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.
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