First-time house renovation

jimbugalee

oh no I'm going to bake my flowers!!! lol Sure they'll be ok today .. how silly am I!

Yes, I thought they might be bluebells which would be a bit later coming up. I think in future I will note down where I plant things so I know what is what. Although this way it's quite a surprise to see what comes up!

TomsMom

OK, piccie of my bluebells. 5th pic down, in purple pot. But looking at it again yours are taller and bigger clumps, no not bluebells me thinks. TD says it's definitely a plant you will want to keep, it will flower. The clump at the back, top right of pic, is that some kind of bud, your picture wont blow up to get a closer look.

P>S> They should be OK today, it's warm but not baking hot.

jimbugalee

They do look like yours in the pot TM but I think maybe mine have just grown a bit more? I think I planted the bulbs too close together. I had a closer look at there's no buds there atm. There is however some sticky weed in there which you may have mistaken for a bud!! Also, I found some more which look like what we think is bluebells but not as clumpy and the leaves have a white stripe down the middle .... no idea what these are either. Oh, I am rubbish! lol

TomsMom

jimbugalee wrote: »

They do look like yours in the pot TM but I think maybe mine have just grown a bit more? I think I planted the bulbs too close together. I had a closer look at there's no buds there atm. There is however some sticky weed in there which you may have mistaken for a bud!! Also, I found some more which look like what we think is bluebells but not as clumpy and the leaves have a white stripe down the middle .... no idea what these are either. Oh, I am rubbish! lol

Bluebells can rampage through your garden, that's why I dug them up and have them contained in a pot .

Crocus leaves have a white stripe down them but they are quite thin leaves. Are they like this?

latecomer

Glad to see its not just me that has a garden full of things. Mind you I've got my mum coming to stay for a few days at the start of May so I suspect the garden will get seriously sorted out. At least thats what I'm hoping for!

I know we have crocus's, snow drops, tulips and daffodils (although they may have been squashed as I've not noticed any this year) but thats abuot it. Mind you i'll have plenty of time for gardening once the building work is finished........

That reminds me I was going to try and hire a skip for the weekend. Somehow got to choose between the 1000 or so skip companies in the area.

Anyone know what a decent price for a 8yd skip is?

jimbugalee

Yes, leaves look exactly like that but no flowers yet. Good tip re the bluebells. They have spread quite a lot but only within the soil area I have nr the BBQ.

TomsMom

jimbugalee wrote: »

Yes, leaves look exactly like that but no flowers yet. Good tip re the bluebells. They have spread quite a lot but only within the soil area I have nr the BBQ.

Crocus should have been and gone by now, they are an early flower. We've had some where there were leaves but no flowers. Either old or new, maybe moved <shruggy icon missing!>, a few reasons why they didn't flower. See what happens next year, if you want to dig up and move they're rather small bulbs.

andrew-b

So close to finishing breaking out the concrete today..


...so not much left. The narrow strip of concrete a couple of feet from near the fence is staying as it's 6 inches deep.

stolt

latecomer wrote: »

Glad to see its not just me that has a garden full of things. Mind you I've got my mum coming to stay for a few days at the start of May so I suspect the garden will get seriously sorted out. At least thats what I'm hoping for!

I know we have crocus's, snow drops, tulips and daffodils (although they may have been squashed as I've not noticed any this year) but thats abuot it. Mind you i'll have plenty of time for gardening once the building work is finished........

That reminds me I was going to try and hire a skip for the weekend. Somehow got to choose between the 1000 or so skip companies in the area.

Anyone know what a decent price for a 8yd skip is?

Hi latecomer, i just recntly had a 6yrd for all my old soil and turf and it cost £140, rung a few companies, just googled local skip hire to me and chose the the cheapest, they were all within £10 or s of each other so i woudl expect a 7yrd to be about £180/£190.

andrew-b

Sounds about right on skip costs..i phoned up a few companies a year ago. So far we've completely avoided them though to save money.