What have you done today in the Garden?

I expect the daffs will stay just like that for quite a few weeks. With the global warming we have noticed remarkable changes in rain amount, hours of sun, number days of tropical temps and other climatic indicators fluctuating over the past decades. In fact they had the figures tonight on the 20.00 u news.

Generally speaking, I would not recommend feeding birds at com gardens; however, I feed them modestly and much less during planting and harvesting times of the season. Further, I plant most of my crops at home and only set out plantlets that are too large for birds to attack. Additionally I use netting to protect my little babies. My main prob is not from birds, it is voles and rats. Gurrrrrrrrrrrr.

It may be difficult for you to visualise my garden, having never seen it in person, but it is not open like your lottie. I have the luxury of being able to have a separate flower garden from the veggie quadrants. The birds focus on the cover of the flower gardens’ botanical elevations.
That was a valid question though.

 

Out looking for bulbs to move and spread a little grass seed. Wet and mild. Or to be more correct, soaking, sodden wet mess and mild temperatures.

 

Just fed the birds and squirrel and took these photographs.

To take a photo of anything on the patio without frightening it off, I have to stand here in the lounge and set my camera on "zoom," then try to hold it still.
It's snowing!



This is "Winnie the Wagtail" she spends a lot of time standing on the birdbath, but is also up and down collecting food that other birds drop on the patio, she doesn't go into the feeders.






This is Max eating his kibbled nuts. He's very timid, he can see me. If I walk through the door in the fence onto the patio, he's off. Up on to the side fence and runs along the length of it and out of the garden, though we've never done anything to frighten him.

 

Sjoerd, that is a yellow rose bud, right? Yellow roses are my favorite
among all the beautiful flowers.
The lovely decorated greenhouse is so special.
The birds remind me of our own flocks. The Starlings come in flocks
and try to hog up anything edible. Blue jays are quite piggish, but there aren't many and they don't hang around long.. Our Wrens fly away south for winter, as do the Robins. If Finch stay here, their color fades.
We also hang up suet feeders. The Woodpeckers eat most of it, but others take what they need.
A real amusement is watching squirrels try to scale the pole to the Birdfeeder. They never give up, although they never manage to get the seeds. Only what falls to the ground.

 

We had bluebirds the other day. So pretty. They come every year, in a gang, several times.

They are a brighter blue in person as opposed to a photo.

 

Nice wagtail shots, Riley.

Cayu, I was amazed to see bluebirds at this time of year. Is this timing normal? They are such lovely birds, aren’t they.

GP— the rose bud is yellow, but that has to do with the time of year and temperature. This Westerland rose normally has a tangerine colour. I think that the westerland is a mix with a yellow rose.
I like fragrant yellow roses as well, but I do not have any at this time.

 

Just got in from the lottie....mates, it was nothing less than magnificent. Urm...perhaps a bit overstated to the public, but not to me personally. Let me explain:

You see, we have needed to to replace the composted wood chip paths in the flower garden for two years now. There was a splinter of sunshine today so we went out on little recon jaunt. We discovered a mountain of chippies on a dumping place the council uses.

We had taken our large black Norwegian bin-liners, so we got stuck in right away. We loaded up our auto and drove out to the allotment, unloaded the bags and placed them at the ready. We will now make plans on how to process the composting chips and then where to spread it. I am hoping we can get to it sooner rather than later. I want to get this chore out of the way before the real work begins.

 

Our fall bluebirds are much brighter than the spring bluebirds !

 

Spent an hour in the garden, pruned one of the wisterias...just five more to go.

I prune quite a bit in the Autumn, but down again to between two and four buds about now.








I pruned this much dead wood off the smaller of our two acer palmatums.




It's necessary every year, it's of no concern, it's being replaced as usual by lots of new growth at the top.




This one's still to be seen to. Looking very sorry for itself at the moment, but it "scrubs up well."





Our mimosa in the big tub on the patio is a bit late this year as it's so cold, but it's doing its best.

It'll get a bit of a prune once it's flowered.



"The information's out there, you only have to let it in." (Jesse Stone)

 

I haven't written for quite a while, with virtual schooling I'm done with the computer when I get off work. I'm starting to get the gardening catalogs and have looked through them. We seem to be having a mild winter here in Wisconsin. I can look out my window and see the snow left from last week, but no more is expected, at least for now. My garlic started to come up before the snow. I've never planted garlic before so will it still be okay? I've been sewing, a lot. I made a throw for my son for Christmas and seasonal quilted table runners for his wife. Now I'm working on finishing my granddaughter's quilt. Other then that, not much going on here. Covid is running wild here in this state, so we pretty much don't go anywhere. I hope everyone had a great holiday(s). I don't think I've written since before Thanksgiving, so I added the "s".

 

I guess home schooling can be a bit fraught.

 

Looking again at the photos of feeders and birds and squirrels. I miss hanging out food for the critters. Just attracted too many wild and domestic animals that created a perfect cycle of life. Still see lots of birds, squirrels and cats but they are just more dispersed. Soil is too wet to do anything but great for a dry walk. Temperature very warm at 47 F.

 

Checked on seeds for sprouts. Red basil, amethyst basil, goji berry, red pitahaya and lavender have just sprouted. Watered plants. Sprayed some soap and water solution onto the dwarf pigeon peas that were attacked by aphids. And last but not least, I cut the grass, lots of it, and wet.

 

Hi there and welcome back ! Had a nice holiday,, hope you did as well ! Garlic will be fine, I didn`t plant any this year since the stepson always gets it with the weed eater ! Less trouble to just buy it !
Not much change here Covid or not,, we just wear our masks and sanitize our hands and all is well ! However I try to get as much done as possible on trips to town so don`t have to go so often !
Cooking is my hobby so have a lot of time for that ! Experiment a lot ! Some turn out ok,,and some do not !
That reminds me,, I did not get heavy cream when I went grocery shopping today ! Oh well,, get it later !

 

I harvested turmeric, transplanted some zinnias, propagated zinnias and tomatos from cuttings, and sowed coriander, tabasco peppers and zinnias.