The garden was beautiful today.....bright, with warm sunshine, very tranquil, the only sound a cow with a rather human-sounding cough and of course the birds. It was lovely to just sit in the sun as we had a teabreak. There were quite a few insects around.
The shadow of the barn is far across the garden now, even at midday.
The grass needs cutting but it is far too wet.
I was working in shade unfortunately, but I really wanted to get the last dahlias cut back and covered. Hopefully they will survive the frosts under their coverings, as they did last year. The growth this year has been amazing and I filled the wheelbarrow about 6 times from just one patch in the raised bed (third picture.)
Anne has been spreading the well-rotted manure and Steve did some more. The asparagus bed, half the fruit net, some of the greenhouse, the strawberries and the dahlias have all had a barrowload each.
Strawberries.
Blackcurrants.
Asparagus.
I spent some time on the butterfly garden. I defined the edges using long-handled shears and an edging spade and filled it with leftover daisies and forgetmenots. Rabbits don`t like forgetmenots but I`m not sure about daisies especially if it snows when they seem to eat anything. Quite a few "Love in a mist" seedlings are growing strongly and will most probably survive the winter.
This is what we brought home today....cabbage, parsnip, leeks and a little brocollic.
Also the very last bunch of dahlias.
I am busy making gifts and preparing for Christmas. In the next few weeks especially if the weather is bad, I will post photos of my crafts and the preparations.
You've done well geting your beds cleared. We need a few more dry days to get to it!
ReplyDeleteStill a few things to do at home....the rose garden and some shrubs to prune on the bottom fence. Just bought a lot of half price bulbs in B and Q today. Well worth a visit.
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