Garden Progress

 The Summer is passing and the next phase of gardening begins.

The potatoes have been lifted and replaced with winter Brussels sprouts.  A few lettuce plants have been included to help keep the slugs at bay.

The paths have been cleared of overgrowth and tidied up.

Having removed 2 large conifers, I have started to work the soil to remove the hard clay pan under the surface and add garden compost.  Planting out has started and a modicum of protection from fox digging is being respected by our garden visitors at present.

The Bug-snug has been completed with sticks and meadow cuttings.  This will be left until late spring when the weather is frost free.

Having had a thank-you token for the local garden centre from friends, I now have a pair of good quality pruning sheers.  Buying cheap is not as economical as functional quality.

Rosie also made a comment about the size of the Tulip Tree at the top of the garden.  Some years ago we took out a big spruce tree and replaced it with a Liriodendron tulipifera.  This tree came to the house in the back of our car in 2009.  In the intervening 19 years it has become a sizeable tree.  These trees are expected to flower when they are over 20 years old.