Gardening

I agree. We missed the sunny spell a few weeks ago because we were away so have been dealing with our jungle every time it stops raining.

I hope you had a good time wherever you went.

Last night we sat watching a baby bluetit being fed by a parent for ages until a pigeon frightened them away. Such a rare sight gave us about 20 minutes of pure pleasure.

I love my garden only wish I had more time to spend in it. I live very close to the seaside so sadly very few proper birds only them damned rats with wings !

I kno nothing about gardening as we always had mow and weed ones before but I am rapidly learning how hard it is to kill anything! Also how good these simple pleasure are.

Pure pleasure to potter round the garden checking each plant and removing weeds or dead-heading flowers. If only we had some sunny days to do it in!

5 weeks is a long time in a Spring garden! Came back to a jungle after 2- got it all done now - and going away again!

Thanks AlisonMA we did have a good time we were in California , mind you as a friend remarked , do you want a tidy garden or do you want to go for 5 weeks holiday ? I had to think long and hard ! [grin}

I am soon going to be able to seriously plan the planting for my odd shaped garden. It is a wide garden but not that deep and all along the back it slopes up to the fence. Am waiting until the hard landscaping is done ..we have a muddy area outside the dining room doors at the moment.. when paving is down I will feel able to concentrate on plants.. ideas for scented plants that will tolerate sunny (sloping) bed welcomed!

It didn"t take me long to sort former "jungle" did loads of dead heading not too much weeding I am glad to say I don"t for unknown reasons get a lot of them , except of course the dreaded elderflower , it a total pain but once the garden gets up and running smothers it. One small point , I don"t know if you have a "Range" in your neck of the woods but they are selling their plants BOGF what a bargain