Yesterday in the garden plus a second one - Saturday, 10th August 2013

And here's my other garden - the Cottage garden-scene!

Very early too, for I had the loan of a pair of long-handled secateurs to use on the laurel bush that had previously been allowed to get horribly extended and out of shape.

What appeared to be a mass of luxuriant and glossy growth was, actually, only a top layer of greenery disguising the dead and lifeless mess of twisted and and thickened stems, covered by moth-eaten and dusty-looking leaves.

So eventually, I had to cut away rather more than I had, originally, thought would be required. Now however, having cut done it, there's a window on to the herb garden I'm creating beyond the rose bed and bush, plus the lemon balm planted last night, so all will be just fine.

Then pruning of the thick bushes hedging the other side of the lawn, cutting them well-back to allow for the bulbs, disturbed whilst digging the herb bed, to be bedded, plus space for another small vegetable input plus a lavender border...to keep the bees happy, you understand?

Watering and giving the veggies a solution of soapy water, of course, although however much I do, I'm told we shall certainly lose some brassicas to the cabbage whites, which are constantly hovering and attacking my patch.  Ah well, that's life I guess?

A little clearing out of the cuttings box then on to another garden, which has not been visited since last week...oh dear, it's a maintenance things, hey?

The garden - "a lovesome thing, Got wot!" to quote Thomas Edward Brown (1830 - 1897)

staking out and watering!





And a great deal of bending and stretching, watering and......I forgot to bring the hoe, ho ho ho, next time???


Cheerio, Daisy