the only job I have kept on top of is potting them up as I can do this in the greenhouse when it is raining.
Because of the heavy rains plants have collapsed on top of other plants – here the Lychnis is smothering an Angelica giga so I need to get in there and do some remedial work.
The bank is in disarray. There is bindweed creeping and twisting around, the Foxgloves need cutting back,, various other weeds need sorting. Its so overgrown goodness knows what I will find in there. I need to finish off the path along the top of the bank as well.
The pond is saturated with duckweed. I have tried to keep on top of it by fishing it out regularly and using the left over treatment I used last year but as you can see I have lost this battle completely. On a plus side I am really pleased with how the pond edging I put in in the spring has worked out.
I need to rescue this Ligularia which has been eaten to smithereens despite me putting slug pellets down.
The monster Inula hookeri have to go as they are completely out of proportion to the plants around them and taking up so much room. Must do that while the ground is still damp from all the rain.
This is a typical example of the disaster area that is my veg plot. I just haven’t had the time to police it and keep on top of the weeds and to be honest I don’t think my heart is in growing veg. As I have limited space I only get a small amount from each crop (enough for one meal) so it seems a lot of effort for a small return. I am getting rid of the veg bed ( she whispered so as not to upset all the veg growers out there) and using the space as a nursery bed for all my seedling perennials which I am passionate about.
So those are the worst of the bad bits. It is now 9am, the sun is shining and no rain is predicted today. Apart from taking my youngest to get his hair cut I have no demands on my time so I think I had better get on with it and stop prevaricating.