That sounds lovely @quetzalcoatl! Wishing you success in battle!!
A tiny bit of weeding this morning, clearing the bed outside our family room. I have a lot of pots sitting on the bed which had become very weedy, but should now be ready for planting at the weekend, if it's not too hot.
We have a number of perennials which neither husband nor I like the look of. We call them the spiky plants. If it stays coolish tomorrow, I'll try to move them to a large bed that we can't really see, and that needs filling up. I'll have to try to find out what the dratted things are called! I'll have to get Mr Cheery to check on his plant app.
Finally dry enough to get into the allotment easily yesterday, so I caught up on some autumn digging! I did put in a redcurrant bush last weekend, but that bit of plot was very wet indeed, wasn't sure I'd escape with both wellies.
I also picked up a nice little worked flint on the surface, which pretty much made my day.
Yay for archaeology!
I was out one day last week when I ran into two ladies who offered me a lift home instead of waiting for a bus. We went via the local garden centre, and I bought a small plum tree (which I had been intending to do on another day). They even let me use their discount card! So now I've found a good place at the end of the garden, and hope to see it grow over the spring and summer. The variety is Czar.
Hard to believe I had the heat on just a week ago, and we were having heavy rains. Now it calls for temperatures close to 80F and sunshine next week. I must remember to water the plants, for the first time in months. Such is the winter in Northern CA.
Saw 5 brimstones today, while we were travelling round the city. Transplanted several clumps of snowdrops in the green this afternoon as they were getting very crowded.
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A tiny bit of weeding this morning, clearing the bed outside our family room. I have a lot of pots sitting on the bed which had become very weedy, but should now be ready for planting at the weekend, if it's not too hot.
We have a number of perennials which neither husband nor I like the look of. We call them the spiky plants. If it stays coolish tomorrow, I'll try to move them to a large bed that we can't really see, and that needs filling up. I'll have to try to find out what the dratted things are called! I'll have to get Mr Cheery to check on his plant app.
I also picked up a nice little worked flint on the surface, which pretty much made my day.
I was out one day last week when I ran into two ladies who offered me a lift home instead of waiting for a bus. We went via the local garden centre, and I bought a small plum tree (which I had been intending to do on another day). They even let me use their discount card! So now I've found a good place at the end of the garden, and hope to see it grow over the spring and summer. The variety is Czar.
I raise painted lady butterflies but wait until the budlia is blooming before I get my caterpillars.
I've pruned the hydrangeas today. Very satisfying. They have lots of new green shoots and I've taken several cuttings.