It has been so long since I last wrote a garden update, I have been training so I can hopefully go back to work, combine this with the almost constant rain and children getting poorly I have not managed to get outside for ages.
Below shows how our clay soil is coping with the rain....
Today I managed to get outside, start to clear down and see what needs to be done.
Firstly these grapes, what a mess. I did not have the time to do anything with the grapes we grew and the butterfly's and insects did love them late autumn when they needed the food, but this left over mess I really hate. I am thinking about if I want to keep the grape vines or look for something else. The vines grow fast and look OK but it is a plant I really have not grown to love.
A good hour of tidy up and the joys of a step ladder in the garden, it looks much better. I am not sure I should be doing this now but the plant was getting mouldy and I cut back to a node each time. So hopefully not too much damage caused.
This is whats left of the summer border so everything has been cut back, now I need to get weeding and completing the tidy. This should have been done months ago but time just got away.
I am happy with a good couple of hours in the garden and the progress I made. Also I feel so much better for it the fresh air and the clearing my mind. I must not let it slide again and remember exactly what the garden does for my mental health.
Below shows how our clay soil is coping with the rain....
Today I managed to get outside, start to clear down and see what needs to be done.
Firstly these grapes, what a mess. I did not have the time to do anything with the grapes we grew and the butterfly's and insects did love them late autumn when they needed the food, but this left over mess I really hate. I am thinking about if I want to keep the grape vines or look for something else. The vines grow fast and look OK but it is a plant I really have not grown to love.
A good hour of tidy up and the joys of a step ladder in the garden, it looks much better. I am not sure I should be doing this now but the plant was getting mouldy and I cut back to a node each time. So hopefully not too much damage caused.
This is whats left of the summer border so everything has been cut back, now I need to get weeding and completing the tidy. This should have been done months ago but time just got away.
I am happy with a good couple of hours in the garden and the progress I made. Also I feel so much better for it the fresh air and the clearing my mind. I must not let it slide again and remember exactly what the garden does for my mental health.
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