Photos of our gardens.

Wed Jul 24, 2019 7:50 pm

Just received these two photos from Rita today and hopefully I will get them on here for her.

Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:29 pm

Managed to get the garden furniture sorted and the gazebo up today. That table actually seats 10, besides 6 chairs there are 4 stools and it all closes down so all cushions are under cover. Bought the water weights for the bottom of the gazebo poles this year and hope they weigh it down enough and it doesn't take off in any high winds.

Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:23 pm

All looks great Pauline, I am waiting for a phone call from Claire to let me know they have saftly arrived at their hotel then I can relax a bit this weekend.

Sat Aug 24, 2019 6:07 pm

Thanks for those remarks about the furniture and gazebo corner Joan. Am answering your post on the "Hello Everyone" thread and see that Claire and children arrived safely.

Fri Sep 06, 2019 4:58 pm

Photo of the bank of planters done so far, with coloured foliage.

Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:57 am

All looking so nice Pauline.Does look so nice and cheerful Hope the weights work for your gazebo

Sat Sep 07, 2019 3:08 pm

looks lovely Pauline

Sat Sep 07, 2019 11:30 pm

Thank you ladies for those kind remarks and yes the weights have worked well Dian, but did decide that the metal poles could still slip through the plastic weights and leave their metal feet behind, so had a think and remembered that when I did the sort out of all of the sewing items I had a bag of shoulder pads (that once used to be in fashion and got removed from clothing) and doubled them in two and put either side of each pole and tightened up the plastic screws again that hold both sides of the weights together and they have worked a treat - I knew I hung onto those useless shoulder pads for a reason . Today also altered that display around a bit and put the grasses apart and added another couple of planters to the display that I had finished.

Fri Sep 27, 2019 4:44 pm

Well I struggled on in the rain for as long as I could and all gardening clothes went into the washing machine - even the shoes and gardening gloves and went up for a hot bath - proves I am not a fairweather gardener .

Here are some photos and now looking tidier, but very bare:-

First two are an example of those already done for the Winter and the last one I hate to disturb at the moment because it is still so colourful with those summer flowers.

Site is telling me I can't put on any further photos in this post, so will do another one.

Fri Sep 27, 2019 4:52 pm

This next photo shows that the roses are still blooming, despite me cutting them back in places and the Japanese Anemones still looking good:-

Here is the wind spinner I purchased the other week:-

A similar photo I put on here previously, but have altered the planters around a little bit and have been working alongside them today:-

and now to the next post as I can only put on 3 photos at a time on here.

Fri Sep 27, 2019 4:59 pm

I see I lost the colour, style and size of the fonts with the photo descriptions in the post above and lets see what happens now - see I have lost the green colour now. Showing the bamboo edging that looks a bit wonky at the moment, but will look okay when the plants shoot up in the Spring over it and these sections are done:-

One of my delphiniums showing for a second time in that last photo.

Fri Sep 27, 2019 5:09 pm

First photo shows the bed by the patio which has been widened and is finished and that is the view I get from the dining room. As I come across the marigolds I am transferring them to that long planter for a while, because they continue flowering usually into November or later if the frost doesn't get at them and they are so colourful (some of the lobelia I have shoved in there too):-

That lot of shelving almost emptied now, so getting through quite a bit of clearing:-

and these fuchsias are still doing well - some have been cut back ready and will have to deal with them soon and cover them with the fleece and hope they survive through the Winter and I did manage quite a few last year:-

Fri Sep 27, 2019 5:17 pm

Last lot of photos now and the first one shows the end bed which is getting tidied and you can see at one end I have transplanted one lot of Day Lilies and am going to transplant some Phlox into it. The second and third photos shows the plants having been dug up and the third one the mess I was getting in and the hole dug for some of the Phlox at the back and I did complete that section and got one lot of Phlox and the Red Hot Poker, plus decided there was room for another lot of Day Lilies and I left that in a much tidier state than I was :-

Fri Sep 27, 2019 6:27 pm

Pauline you can see how hard you have worked in your garden .Great photos. It is so nice for you now to admire all your hard work

Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:29 pm

Pauline all looking good, I don't have much left in the way of flowers except Pansies I planted in tubs in the front, loads of cutting back still to do.
But well done .

Sat Sep 28, 2019 9:13 am

lovely garden Pauline. of course the branches are still awaiting to be chopped up!!! the rain is Davids friend

Sat Sep 28, 2019 10:26 pm

Latest ones taken today and no further gardening until I come home, then got to finish off the back, see to all of the foliage again (done the other week, but still growing) along the inside and outside of the side fence, see to the bed at the side of the house and then completely do the front garden - so quite a bit more to do.

Well I did get that section finished last night where the holes were being dug and the first one shows that and the other two the continuation down that side bed with the edging now in place. That is supposed to be grass in front of the edging, but reckon I have worn it out for the time being and it is now a mud patch

Sat Sep 28, 2019 10:33 pm

I wish I could find a way of putting more than 3 photos on at a time, so here we go with another post. First photo is another view of that bed taken from further down the garden, 2nd one shows all of the fuchsias grouped together ready for winter fleece (don't reckon there will be any frost while we are away, or hope not) and 3rd one showing the rockery that I have to work on when I get home - I did redesign the rocks at the start of it (out of view in this photo, but looking good)

Sat Sep 28, 2019 10:38 pm

Lastly the end bed still to be worked on, but you can see I got some more transplanting done into it last evening and second one shows the number of tubs that have got to be moved from that corner near the back gate and sorted - another job to do when I return.

Thankfully now for a week away from the work to recharge the batteries and get some energy back .

Sun Sep 29, 2019 1:34 pm

I can see all the hard work. hopefully you have finished it before your break

Sun Sep 29, 2019 4:04 pm

All looking ship shape so you can enjoy your break.....have a great time

Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:20 pm

]You deserve that break after all that hard work all looking good.

Mon Oct 07, 2019 6:43 pm

Thank you Ladies for the remarks and I certainly did enjoy the break, but have got back to it since getting back.

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