Despite drizzle and grey skies – and the resulting clagginess of the clay soil – I have still been at work in the garden. Several more crops have been started or moved on.
I have also broken up a good chunk of the concrete path that ran up the centre of the garden. We have a couple of alternative paths in (albeit only covered in turf at the moment) and removing the straight path in the middle will be a big step forward in making the garden seem less square.
There is a lot more work to do but it won’t be long now before I can get the Cornus plants I picked up in a recent sale into the position I have planned for them (right where the path was – a visual, living barrier will quickly disguise the alteration).
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Solanum tuberosum - Purple Majesty Solanum tuberosum |
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Pea 'Hatif d'Annonay' (raised bed) Pisum sativum |
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Pea 'Hatif d'Annonay' (side bed) Pisum sativum |
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Solanum melongena 'de Barbentane' (left polytunnel bed) Solanum melongena |
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Solanum lycopersicum 'Legend Bush' Solanum lycopersicum |
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Beta vulgaris |
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Cornus alba var. sibirica |
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Cornus |
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Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea' Cornus sericea ssp. stolonifera |
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Solanum lycopersicum 'Legend Bush' (polytunnel bed) Solanum lycopersicum |
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Solanum melongena 'de Barbentane' (pots) Solanum melongena |
Previous Journals
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Bed by Escallonia garden
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Bed by Side Fence garden , Solanum tuberosum - Spuds of the Spinks , Everything Indoors garden , ...
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Trimming Frost Damage on Myrtle?
Myrtle hedge
Later Journals
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Bed by Escallonia garden
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Bed by Side Fence garden
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Bed by Side Fence garden
Comments
Tomartyr wrote:
Would love to see a photo of what you’re doing, wulf.
Posted on 19 Feb 11 (about 2 years ago)
Armorel wrote:
Good to hear that you got some good work done despite the weather. Breaking up concrete is jolly hard work!
It was weird listening on the radio and hearing reports of snow in Leeds and the north of England, roads and airports closed and Scotland being hit hard too. We spent the whole day basking in brilliant sunshine, working outdoors in T-shirts, while Lands End, just 28 miles away, was shrouded in fog all day and all Skybus flights from there were grounded. The weather is really keeping us all on our toes …
Posted on 20 Feb 11 (about 2 years ago)
wulf wrote:
You can see a before picture here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wulf/5424618416/
There is now a curving path which goes between the two trees in the bed on the right foreground and part of the path (between the collection of pots and about halfway along the polytunnel) has had the concrete removed. I’ll probably get another picture next time we get a sunny day or when I get some plants in to disguise the change, whichever comes first.
Wulf
Posted on 21 Feb 11 (about 2 years ago)
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