In my garden in March..........

madhouseof4

We managed some tidying up yesterday and bought some pots. Also got hubby to lay some stepping stones from the top step to the shed as it was turning into a mud slick. It actually took all day to get that far. I really wanted to get back out there today as I was in the middle of digging a flower bed, but it is raining already

I did take some pics, but my garden looks tragic in comparison!

Penelope_Penguin

Morning! No time to post yesterday, as we were outside all day. The forecast isn't good for today, so we've been out for a couple of hours, and now come in for breakfast.

Got the lawn mown yesterday, which I was glad about. This warm, wet weather means it's still growing. Gave some of the clippings to the hens - they love them.



In the polytunnel we planted 12 potato tubers, and a couple of rows of carrots and peas. We'll then be harvesting them about a month ahead of outside crops.

We started to weed and fork over our bottom veg patch. We're hoping to get some parsnips and onions in there today.

We then spent a couple of hours pulling out the division between us and next door. It's very neglected, and we're going to replace it with willow fencing. This is how it started:



And this is where we were by the end of yesterday:



Back to it, then!

Penny. x

ShirleyPark_2

I spent some time yesterday sorting out the flower bed ready for planting more seeds this year. It's finally beginning to come together, but there's still a lot of work to do.

This morning I looked out of the kitchen window and got a nice surprise, there was a squirrel in the garden We have a lot of birds come to visit, but I was really surprised to see a squirrel.

Pen Pen those hens look really happy. I would love to have hens but our garden is no where near big enough.

nodwah

penelope penguin, stop posting those photos, you make me want to cry!!!
My garden is so tiny and we've a boundary to dig out and replace with a fence too but it seems to take forever. It was so muddy yesterday that I was walking really carefully til I realised I looked like Margo in the good life. So I tried to stride puposefully across the swamp and went in over my wellies!
When it's a bit drier I'm going to dig it out a bit and direct the water towards the rhubarb, then we have to level a bit and get the command post for the boys set up - should be good!

lisa_cee

wow what a huge and very beautiful garden !

Plum_Pie

I'm moving into a new flat on the 9th. The "garden" is about 15m sq in a triangle. It's mostly grass in need of a bit of love (I think 'lawn' would be false advertising at this stage!) with a bed on 1 side, with 1 nice bush in it (i/d TBC!) and lots of ivy growing up the fence, just grass up to the fence on the second side and a concrete strip (or 'patio' in estate agent-ese) on the third side which backs on to the house.

I think this month will be about weeding the bed, cutting the ivy back, sorting out the 'lawn' buying some tools and choosing plants....not too much...!

I have a pic, but it was taken by the estate agent's camera...before the previuos owners had twins and did nothing to the garden for 6 months!

hex2

PP, good to see the pictures. I remember you saying last year that you would rather be gardening....

Our new house has just over quarter of an acre at the bank. Acid soil, high water table, sloping site. Inherited from an elderly couple who employed a gardener and seem to have been slightly obsessed with pink and rhododendrons. Jobs for today, hoe my new veg plots, and carry on chopping old growth off perennials.

We havent got a lawn, it is just a substantial collection of moss. I thiink this is to do with the water problem and a few years of neglect as it isnt all in the shade, but havent the foggiest waht to do. If I kill the moss there will be no lawn left. How is everyone else gettting on?

cornishpirate

Hi Hex

Am working on a similar problem with moss have decided that am going to get a turf cutter next weekend and lift it , then rotovate then re seed at Easter.
It's all part of a bigger project to tidy my back garden up.

PP ...... Loved the chickens we have been thinking about getting some are they easy enough to look after?

CP

Penelope_Penguin

Gooooooooood morning Gardeners! I've been in the garden all morning - it's gorgeous here. The forecast was for heavy rain, so we're making the most of it while we can. We're continuing to rip out our hedge, and will be planting some veg in pots in the polytunnel as and when we get rained off.

C Pirate - hens are really easy to look after. We have them in an area about 20 x 15 feet (sorry it's not metric - dimensions from DH ). They have a small house with nesting box, too. This is enough for up to about 10, depending on variety. We inherited our first set when we moved here, and got the bug, and have replaced them as needed. There's loads more info and help on the Old Style board, or PM me if you'd like more assistance.

Where are you, hex? Your garden sounds lovely. Any photos?

To be honest, I'm not against moss. It doesn't need cutting as often, and stays greener in periods of drought. If you're keen to get rid, raking out with a spring tine rake is the organic solution (scarifying, according to DH I'll be sending him out for more hard labour, if he doesn't butt out soon ). Alternatively you can get proprietary moss killers. Be careful, though, a friend of ours used weedkiller instead, killed the grass, and it's now been replaced by weeds :eek: :eek:

Plum Pie, best wishes for your move :T :j

Nodwah - command post sounds like a great idea - my DS would love it!

Loving hearing about what everyone else is up to. Keep it coming! :A

Back to it, Penny. x

nodwah

Penny-pen. Command post is from Argos its £259 Ithink, lost the print off just now but REALLY cool. Expensive yes, but my mum has said she'll pay half of it and we're selling some of the old toys to put towards it so lookin forward to a garden full of screaming wee boys this summer. Corner of the garden a real swamp right now - oh and it's snowing!!