Thoughts turning to Spring

[Daisy]

It's that time of year when the garden is at its worst, but more often than not the weather stops you going out and doing a few little jobs to tidy up.

I'm hoping to make a start tomorrow if the ground's dried up a bit. It's been nice and sunny today, apart from a torrential shower about 3 pm which made everything soaking wet again.

I've got two trays of primroses to plant out - they've been in the greenhouse for about 3 weeks, and I'd much rather have them cheering up the front garden for passersby!

I also need to weed part of the patio and sweep up all the lumps of moss that get blown off the roof before Cooper comes here again - he keep bringing them into the house, bless him!

The apple trees need urgent pruning, too, but the lawn's too soft to put a ladder up or walk on it. Come on, weather - buck up a bit!

[Qwerty]

I don’t do gardening that much OHs domain but all the same I’m looking forward to Spring

[Plantaholic]

I was going to go out and like you sweep up the moss and leaves but went food shopping instead and got caught in a hailstorm Forecast good for tomorrow so I might do it then. I find with Aqua in the morning, I am quite tired in the afternoon

[Nana]

I found out recently that it was the birds flicking out the moss from the lower gutter onto our little patio. Well done birdies. Can't wait for Spring.

[Mimi]

Daisy I am with you completely with this gardening malarkey. Itching to get things started.

We have a few primroses in a planter and some in the garden that are in flower. The ones in the wheelbarrow planter have been in flower all winter albeit smaller flowers .
Yesterday we were able to get some farmyard manure on the front garden boarders. The front garden dries up really quickly enabling us to get on there even if it has rained the previous day but the back garden is a different story. Because it is surrounded with 6ft fencing and the winter sun doesn’t get on there much it takes longer to dry out so putting manure on there is going to be harder, we need at least 3 days without any rain, a tall order at the moment.

[Gemini]

It is so very wet here at the moment, no gardening can take place.
Back and front garden are full of the tall green shoots of daffodils however, soon to flower. Crocuses are out, and the meagre patch of snowdrops. Signs of spring indeed!

[Daisy]

Gem - I watched a hover fly flitting in and out of our snowdrops yesterday - lovely!

I forgot to take the old leaves of the hellebores and I discovered loads of flowers on them - so I'll be tidying them up as soon as I can.

Primroses are amazing - our clump in the front garden are flowering their little hearts out and look so cheerful. The ones in pots are ok, but as you say, Mimi - they're smaller.

Nana - our birds do the same! Why can't they just be grateful for all the food I put out for them!!!

Plant I'm not surprised you're tired after Aqua, but if the weather's nice a gentle potter would be good, and at least you're getting some fresh air.

[Enfys]

Just had a walk around the garden in the lovely sunshine, The primroses are looking good, the hellebores are beautiful, we have big fat buds in the camellias and a big pot of geraniums that I left out over winter have loads of new growth on them. They were in a very sheltered spot and I just forgot about them, let’s see what happens. Lots of tidying up needed but still very wet, but all looking good,

[Daisy]

Enfys - it's a joy at this time of the year to see signs of spring. Our camellia has lots of buds, for the first time ever. I'm so hoping they come into flower and not just drop of - the most we've ever had before was 3!

I've just gone out and had a look at the patio - it's far too wet to work on it, I could have done without that heavy frost last night!

[Nanto2girls]

Another household here looking forward to spring.
Hubby does most of the gardening,but i always cut the grass,then i feel as though i'm helping.

[Grauntie Mag]

Many things in bud here, and I have only got two out of six hellebores left! 😳The borders need attention, but I spent the afternoon in the shed sowing sweet peas and potting on some apple seeds that germinated. So much to do, so little energy. 😬

[Daisy]

GM - that's exactly how I feel. In my mind I've got endless energy, but that's where it stays!

I managed a couple of square feet of patio weeding today. It was too wet and as I was hacking out the weeds and moss from between the paving slabs water was coming up.

[Daisy]

I started this thread a month ago tomorrow, and I honestly don't think the weather has improved significantly! The days are getting longer but that it about it.

I've still got the primroses in the greenhouse waiting to be planted out, but I have managed to weed the worst parts of the patio and a small area at the bottom of the garden. That's it. As for the allotment, we haven't even been down to look - when OH went down to put black plastic down he nearly lost his wellies in the bog, sorry path!!

GM - at least you have got some seed coming up to cheer you up!!

Today I bought tomato seeds a few flower seeds and two trays of broad bean plants, since I didn't plant any in the autumn. I got enough seed potatoes for 3 rows - one main crop, one 2nd earlies and one first earlies, onion sets and garlic. I really need to get the garlic in while it's still cold, but it's far too wet to plant anything. I'm beginning to wonder why I bother.

[Gemini]

Still no gardening here, due to wet weather

[Oma]

Its been so wet even clearing up hasn't been easy , wet leaves are a b****r to get up