Getting to grips

Category: Miscellaneous | Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:32 am

My garden always tends to look quite forlorn at this time of year. The grass doesn't stop growing, but is always too wet to mow. Creeping border plants have overcrept onto paths. Rotting leaves still everywhere. Basically a mess.
It's amazing what a quick lawn mow can achieve though. It was still damp but I chanced a last cut for the winter, and it left a few small mud patches. Never mind, it'll grow back by Spring.
A few daffodil and narcissi bulbs are starting to shoot in the corner of the lawn which I have to remember to avoid cutting until they've flourished.
I think a little while spent out there each day for a few days might sparkle things up a bit...
Weeding the gravel areas, digging over empty beds, enthusing about the coming year of renewed colour.
The pond could do with a muck out now, but as it's such a mission, probably won't happen.
Other tasks lay ahead too. Lifting the patio slabs and relaying them properly is one - they were just placed on earth last year to establish the design, and are starting to sink and tilt.
Restaining the front gates which are losing their protection due to sun and rain.
Getting moss off the garage roof which has built up to almost a second garden - although I quite like the cottagey look of lush moss on tiles.
Plenty to think about, but for now, maybe just another cup of coffee....I wonder what's on TV?

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Netty wrote on Tue Jan 01, 2008 2:39 pm:

I have so much to do outdoors too Pete, but the weather is not co-operating with me. I'm really hoping for an early spring!

Droopy wrote on Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:59 pm:

Lucky Pete! My dirt is frozen.

eileen wrote on Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:12 pm:

My dirt is frozen too but I do a few little tasks outside nonetheless. The blackbirds have a habit of redistributing the leaves and bark chips all over the lawn so it's a daily job to return them all to the flower beds where they should be. I think the blackbirds are winning though!!! LOL Turning the compost and giving it a watering is done when the weather allows and skimming the pond to get rid of debris is about my limit though.

dooley wrote on Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:42 pm:

It's too cold here to do much outside. I can maybe rake those leaves. After that wind on Christmas they are all on the ground now. Maybe I will wait for it to be about 75 first. I stay cold about 300 days out of the year. dooley