Its All Go

So, what have I been up to the last few days.  Well, as the sun is shining and it is warm - where else would I be except in the garden.

What a job. Due to the extended winter everything has got totally out of control.  First there was the

Next came the greenhouse.  I did not use it last year so it became a repository for all the things we could not find other space for.  You know, "where do you want this?"  "Oh bung it in the greenhouse for now".  So, it turned into a job that took nearly all day.  At least I was able to get my geraniums and bedding plants out of the house and into the greenhouse and also plant some tomatoes.

The pond was the next job we tackled.  Whilst Mike cleaned out all the filters and the pump, I undertook cutting back all the marginal plants and taking out excess pondweed.  It is a wonder the fish had room to move.  I took out two large plastic sackfuls! The fish can now swim up and down instead of being confined to one corner. That all took another day.

We have been so tired in the evenings we have been falling asleep in front of the t.v. and I have had no time for the computer.

Along the way, I did manage to slice open the top of my toe on a pane of broken glass.  Mike had left the pane propped up against the front of the greenhouse. I kept telling him it was dangerous with the dogs and with Nathan and Daniel visiting regularly.  Like all men he kept saying "in a minute".  If it heard that once I heard it fifty times.  In the end it was me that ended up with a nasty cut and blood all over the place. I had popped out barefoot to water the greenhouse and put slug pellets around the young tomatoes. Forgot the glass and walked right into it or rather my left foot went under it, slicing the next to little toe.  Made me feel quite faint. I do not have to tell you what I said to him, I think you will all know!  Thankfully, it is clean and already healing over although it is making me limp a bit  and does it throb!!  It is making the gardening more difficult as well as I cannot wear shoes.  The cut is right on the top and any pressure on it is agony so I have to be extra careful. One very shamefaced Mike.

Next came weeding although we have not finished that yet and strimming the edges of the two big borders plus emptying out all the tubs.  Today I was actually able to start

I have not go it all finished.  Everything takes me so much longer these days.  The joys of getting old and it was so hot I had to keep coming indoors to cool off.  I did get at least half of them done and we now have some bright splashes of colour in the garden.  The rest will be done tomorrow hopefully.  After that it will be heavy pruning of some shrubs that have become rather large and finishing off the weeding.

On Tuesday, after we have looked after Nathan, we start on the front garden although, thankfully that is not as much work.  I shall be glad when the last plant is in situ, then we can sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labours  I still have some plants on order but they will not be here for two weeks so that will give us a break before we plant them in the border for which they are intended.

All we need now is for the weather to stay warm and for the plants to thrive and grow and give us pleasure for the rest of the summer.  So, four days of seemingly non-stop gardening but it will be worth it I am sure.  Next winter we will make sure whenever it is dry to go and have a look and check things before they become rampant.

Now I have to disappear back outside again.  I took a break but now we have to clear up all the mess from today. That needs doing before we even think about the evening meal.

I shall be back to commenting on your journals in a couple of days when we get all this gardening done.  I promise that I have not forgotten the ghost story, that will be coming up in the near future although I cannot say just when.  I need the time to write it all up.

Wishing you all a great week.