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Post by sweetpea on Aug 23, 2014 11:41:18 GMT
Your garden is lovely - sigh. Really beautiful. You must absolutely love it. Thanks ML. I do love it although it can be hard work at times and it is not perfect but I doubt if I would change it. There is always something happening as the seasons progress and we get a fair bit of wildlife. I did try for some bee and butterfly pics yesterday but they weren't in the mood for posing I think. |
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 23, 2014 11:52:00 GMT
This is the view from sitting room and where we see the bats silhouetted aginst the light area between the trees. Usually about 10pm but last night 8.30pm  |
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 24, 2014 10:57:57 GMT
Nothing much happening today it being Sunday and all. Not that I am religious or anything but I do have an aversion to going to church as the first time I went they threw water at me so I didn't go back  if the rain holds off it will be a trip to the tip with all the stuff from earlier plus about two ton of windfall apples I picked up this morning. I always leave a few out for the birds and they soon disappear. That reminds me, I have to pick some blackberries and some apples from the tree and my lovely neighbour will make some pies and/or crumble. drool drool! Also after Sunday dinner I have to clean out the filters for the pond. That is a messy job and I do that on the grass which always seems to green up more there where the sludge from the filter gets washed into the grass. |
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 24, 2014 15:25:07 GMT
Well that is one messy job done which should last for a few months.
The pond filter was very sludgy but at least it shows the filter is doing its work.
Lots of aquatic beasties get bumped off in the process which I don't like but it is unavoidable. plenty survive though to carry on the good work.
In a few weeks there wil be a noticeably greener patch of grass where everything was tipped out.
Usually when I have finished the birds have a field day feasting on the worms and other beasties but not seen any come down yet.
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 25, 2014 19:13:02 GMT
Decided to take the trailer to the tip despite it pouring with rain which makes it a bit muddy there but at least its done now. Apart from that and clearing a few slugs and snails from the g'house nothing else done outdoors because of the weather. What a miserable bank holiday this has been, cold, wet, windy and murky. In other words a typical bank holiday Monday.  |
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 27, 2014 11:47:58 GMT
Thought I would show this pic of family in garden 1955. Me, my mum dad and gran and 4 brothers and two sisters. The garden was built from scratch at our then new home in East Kilbride. My dad with some help from me transformed it from a builders site to a lovely back garden. My dad has Rosie on his shoulder. A Rosette cockatoo or Galah as Aussies called them. she was very tame and never flew away although sometimes went up on the roof. Her cage was always open and she had the run of the house. I like to think I inherited the love of gardening from my old man.  |
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Post by Rosie on Aug 27, 2014 14:37:43 GMT
What a smashing picture Jim, But i don't have any memories of sitting on your Dad's shoulder  Your garden looks a lovely peaceful place, a haven  |
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 27, 2014 14:47:48 GMT
The glasshouses at the back were always growing tomatoes and it wasn't until I had moved to Devon that I found out you could grow them outdoors  |
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Post by Cherry on Aug 27, 2014 16:21:15 GMT
Sweetpea don't take the windfalls to the tip. Bury them. They rot down very quickly and attract the biggest worms you have ever seen.
Lovely old picture of the family.
When I came to this country, it was the first time I had seen tomatoes growing in a greenhouse. We lived in Bishopton and the tomatoes in the greenhouse were the tastiest I had eaten.
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Post by peony on Aug 27, 2014 18:16:23 GMT
Lovely family photograph SP |
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 27, 2014 21:26:17 GMT
Sweetpea don't take the windfalls to the tip. Bury them. They rot down very quickly and attract the biggest worms you have ever seen.Lovely old picture of the family. When I came to this country, it was the first time I had seen tomatoes growing in a greenhouse. We lived in Bishopton and the tomatoes in the greenhouse were the tastiest I had eaten. They don't all go to the tip cherry. Some go in the compost bin as well. |
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Post by Moonlight on Aug 28, 2014 0:37:55 GMT
Sweetpea don't take the windfalls to the tip. Bury them. They rot down very quickly and attract the biggest worms you have ever seen.Lovely old picture of the family. When I came to this country, it was the first time I had seen tomatoes growing in a greenhouse. We lived in Bishopton and the tomatoes in the greenhouse were the tastiest I had eaten. They don't all go to the tip cherry. Some go in the compost bin as well.   |
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 28, 2014 10:16:16 GMT
They don't all go to the tip cherry. Some go in the compost bin as well.  Janey the Jester! |
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 28, 2014 21:47:33 GMT
After all the wind and rain we had a pleasant afternoon so I got stuck in down at the wildlife area and started clearing a spot for the daffodils I bought. Lots of nettles and ivy plus took a load of overhanging hazel branches off which will be useful for next year's beanpoles. Not much room left in the trailer now so if dry tomorrow should manage to fill it up ready for another tip run. Haven't seen any bats the last couple of nights. Too early for hibernation surely. Still loads of butterflies in the garden though. The tomatoes seem to sprout sideshoots overnight and it is a job to keep on top of things. Even got one tomato plant growing through the roof vent and others leaning over the central path and having to be tied up to support them. Next year they are going to be planted outdoors I think and the g'house kept for those plants that need the protection more. No doubt that will mean arctic conditions just as they are ripening so you can blame me in that event.  |
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 30, 2014 22:01:01 GMT
Just been down to the bottom garden where I was working today to fetch the bucket with my tools in it just in case of rain. I had to use a torch to see my way and I couldn't believe the amount of slugs all over. not just little ones but those hulking great things. Still as long as they stick to the dead vegetation I don't mind but later when I get sorted with more treasured plants I will have to keep a check on them.
Did take a couple of pics earlier of the tomatoes growing through the roof of g'house but won't put them on tonight as a starry sky so am off back out again for a bit of stargazing.
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Janey the Jester!
