Garden this morning

[Guest]

A little Black Spot, I could show a few pictures that would curl your toes. Although, I have read glossy leaves are a bit more resistant.

We bought one about 6 years ago. As you know, a touch on the pricey side, but very good. Those one piece glass panes for the sides were a new on me.

Hi Colin, we had a much smaller aluminum model with normal horticultural glass but when the grand children arrived decided it was time to upgrade.Went a bit mad price wise but , as they offered the safety glass and those big sheets were a dream to fit with the rubber glazing. Never had any regrets apart from the fact we should have gone for double doors and bigger .:hungry:.
More black spot , result of not having coal fires ! That's what I read recently.
John

[Guest]

Those did quite alright luckily in my yard...only setback was that the jackdaws were quite cocky and easily ate half of them before I could harvast...Perks of nature ey LOL

Cheers

Wouter that's the only bird I hate, bloody things .

Looking lovely John, lots of colour:smiling4: I spent Saturday morning dead heading geraniums and pottering about in the garden , you can’t beat it:thumb2:

Thanks Si, thought you as a fellow gardener would appreciate , although you have seen photos before ..
The pottering bit is great, Christine spends an hour each morning doing the same, I spend the same amount of time watering !

[Wouter]

Wouter that's the only bird I hate, bloody things .

So glad to read I'm not the only one...they chase away all the other smaller birds...yuk. Although a family of Swifts make noise against them and fight back :smiling2:

Cheers

[Mickc1440]

What a riot of colour JR, very nice indeed.

[Guest]

What a riot of colour JR, very nice indeed.

Thanks Mick .

So glad to read I'm not the only one...they chase away all the other smaller birds...yuk. Although a family of Swifts make noise against them and fight back :smiling2:

Cheers

Wouter we went to a large garden center near here that has a remote controlled roof , so the plants are kept in a safe environment. It also has a group of resident birds. There was such clucking when a man came in with a dog on a lead .A male Robin followed the dog for about 30 mtrs, and even waited with it's mate until the dog came out of a shop. At which point the Robin again took up a defensively clucking until the dog left ..
We have Magpies in the gardens near here, unfortunately our neighbour thinks they are ok and will not accept that they kill smaller birds and raid nests.

[stillp]

Which garden centre is that John?
Pete

[Guest]

Which garden centre is that John?
Pete

Waterside Pete, just off the main road from Bourne to Peterborough. Our second home , sensible prices and great selection .

[Ian M]

I like that garden a lot John. Vibrant and full. One day hopefully ours will get close.
Battling against the heat and dryness here as well.
(After two days of constant rain, I thought I could plant some Hydrangea bushes I had made. The top thee inches of soil where fine. Then it was bone dry, almost baked! Grr.)

Love those stone pavers by the way!

[Guest]

I like that garden a lot John. Vibrant and full. One day hopefully ours will get close.
Battling against the heat and dryness here as well.
(After two days of constant rain, I thought I could plant some Hydrangea bushes I had made. The top thee inches of soil where fine. Then it was bone dry, almost baked! Grr.)

Love those stone pavers by the way!

Thank you Ian, its had several changes over the 48 years we've lived here. Once we had a lawn but a large dog soon put an end to that, so those pavers went in. The house faces due south so we get full sun, the drier summers have caused some losses, but unless we have a hosepipe ban we water a lot. Being on a meter we don't mind paying when we love the garden so much.

[Lee Drennen]

John
Your garden is beautiful mine did fair as well it’s done for this year to much rain

[Ian M]

Watering is free for me I have 7 or is it eight 1000 litres water tanks that fill from the roof of the barn. Time? That's a whole different story. To water the garden properly would take about two till tree hours! So it's those that need it get it . The joys of gardening eh.
I need the improve the soil in the hydrangea bed. Those that are planted in ordinary soil dry out far to quick. So over the Autumn it's leaves and compost ad lib.

[Guest]

Watering is free for me I have 7 or is it eight 1000 litres water tanks that fill from the roof of the barn. Time? That's a whole different story. To water the garden properly would take about two till tree hours! So it's those that need it get it . The joys of gardening eh.
I need the improve the soil in the hydrangea bed. Those that are planted in ordinary soil dry out far to quick. So over the Autumn it's leaves and compost ad lib.

I have 3 water barrels, but not that large compared to yours Ian.!

Can't beat plenty off well rotted compost. A good mulch of organic matter in the spring will help conserve the moisture at the roots level .

[rtfoe]

It's true...if they don't flower you tell them they are gonna get chopped up and they spring to life. :tears-of-joy:



Cheers,
Richard

[Dave Ward]

John,
very nice, - just reminds why I live in a flat! Both my father & mother were keen gardeners, my brother must have inherited all the green fingers gene. I do not like gardening - the only thing growing in my flat is the mould on my out-of-date cheese!!!
Dave

[colin m]

the only thing growing in my flat is the mould on my out-of-date cheese!!!

All us gardeners started somewhere Dave. From little acorns and all that !