Monday, February 18, 2008

Tree felling almost finished


Just about three more large branches to come down, but these are the difficult ones, as have about 5 rhododendrons underneath, and they are ones we planted about four years ago, and just getting to a decent size, so keeping our fingers crossed that everything will fall in a suitable place. The ones in danger are Lemon Lodge, Belle Heller, Phyllis Kornn, Percy Wiseman and Macebeanum.
Once the tree is down will shift some others into this area, as a lot of them are not in the right place.
Spent yesterday in the garden, just a lovely day, enough breeze to drop the temperature a little. I tidied up the rock garden, and cut a lot of things in the perennial borders back, getting past their best now, and don't want them to seed all over the place, which they are inclined to do.
Was keen to spend another day there today, but grocery shopping got in the way, its annoying that, isn't it, just when you are in the mood something else has to be done, and when we have to travel 45 kms to do our shopping it cuts into your day.
However I did manage to buy three nice hydrangea plants while in Timaru, so that made up for it.
Picked a nice lot of beans when we got home, and cut them up for the freezer, as well as dinner tonight.
Was in the local Gardens on Sunday, quite small, but well done for a small country town, and went into the winter garden, where there were some hanging baskets of tuberous begonias, what a lovely sight! Used to grow them years ago when I had a suitable place, but thoughtI might try again next summer, have a verandah along the front of the house that just gets the morning sun.
I have baskets there this year with fuchsias, lobelia, schizanthus, and mimulus, they have been very colourful, but need watering every second day.

3 comments:

stoneware70 said...

Hi Jean,
You're right, there are not many Southern Hemisphere blogs out there that I've found. Its nice to see another summer garden - all the blogs I've seen lately are cold and snowy!

Enjoy the felling!

Mad Man Bamboo Nursery said...

Grocery shopping does get in the way to a day of gardening! Enjoying your blog!

Sean

Aunt Debbi/kurts mom said...

Just found your blog on blotanical. Welcome. Your pictures are lovely. I am stuck in a cold wet North Texas winter.