Feel pleased with myself as I am slowly beginning to tame this bed which is full of roots of brambles, weeds & various overgrown unknown shrubs.
Harry pruned that Camelia you can see in the foreground. It was right down to the ground so it’s good to get air underneath & let light in to the other plants. Still loads of Ivy to clear as you can see & there is a honeysuckle growing right through the middle of it.
Three good things:
1. Only one duck came late on this afternoon so I think she’s sitting somewhere!
2. The house across the road where the wedding was held has a Sold sign on it! They will be happy as they are doing the same as us, renovating an old bungalow nearer the village.
3. We have booked our hotel in Edinburgh!
Just saw your previous post. We went here during our Silver Wedding trip. The Cannonball restaurant right by the castle was fabulous and not expensive.
@casablanca Thanks for that info Casa. We are just taking advantage of the train sale,….we do like a train ride! Only staying one night in a nice hotel as I’m not too good at walking at the moment. Not limping but my hip soon starts to ache.
Looking good Pat! I tried to do some weeding today but the ground is like concrete and I couldn’t pull the roots up! Got the lawn cut - thankfully only a small space- the flipping grass keeps growing! 🤣🤣🤣
Gosh your camellia must have been huge, Mine isn't anywhere near this size. Brambles are so difficult to get rid of. I remember them coming back year after year on the allotment. I wish you luck with your clearing project.
I actually quite enjoyed gardening today….I could see progress & the soil was looser! I actually have just thought I wonder if Mr & Mrs Duck have loosened it….they are always putting their beaks in everywhere as they walk about.
The brambles were five foot high at least so it will take a long time. Harry bashes them when they poke their heads out. They have been sprayed at least twice.
A great day and weather to be out in your garden -- and so good to see the results of your labour ! - makes the hard work more pleasurable ! So lovely to see features of the mature garden now that the weeds are hacked away !
That wretched ivy - so tricky to get rid of! Every time we look at any particular part of the garden there is a small ivy climbing out of the soil! The lady next door when they bought the place started hacking and pulling the ivy which had grown everywhere including up, and discovered a little hut that had not seen the light of day for years!
I actually quite enjoyed gardening today….I could see progress & the soil was looser! I actually have just thought I wonder if Mr & Mrs Duck have loosened it….they are always putting their beaks in everywhere as they walk about.
The brambles were five foot high at least so it will take a long time. Harry bashes them when they poke their heads out. They have been sprayed at least twice.