Garden Snap Shots!

More clearing and planting 😀.

Bought some veg plugs and got them in and the rain came just right.

Think 🤞🤞🤞the last, with the exception of 3 cornered leek, clearing of borders and debris is complete phew. The original slabs in front of the border had to come up as the rose of Sharon was well tangled under it. Slabshad toplaced at the back of the border as soil level higher than fence! Other slabs from behind the garage place temporarily to stop weed growth until we get top soil and turf and garden help coordinated in next week or 2. Last upright slabs temporary sited, lugged to many from front to back!

Heap of stuff on top of the plastic covered 3 cornered leek is some of the debris from the bed and under the slabs, I shifted another couple of barrow loads. I notice the 'leek' is fighting so hard now 🤞. I'm hoping DIL may take hard-core later for farm track holes. 

Back to peat free Compost. Used in this recent local fb bargain purchase.

One on the left is the one I described earlier as looking like dead blackbird feathers. The expensive Dobbies without John Innes. On the right Aldis own.

Both watered by Saturdays heavy rain, yet there's a dry area in the expensive side.....

Edit added another photo.which illustrates dryness and texture better

Wisteria just opening and 3 Allium’s Pin Ball Wizard just starting to open. These bought last year at Harrogate Garden Show so waiting to see how they develope 

All the blues. 

Bits and bobs...I was up very early today so got some planting done. Will the sunflower seedlings survive or will the pigeons win again!? 

I took photos of this nice rose, Jacqueline du Pre and the alliums, purple sensation. Then our "no mow" area which has shot up this year due to the rain. Also I have been given these Oeniums by a neighbour (apologies spell checker can't work that one out) what to do with them is the question?! I know they have to go inside the greenhouse in the winter.

Brue, I have quite a few Aeoniums, I have some I use as focal plants on patio, others are in with other succulents in a larger pot. I use clay pots for mine, so they don’t topple over, and always put gravel on top to stop squirrels investigating. They are fine out in garden up here from around now to first cold spells, then they go inside, either into greenhouse or inside house. They look good with houseleeks and Echeveria in a big wide but fairly shallow pot in a warm sunny spot, but make sure you can lift put when it gets cold😁 Mine originate from a couple I bought down at a roadside sale at Church Cove, Lizard, had lots of babies!

Many thanks TDA (and the correct spelling!) I think I'll dot them around and repot a few as they are very tall and look as though they'll topple over...Will use terracotta as you suggest.  

Doggy wash day here, some of his favourites needed a clean. Blinking football burst in washer…..snow everywhere!🤣🦮😱

Wow Brue , Roses in flower already. Mine are only just making buds.

It's been very warm here Hosta, I think it's pushed some roses forward, the older types aren't out yet.