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Gardening within liMitS: We found a fungus in the woodpile!Piles of stuff...

Gardening within liMitS: We found a fungus
in the woodpile!
Piles of stuff...: We found a fungus in the woodpile! Piles of stuff – we must declutter!   7th October 2018 Shed Clearouts...

We found a fungus
in the woodpile!

Piles of stuff – we
must declutter!

 7th October 2018
Shed Clearouts!

Table top we found
behind the shed.

Logs going into the woodpile.

I have mentioned how many ramshackle sheds we inherited when we moved here, but my least favourite has always been my garden tools shed which leaks and grows things inside. Well I entered it trepidatiously today while other half was building the log pile. And it was all the things I feared and more...

Turned over it became
a shed floor...

Some reading...

I found all sorts of animal behaviour exhibited within and lots of my gardening gloves chewed to within an inch of their lives. I pulled out the rotting carpet and discovered rotting hardboard beneath. I recycled a plastic table top from behind the book shed and used it as a new flatter floor. I am not going to get my dream shed anytime soon, so needs must. I pulled it all out and have found some missing secateurs, going a tad rusty in some cases, but it shows I have always been putting them away but whatever has been living in our shed – definitely something rodent like but possibly badger or rat like judging by the pellets, pile of snail shells, and chewed bags of garden fertilisers – has been making a meal out of whatever I have stored in there.
Some things haven't been returned to the shed yet – I see this job taking tomorrow too – but we have a lot of spare plant pots and I can consider making some new planted pots for areas of the garden. I bought some seeds which could be put into the greenhouse...

So Sunny it Hurts!?!

1st October 2018

Glorious Sunshine

I'm back from a relaxing Spa Weekend. So relaxing I did 10,000 steps yesterday and only 5,000 the day before. I met my friend at Henlow and while I booked in for a massage and manicure, she joined in with exercise classes and used the gym. It worked very well, and we met up for thassalotherapy and dinner. Before anybody tells me off for doing the water therapy, I think it gave me some extra oomph the next day, when we went for a walk round the fishing lakes, and additionally, I didn't do all the therapy as I stepped out from the round sprays that do your tummy and I came off the water bed when I became uncomfortable. The minerals in the water are supposed to be good for you – but as I didn't swallow any, I'm not sure how!
I had my nails done and had quite a giggle with the therapist doing that treatment. I felt quite wonderful coming home until I was faced by the mess... Not part of my deal, but the outside of the house was a quarter painted, which explains why the girls had been left to their own devices.
I also found myself picking up garden magazines over the last few days which has given me ideas for places to visit and meet up with my spa friend.
Today is a new day and its so sunny my eyes hurt. I have bought myself some gardening magazines – not as posh as the ones at the spa but they have some free seeds – and have some of my favourite seeds to plant for next year...

Last apples hanging on

Tree behind shed has been sawn down

Compost bin has been inserted
into cleared space

We may have to get this
horse chestnut taken down.
It gets attacked by this worm yearly.

Silver birch sapling looks
poorly after the heat of July.

Fish tank needs home.

Apple tree looking poorly
too but bumper crop.

One of the pots.

I thought August had killed off everything
in here but  an agapanthus seems to have survived.

Birthday plants also loving the mid garden area.

This part of the garden seems to suit
the planters. Just need to work out some
paving or gravel.

Second flowering.

Planter at front.

The garden is fairly tidy but a serious work in progress. I've said it before but until I am working there is no way we can do any of the things on my wish list so I'll just have to be creative... I have a greenhouse and lots of seeds, so I think I better start planning some planting. I'd like to try taking some rose cuttings from the monster rose bushes and see whether I can transplant them to the front garden. Monty Don made it look easy when I watched Gardeners World a couple of weeks ago...
There's still a lot of tidying to do, but I've had an excuse for months now. But I've reduced my painkiller intake dramatically over the last couple of weeks so it is looking like I am improving.
Onwards and Upwards!