The Tibb Gardening Thread

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Post what you have done today in your garden here (or what you are planning).



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[Christmas Dynasnow]

today I have been pruning, tidying up and been raking out moss from patches on the lawns and reseeding.

[arista]

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[Rustic bauble]

I had a Gin and Tonic after a successful football game....:cheer2:

[Cherry Christmas]

Refilled the bird baths...did a bit of light weeding, we planted bee bombs last year so it’s hard to know at the moment what’s a weed unless it’s an obvious one

Sat in the sun, drank tea

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Refilled the bird baths...did a bit of light weeding, we planted bee bombs last year so it’s hard to know at the moment what’s a weed unless it’s an obvious one

Sat in the sun, drank tea

leave the dandelions as they provide much needed food for bees in April.

I think i have a wasps nest as i have a wasp going in and out of one of my airbricks :amazed:

I had to stop one making a nest in the garage, 3 times she tried but sadly i had to stop her :(

But this is more suitable - round the back garden

[Cherry Christmas]

I had a Gin and Tonic after a successful football game....:cheer2:

:laugh:

leave the dandelions as they provide much needed food for bees in April.

I think i have a wasps nest as i have a wasp going in and out of one of my airbricks :amazed:

I had to stop one making a nest in the garage, 3 times she tried but sadly i had to stop her :(

But this is more suitable - round the back garden

:dazzler:

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Just been to the local garden centre - bloody freezing walking around with my trolley. Bought some roses, Buddleja, Saxifrages some tools and some compost and pots etc

:spin:

[Cherry Christmas]

Just been to the local garden centre - bloody freezing walking around with my trolley. Bought some roses, Buddleja, Saxifrages some tools and some compost and pots etc

:spin:

B n Q never closed here

[Nicky91]

not really gardening weather it was today

but i did go outside for a small bit, just to check up on the garden, most of it is growing nicely again

blossom in my plum, cherry, currant trees :love:

[Christmas Dynasnow]

im in and out at mo and great lumps of soft hail keep pinging my ears!

[Kazanne]

its been nice here albeit cold but suns been out all day, so we have made a herb garden with the kids,

[Christmas Dynasnow]

how to help beetles in your garden

https://www.wildaboutgardens.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-03/200204%20RSWT%20WAG2021%20Booklet_WEBSPREADS_cardi nal%281%29_1.pdf

[thesheriff443]

The cannabis plants are doing great ��

[bots]

i changed the habit of a lifetime, got my tree loppers out and trimmed back some bushes

[Cherry Christmas]

i changed the habit of a lifetime, got my tree loppers out and trimmed back some bushes

lockdown has done strange things to people :laugh:

[Cherry Christmas]

its been nice here albeit cold but suns been out all day, so we have made a herb garden with the kids,

a lovely idea :love:

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Me and middle girl LT are off to Dobbies in a bit

:dazzler:

[Kazanne]

Planted some Parsley,Mint and Corriander today

[Christmas Dynasnow]

I potted in a lovely Pink into a nice Italian pottery pot and put some Chrysanthemum seeds into a seed tray covered with clear wrap and popped in the greenhouse. I also edged the lawns.

And i just sprayed all the orchid leaves with food

:hee:

[Christmas Dynasnow]

raked oot the moss and cut and edged the grass yesterday, first cut of the year. will apply a feed to the grass in the evening and water it in. bought a book on orchids yesterday as i have 5 Moth Orchids and id like to know more about them -fascinating plant and last night there was a great bit about them on Gardeners World

[Nicky91]

such nice weather today is, done a bit of gardening too some new plants


yesterday had put vegetable and herb seeds in the ground

[Kazanne]

I really want a Magnolia tree but not one that get too big,any ideas on the best ones to look for ?

[Cherry Christmas]

no Mow May, to encourage bees and butterflies to flourish on daisies and dandelions

https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/no-mow-may

Mr C has the month off

[Cherry Christmas]

I really want a Magnolia tree but not one that get too big,any ideas on the best ones to look for ?

Look for dwarf Magnolia's Kaz, though my ex neighbour planted what she thought was a dwarf version and it must be 20 feet :laugh:

[Nicky91]

this year has been a good year so far for plants, i mean last year i thought was warmer already around this time

[Kazanne]

Look for dwarf Magnolia's Kaz, though my ex neighbour planted what she thought was a dwarf version and it must be 20 feet :laugh:

OMG Cherie,lol, I love them but dont want a 20 footer:joker: I will look for a dwarf one.

[Cherry Christmas]

OMG Cherie,lol, I love them but dont want a 20 footer:joker: I will look for a dwarf one.

https://www.thompson-morgan.com/flowers-plants-shrubs/plants/shrubs/magnolia?source=google&nooos&msclkid=e767e6c8e2c318566d238641bc95f232&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=6.3.1+Trees+%5Bbrd%3AN%5D+%5Bad%3AT%5 D+%5BCam%3ATRE%5D&utm_term=dwarf+magnolia+tree+varieties&utm_content=Magnolia+%5Bbrd%3AN%5D+%5Bad%3AT%5D+%5 BADG%3AMagTr%5D+%5BID%3A1236950807619003%5D

[Cherry Christmas]

no Mow May, to encourage bees and butterflies to flourish on daisies and dandelions

https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/no-mow-may

Mr C has the month off

.

[Nicky91]

online garden centres for us either


we used to go to garden centres before (but mainly around christmas time since our garden centres or some of them have very nice christmas shows, with fun decorations)

but online centres have better quality plants




i also love Bergenia's :love: very nice leaves and really nice flowers, got loads of them now

[Kazanne]

https://www.thompson-morgan.com/flowers-plants-shrubs/plants/shrubs/magnolia?source=google&nooos&msclkid=e767e6c8e2c318566d238641bc95f232&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=6.3.1+Trees+%5Bbrd%3AN%5D+%5Bad%3AT%5 D+%5BCam%3ATRE%5D&utm_term=dwarf+magnolia+tree+varieties&utm_content=Magnolia+%5Bbrd%3AN%5D+%5Bad%3AT%5D+%5 BADG%3AMagTr%5D+%5BID%3A1236950807619003%5D

LOVE that black tulip one Cherie,thanks for the link
Like this one too Magnolia liliflora 'Nigra'
Magnolia

[Christmas Dynasnow]

I repotted my Easter Cactus and gut back grass. I also repotted some wildflower seedlings that now have their true leaves.

I also for the 4th time had to get rid of a wee wasps nest developing in the garage much to the anger of the Queen but i did apologise

[Cherry Christmas]

I repotted my Easter Cactus and gut back grass. I also repotted some wildflower seedlings that now have their true leaves.

I also for the 4th time had to get rid of a wee wasps nest developing in the garage much to the anger of the Queen but i did apologise


I didn't get any apology :suspect:

[Cherry Christmas]

LOVE that black tulip one Cherie,thanks for the link
Like this one too Magnolia liliflora 'Nigra'
Magnolia

its a good company that one, had stuff from them before

[Christmas Dynasnow]

https://www.my5.tv/gardening-with-carol-klein/season-1/episode-1

[Parmy]

I'm going to order a few of those on that link, and hand them out to my customers.

Hope mama karma gives me a big winner on the nasty ggs

[Christmas Dynasnow]

i just ordered some plugs

fox and cubs and native foxgloves

[user104658]

I hate gardening but I did put some lawn treatment thing on the dog pee burns on the grass about a week ago. I don't think it's doing anything.

[Christmas Dynasnow]

I hate gardening but I did put some lawn treatment thing on the dog pee burns on the grass about a week ago. I don't think it's doing anything.

Dis you rake away the dead grass first?

Plus you need to water daily if its not raining

[Christmas Dynasnow]

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Cat fur in an old bird feeder at this time of year will get emptied quick by birds for nest bulding

[Christmas Dynasnow]

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In Denmark, the law requires owners of large farmland to plant 5 % of their land with flowers 🌸 🌸🌸 for bees 🦟🦟🦟

[Christmas Dynasnow]

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[Cherry Christmas]

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In Denmark, the law requires owners of large farmland to plant 5 % of their land with flowers �� ���� for bees ������

georgeous, my bee bombs are finally flowering :flutter:

[Nicky91]

not been busy in the garden for last few days, too much rain, too cold weather

[Christmas Dynasnow]

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[Nicky91]

On Saturday morning in Maartensdijk, Princess Beatrix gave a helping hand in the garden of the Thomashuis, a small-scale housing facility for people with disabilities. She did so as part of the national volunteer action NL doet. Beatrix is a loyal participant of this. "I'm glad to be back at work this morning," she said at the greeting.

The princess enthusiastically threw herself into potting plants, while the residents initially only interested in the photographers. "Cheese," one of them kept shouting. It wasn't until the media had left that Beatrix really got help with potting.

"When you see how handy they are, it takes some getting used to," the princess had to turn the switch. She is of order and cleanliness, the helping inhabitants have less regard for this. "It looks reasonable," Beatrix nevertheless judged.

She also expressed satisfaction with the chosen colour combinations of the plants. She told between the companies that in her own garden at Drakensteyn Castle in Lage Vuursche, which is less than a 9-minute drive from the Thomas house, she has no borders with flowers, but she does have many shrubs. She herself regularly works in the garden, she also said.

Friendly and accessible

Princess Beatrix was supposed to come to Maartensdijk last year, said Dennis van Middelkoop, who set up the residential community 12.5 years ago and who also lives in the house with his family. However, NL doet was cancelled at the last minute due to the outbreak of corona pandemic.

"I like that she has decided to come now. It's also nice and close."

He described the princess as "kind and accessible." The nervousness before her arrival would not have been necessary, although Van Middelkoop had already done a lot of work in the garden the previous two days because it had to look a bit tidy for Princess Beatrix. It didn't matter that she came to work on that.

Her arrival was not announced until shortly before arrival. One responded with hypothermia. "I'm a princess too," she declared.

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[Christmas Dynasnow]

I hope that compost is Peat Free??

[Nicky91]

I hope that compost is Peat Free??

idk what you mean, it is the same compost we ourselves use as well, very good for potting indeed

[user104658]

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Cat fur in an old bird feeder at this time of year will get emptied quick by birds for nest bulding


Do they want dog fur? They could build a skyscraper with a couple of days shedding from this fkn dog.

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Do they want dog fur? They could build a skyscraper with a couple of days shedding from this fkn dog.

well they used to take all smallest boy LTs hair when i used to cut it outside when he was wee so yes

[Christmas Dynasnow]

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[Nicky91]

bit too warm for my liking to be working in the garden now


but everything is growing nicely now, bit later than normal of course but nice to see



only my christmas tree which we had put in the ground, has been there for more than 10 years now at least, it is dying we see, a shame, but we are gonna put it out of its misery, a sacrifice to protect our conifers cuz maybe it still takes away water and compost from conifers and anything what is around it :think:



also i saw a pidgeon crapping right in front of me this morning, also cannot believe they aren't shy but very tame nowadays :laugh2: you can clap or make noise as much as you want but they aren't going away that easily

[Christmas Dynasnow]

iv just watered all my containers

[Nicky91]

too hot for gardening :(

wanted to remove a dead plum tree but that is too much work in this heat so we'll do that some other day it isn't as hot anymore

[Cherry Christmas]

No watering required today...it's raining here

[Parmy]

https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/16/rare-orchids-thought-extinct-in-uk-found-in-london-rooftop-garden-14780981/

[Nicky91]

we've removed our cherry tree, been tidying up left space of the garden, everything was looking a bit too close at each other, not good for any other plants, you have to make choices when gardening, that is the fun thing about gardening, it never stays the same for a long time

[Christmas Dynasnow]

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[Josy]

I managed to plant and grow 3 plants this year that actually SURVIVED

That's a record for me as I'm actual know as the plant murderer :hee:526752685269

[Cherry Christmas]

I managed to plant and grow 3 plants this year that actually SURVIVED

That's a record for me as I'm actual know as the plant murderer :hee:526752685269

lovely Josy although is is quite hard to kill a geranium :laugh:

[Nicky91]

been quite busy in the garden today, very stressful renewing and making it winter ready, removing some old plants and putting in some new plants which remain green in winters

[Rustic bauble]

I managed to plant and grow 3 plants this year that actually SURVIVED

That's a record for me as I'm actual know as the plant murderer :hee:526752685269


Me too...:laugh:

[Nicky91]

having been working in our garden again a lot, more soil, less pebbles (we made a nice little ''mountain'' like thing in the back of our garden, for some sempervivums, and not to throw anything away but re-using pebbles for something else)


i got a new plant, Agapanthus Africanus, seems really lovely, also can survive winters, but am mainly liking it for the shape of its many flowers, and a bee-friendly plant too, also a must for me, something what is good for the bees, butterflies


also going for the edible flower seeds too same as last year but a little different, instead of poppies, going for nasturtiums which look similar, and also hollyhocks which are amazing for some height in your garden


:)


as for my vegetable garden

lettuce, since that is soooo easy to grow

chard, because of variety in colours they come in, red/orange/yellow

carrots, also fairly easy to grow



in terms of fruit trees we got quite a lot of plums, a new Morell cherry, elstar apple


we got a quite wet area at our seating area, the soil behind our bench, so we decided to go for cobbler plants (Bergenia) since they grow well in moist soil too



in terms of rainfall, we cannot complain this year, sooo much rain and snow what turned into water automatically too for nature over here

i'm gonna laugh if there is complaints over droughts this summer tbh :laugh:

[Cherry Christmas]

having been working in our garden again a lot, more soil, less pebbles (we made a nice little ''mountain'' like thing in the back of our garden, for some sempervivums, and not to throw anything away but re-using pebbles for something else)


i got a new plant, Agapanthus Africanus, seems really lovely, also can survive winters, but am mainly liking it for the shape of its many flowers, and a bee-friendly plant too, also a must for me, something what is good for the bees, butterflies


also going for the edible flower seeds too same as last year but a little different, instead of poppies, going for nasturtiums which look similar, and also hollyhocks which are amazing for some height in your garden


:)


as for my vegetable garden

lettuce, since that is soooo easy to grow

chard, because of variety in colours they come in, red/orange/yellow

carrots, also fairly easy to grow



in terms of fruit trees we got quite a lot of plums, a new Morell cherry, elstar apple


we got a quite wet area at our seating area, the soil behind our bench, so we decided to go for cobbler plants (Bergenia) since they grow well in moist soil too



in terms of rainfall, we cannot complain this year, sooo much rain and snow what turned into water automatically too for nature over here

i'm gonna laugh if there is complaints over droughts this summer tbh :laugh:

Nice write up Nicky