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Post by Tig on Oct 14, 2007 22:55:58 GMT
Planted japanese onions and garlic - fingers crossed they grow - first time I have had a go with them.
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Post by skarloey on Oct 15, 2007 20:14:09 GMT
I had a go at sorting out my perennial border. I moved a few things, dug a few things out and had a general sort out. It has looked crap all season and looks even crapper now!!! If it doesn't look better next year, I'm pullin' the lot out and starting again!!!  |
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Post by beanie on Oct 17, 2007 18:11:33 GMT
i planted a new rose but decided that the honeysuckle near by would cast too much shade so i dug it out( the honeysuckle). it looks much better as the border has opened out. a sensible person wouldn.t have planted the rose there in the first place but i just love hard work  |
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Post by Barbara on Oct 17, 2007 19:25:32 GMT
i cut back all my japanese anemonies,
they were flaying about in the wind,
i still have more iris to cut back,(saturday maybe)
do you cut peonies down???
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Post by Missredhead on Oct 17, 2007 19:28:40 GMT
Raked and swept up the leaves again, pulled up my tomato plants and put them in the garden re-cycle bin, set out pots ready for planting more bulbs when I get back from my hols.
Will no doubt be sweeping up the leaves again either tomorrow or Friday before I go .
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Post by Tig on Oct 17, 2007 19:36:47 GMT
Picked a few more cougettes that I had missed, swept the leaves off the drive (again) - and I have a new Acer to go in - but I think it is going to be too cold tonight - so I changed my mind about planting it - hope for a warm spell  |
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Post by Dutchy on Oct 17, 2007 20:44:57 GMT
Watered the transplanted shrubs and plants in MssK's and finally got rid of three very leaky buckets.
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 20, 2007 9:18:54 GMT
harvested any red/orange tomatoes I could find and gave them to my neighbour, got a whole bowlfull.
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Post by Tig on Oct 20, 2007 14:36:20 GMT
Turned my compost (well I moved the bin and heaped it back in)
Removed the last of my courgettes, and dug over the area.
Tidied the borders and removed dandies and thistles from the lawns (inbetween searching for the words in the quiz!!).
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Post by thecleaninglady on Oct 20, 2007 16:05:21 GMT
Although I am not supposed to be doing any gardening, some delphiniums I ordered a while back arrived, so I had to pot them up. OH got everything out ready for me so I didn't have to lift anything, just put compost and plants into pots. Then he tidied everything away.
It felt good just to be doing something though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2007 17:09:23 GMT
Sowed some Sweet Peas, potted on some Penstemon cuttings and some Hollyhock seedlings. Composted the reamining Tomato plants. Turned all 3 compost heaps - one got spread out onto a bit of border which I'd chopped back/dug out a couple of weekends ago. Swept the patio of leaves (although not really sure why I bothered doing this) Cleared fallen leaves out of the pond - as above, not sure why as there will be more Had lunch in the garden....YES, it was warm enough to sit out  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 20, 2007 19:01:22 GMT
gosh I've worked so hard in the garden this afternoon, my back is aching, pulled up the last of my sweet pea, dug over and really tidied up the bottom border, moved the buddlea black night and it all looks so much better. I also added some compost from the darlek and split the primula and moved some bulbs, hope I have'nt killed anything.
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Post by Biggles on Oct 21, 2007 18:46:46 GMT
I have done absolutely nothing--in the garden today! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2007 20:54:38 GMT
Cleaned the inside of the greenhouse and had a good old tidy up!! Planted out some Sweet William which I'd had lurking about for abit  Chatted over the fence to my neighbour |
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Post by Dutchy on Oct 22, 2007 17:59:54 GMT
Put up a fence for the climbing roses, dug over another bit and sweat a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2007 20:38:38 GMT
put gravel on the tops of my pots to keep the birds out of them  |
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Post by Tig on Oct 24, 2007 12:38:02 GMT
Too much - I have cut the neighbours evergreen hedge which runs down one side of our garden - I should have stopped half way, but I was determined to hack off all the overhanging greenery - I was totally frazzled and boiling hot! Still at least the birds can nest in it now without me disturbing them again Tig |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2007 13:20:56 GMT
First time for days I've felt well enough, one of those weeks, so I've had a go at tidying the greenhouse ready for turn out & clean next week, last weeks killing of the algae and moss outside has worked a treat.
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Post by Shrubrose on Oct 24, 2007 16:23:13 GMT
Harvested the last of the sweetcorn and most of the celery then commenced to weeding - again And made a mental list of jobs for the rest of the week. Cleaning/sterilising the greenhouse being at the top! |
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Post by andy on Oct 24, 2007 16:51:20 GMT
Spent all bloody day on my hands and knees planting cabbages wallflowers....hundreds and hundreds of the darn things
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 25, 2007 16:32:40 GMT
Went to B&Q today and bought a trays of winter flowering pansies and violas and a small tray of dianthus, spent a couple of hours clearing space and planting them, feel quite satisfied now.
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Post by andy on Oct 25, 2007 16:51:46 GMT
Spent all bloody day on my hands and knees planting cabbages wallflowers....hundreds and hundreds of the darn things Spent all bloody day watering the cabbages wallflowers.....hundreds and hundreds of the darn things |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2007 16:53:43 GMT
nothing its drizzling.
i went for a walk in the wood instead.
xxx
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 25, 2007 16:53:53 GMT
It will be worth it they smell delicious |
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Post by andy on Oct 25, 2007 17:56:00 GMT
nothing its drizzling. i went for a walk in the wood instead. xxx Where are you in Sussex RBJ ?.....just started drizzling here in Lewes too |
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 25, 2007 18:04:36 GMT
I did the job that I most hate in the garden - planting bulbs - did them all and managed to dig up about 20 of last years as well!!
RF
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2007 18:19:32 GMT
andy
i'm near horsham.
xxxx
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Post by isabella on Oct 25, 2007 18:22:54 GMT
I planted up my wall baskets and window boxes ;D
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Post by Barbara on Oct 25, 2007 18:47:03 GMT
looked at my ivy ;D
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Post by thecleaninglady on Oct 25, 2007 20:54:39 GMT
As long as you didn't eat it Barbara!! ;D ;D
I am still banned from gardening, but I went for a trip to the local GC's with my friend - didn't buy anything though.
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