What have you done today in the Garden?

Rain rain rain

 

Same rains just another day.

 

Rain is forecast for tomorrow and showers for the rest of the week. So reluctantly, I did a bit, starting with mowing both lawns and feeding the pots.
I gave both of these quinces a prune to reduce the height to the top of the fence, unchecked, the shade it will give to the lawn will encourage the growth of more moss than it already gets. I also pruned the camellia as I do each year. It will mean few flowers, but we don't mind, we don't want it growing too big. We like it for its glossy leaves.





I try to contain the quinces to a band along the top of the fence, I don't let them grow outwards as they would inhibit the growth of the rhodos and azaleas.




I about a foot off the tops of about a dozen "bolting" branches on the top of this sorbus. I don't want more height I'd rather it thicken up. I'll give it a bit more shape in the late autumn.
Behind this sorbus we've a dense bamboo forest at the bottom of the garden that looks impenetrable.





In reality, it's less than a foot deep and a bit whimpy, as for a couple of decades, it has needed lateral wire supports at three different heights to stop it flopping forwards. I have to check it now and again as the low voltage cables for the lanterns are attached to the base panels of the fence and the bamboo tries to get the odd can to grow up between the cables and the panel.




I've watered quite a bit in this long dry spell, paying a bit more for water is cheaper than replacing an established perennial that died for lack of water.

The lollypop acer in the front garden has benefitted as without enough water the leaves will go crispy.




I'm pleased with the growth of this acer palmatum Taylor, I bought on-line at the beginning of last year
I'd bought two in successive years before this and they both died. "Sight unseen" means you don't get an opportunity to see the graft and these can sometime be poorly executed and the joint restricts the amount of water the plant receives. It's a bit, pot luck. So I'm pleased with this one.





When I bought them I wondered if I would need some alternative new plants for when the flowers on these heathers faded, but they still look attractive without any, so they can stay.





The hebes in the new troughs outside the teahouse will shortly be in flower.




The lawn at the back end of the garden has recovered and yes I know the tea-house could do with a bit of a clean, but I remind myself that it's little more than just an ornate garden shed.

 

Nothing today went to see my friend's Marion and Barry.

 

Oh dear, Mel.

 

Impressive posting, Riley. What a paradise you have put together there.

 

Planted out the last of the cosmos and snapdragons, just in time for it to rain so no watering tonight.

 

Logan… lucky timing for sure with a nice gentle rain on board .

 

Thank you Pacnorwest, at 4pm we didn't just get rain it was torrential rain for at least 5 mins, then light rain all through the evening.

 

Not much today just keeping an eye on the wallflower seedlings to see if they need shading. Doing all of the gardening I've strained my left ankle on the inside by stooping down and getting up a lot. I've been taking ibruprofen to help with the swelling and putting my feet up for a while during the day.

 

No gardening today. Don't even need to water as it rained during the night.

 

Same here it has just poured cats and dogs the past two days. Fingers cross this will keep our area out of the state mapped fire zone…

 

Hope so.

 

Finished planting all of the summer plants out, here's one of the borders with cosmos, snapdragons and marigolds.

 

Oh Loggie, theybste going to be a nice addition. I like them very much.