Awful weather - typical Brits talk

greenbee

Farway, if they're healthy-looking then they'll be weeds

Dustyevsky

greenbee said:

Farway, if they're healthy-looking then they'll be weeds

My money's on the karvinskianus. It's a weed....in Mexico!

YoungBlueEyes

I just wrote a long post and then my laptop switched itself off and won’t come back on again! 😲

This was the best bit - 

I’ve got snow this morning! Well it’s white over… ok the patio is covered in feathers because the Holy Roamin’ Terror thought my back door was the best place to sort this out - 

(V quick point +shoot.)  Mind it’s one fewer so I’m not complaining. 

OT cool and cloudy 8’c, a high of 14’ to come. At least that wind’s dropped  

Also are we renaming Wisley Whizzley after Farway’s chariot?  

greenbee

Good pest control operative there YBE

Dustyevsky

Having inadvertently sat in some pigeon poo a few days ago to get a photo , your picture doesn't upset me much, Bluey. I never realised how much poo they can deposit in one go!   Maybe your laptop was too woke to cope?

Well, this morning was the first one in recent memory when it felt mild, stepping out in my PJs to free the hens. We still have the east wind, but it was relatively calm and about 8c. So, the courgettes re definitely going in today!

Not a lot of news here. Yesterday, we went shed hunting in a town 30 miles away. Within 2 minutes of entering the establishment, we discovered the owner knew our partner farmer, and had just delivered to the farm across the river from him. Not only that, but the sheds were top class too, so that's one thing sorted. Not often that happens! We'll need a big shed erected before we sell our barn, 'cos our accumulated stuff will have to go somewhere.

Looking ahead, there's no rain forecast for the next week or so here. Like Bluey, I happened upon one of those daft MSM stories, giving the exact date on which a “600 mile wall of rain” will sweep in and drown us all: 21st May. That suits me. By then, the hay will need a boost. Of course, it may never happen. Meanwhile, we're spoilt for choice with walks we'd never attempt with normal rainfall at this time of year.

There may be a few aquilegia photos soon on this thread, so here's one of the prettier ones we've grown.

Also, remember the imperfect view of Dartmoor we have? It's been great to see sheep appearing in the distant field, instead of constant maize, and now we have coos!

Working_Mum

Good morning everyone,
It has taken me three sessions to catch up on everyone's goings on this BH weekend - it's been wonderful reading about it all, so industrious!

I had a visit to the GC on Sunday as I wanted to use up my gift voucher my son had bought me - they have "viewing time" from 9:30 and tills open at 10am. I was parked up at 9.28 and ringing my purchases through at 10.05! Quite a civilised way of doing it too - the car park was packed by the time I was leaving so I was thrilled to have missed the crowds.

I considered the Trillium Chloropetalum but it would have taken about half of my budget and I needed smaller plants to go in my shady border - there are roots from next door's cherry tree which are close to the surface so I have to dig in small plants and hope they find a way around all the rooty obstacles. I bought 3 ferns for £9 which I'v now dug in and a bleeding heart. I also bought a variegated shade lover which I've dug into my woodland area near the compost heap!

YBE - I had LOTS of rain on Saturday - it wasn't forecast and I didn't notice for a while. My patio furniture had cushions etc on and I decided to leave them out to dry naturally!  I know the little wood you mention - it backs on my friends house and her dog will regularly be found in the pond which grows there in winter / wetter months! I agree a wine storage facility would be good for the garage pit.

I loved you pic of the thrush Poppy - I noticed one in my garden on Monday - it is the first time I think so I had a little celebration. Are you getting contractors in to sort your garden? I struggle to visualise it as you have so many areas which all sound lovely - old pond area, new seating area; I'm buzzing with ideas for you.

I am with you Wort on gardens having year round interest. I have a friend who is obsessed with flowers and her garden is a profusion of colour and beauty but gosh it feels like hard work! I have tried to plant shrubs with foliage of various shades from cream to dark purple. Can't recall the names but everything I dug in last year has come back and is looking like they're growing well. 

On my daily walks with Rome0 I pass hawthorn which smells of cat w99 but yesterday (for I started this reply then) I was working from Mum's and we did our usual turbine walk and passed hawthorn which smelled absolutely stunning! So beautiful and sweet I stood and drank it in for a minute. Totally different to the ones near me.

Here's my regular turbine pic Dusty - Rome0 managed to get himself lost in the field of barley which was entertaining as I saw him running around but he couldn't see me!



How lucky are you 2P to get such a wonderful gift! It fair took my breath away! My daughter lugged two big bags of homemade compost she'd picked up via Freecycle when visiting Liverpool! I used it on my garden and she returned the empty bags with a little gift of some bulbs as a thank you from me! It was beautiful and loamy and I hope my shady border plants are luxuriating in it!

If you find a suitable kneeler can you advise please - I currently use an old (thick)  cushion salvaged from a footstool of a conservatory suite! It's great and certainly helps but I probably need to make new cover for it!

So sorry to hear about the rats infesting your allotment plot -taff - so disheartening but definitely not your fault. Wishing you a swift resolution.

I think it's great you are encouraging your DGD Pas - such a wonderful thing to do. I feel sure it' reap dividends in years to come! I love Beechgrove - it's better for help and advice that GW I think. GW feels flash in comparison and a million miles away from my little patch.

Right I'm going to sign off as it's taken me 24 hours to write this post - I seem to be super busy at the moment but wanted to stay in touch with everyone.

Wishing you all a super productive day!

((WM))

pink_poppy

Oh dear, that's a bit of a mouthful for him, YBE. I hope he takes it somewhere else so you don't have half-eaten pigeon in your garden like wot I did with Mrs Sparrowhawk - I think there's still a bit of skeleton left...

Whizzley    

Btw, which of you is responsible for the perfectly spaced bins??

It's another beautiful morning here - the clouds looked amazing first thing (pic to follow).

Beautiful photo of the Aquilegia, Dusty. I've got a few popping up around the garden, but no white ones this year (my own fault for digging them out and not sowing the harvested seeds). Nice pic of the coos too.

W_M, we're trying to sort the garden ourselves, but DH is working almost non-stop at the moment, so I'm doing what I can myself, Bertigo allowing. We've just had a car repair bill of almost £900 though, with more potentially expensive repairs to come, so I think the actual hard landscaping will have to wait and I'll just do the free preparation for now. Shame as I was really hoping to get it finished this year - I'm desperate to buy plants!! It's not a very exciting garden or plan, but I just want it to be safe and pretty. Your garden is lovely and it sounds like you've really considered the planting - that probably won't happen here    

pink_poppy

Beautiful clouds this morning…

Paspatur

Dusty that is a lovely aquilegia!
None out here yet but not far away

Farway

Turned cold again, a biting wind right now despite the sunshine

Stand fast courgettes, not planting today.

Good clouds PP, I've got a bright light grey sky

Pigeon poo, my wheelie bins are parked under an ash tree, the pigeons sit in the tree & scoff the new leaves, the result goes onto my wheelie bins and is a blot on the landscape

I've not looked too closely, I wonder if it could work like the Rorschach blot test?

I'll take a pic and yous lot can psychoanalyse yourselves

Dusty aquilegia photos, that is a nice one. I have two about to open, one yuck purple, the other looks creamy at the moment. Photo in due course.

Managed to plant up the wall baskets on the front handrail, dangling pelargoniums, droopy nasturtiums & trailing tomatoes.

The compost is my worry, looks good but could be one of the dries out and turns to brick types

Also planted out one of my cucs, I was hoping to plant the other one today, but may hold off with this cold wind

Ta Ra, my Kong coleus is up, on the window sill. Just smudges of green but still with us. Too tiny for photo at moment. All being well, the leaves eventually are huge, hand sized monsters.

My Sunburst cherries are swelling nicely, heres a pic before the birds spot them

Plus, butterfly sunning itself on the same cherry tree