What have you done today in the Garden?

Daniel— great work. I am jealous that you are able to be doing so much already.mcarry on, mate.

 

We have what I always knew as morning glories, but they call them something else here. And don't even get me started on creeping charlie.

Snow is still covering everything. I just started some strawberry seeds inside.

 

Willow We have similar issues with white or pink morning glory/field bindweed. It’s spreads all season and easy grower in our zone 8b. It has taken many years to eliminate them from the garden . I wish some of my plants were that efficient as ground covers. We also get pink rain lilies that grow in the pastures I don’t mind them, but the wild blackberries drive me a nuts. They have been known to cover small buildings . I do have creeping Jenny and the bright yellow blooms. They are not invasive here and they look nice in some areas in the garden. There are many more invasive plants.

Half the nation is under a weather alert a huge arctic blast. Stay warm and stay safe. Those quilts will come in handy. Of course I think your quilts are to nice to use but more for hanging on a wall to add a bit of flair to any room.

 

No gardening today. I stayed indoors. Lots of rain.

 

Today was the day, I and a neighbour two doors away were going to tackle the silver birch trees in the garden between ours. The owner is in hospital, long term.


We want to bring them down to the height they were when they were last pollarded, removing the branches that overhang our gardens. Each year we have to contend with the catkins and later the falling leaves. Such trees are unsuitable for small suburban gardens.

Here. I'd just collected a lot of the leaves. The conifer, behind the "offending" trees, is in the garden next door to the garden behind ours and doesn't block out any light.






He has a scaffold tower, I have a heavy duty Fiskars telescopic pruner. So we're well prepared.





These are just the ones, "my side" there's three but, one died a couple of years ago.
You can just see the other tree, even taller, on the other side of the garden.






But it's raining!
So we'll have to choose another day.

 

Willow- we finally did get some snow, three different waves if it but not amounting to much. Around 5-6 inches. It’s melting quickly as the temps are now rising . It will be in the 50s next week. I can’t wait for Spring!!