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grindle
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 Posted - 14/03/2010 : 17:14:18
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I've watered the plants in the greenhouse this afternoon |
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Cherry
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Posted - 14/03/2010 : 17:35:44
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This is mainly for Rita: In my previous gardens the dogs, springers, have always known not to put a foot on the garden because they got shouted at for this, yet they loved coming out with me. They learned straight away.
In this garden, I have a normal dog kennel inside what looks like a pergola which has been covered with chicken wire. This is because I now have cockers, which love the open spaces here and we are rather close to a main road. It looks great with creepers over it and hanging baskets from the cross beams at the top. I have climbing roses, perennial sweet peas, honeysuckle, ornamental grape, hops and clematis - all on the dog kennel. It is cold in there at present of course, so the bird feeders are hanging on the cross beams and ground feeders use the patio floor. The water in there at present is in three sizes, to cover big birds needing baths as well as tiny ones. |
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alisonmarie
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Posted - 14/03/2010 : 17:35:51
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| I'm really pleased with my first weekend of gardening this year. I got lots done. |
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Rita
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Posted - 14/03/2010 : 17:36:19
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Originally posted by grindle
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Rita, would it be possible to give him his own space, fenced off from the rest of the garden while he's out there on his own?
My dog never buried things when he was young, but he loved to keep retrieving plants from the pond and he managed to eat a lovely Acer I kept in a pot, now at the grand age of 12 he has no respect for the flower borders, just bumbles through them, flattening everything in his path 
 Oh dear I just sent a blank post, sorry I will get the hang of it I'm just a bit slow. A senior moment! I wish I could give Coco her own bit of garden but sadly my garden is only small. Your dog sounds like a bundle of fun. Perhaps at 12 yrs old he feels he has earned the right to treat the garden as his own, or perhaps he's telling you that he is more important than your flowers, lol |
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pennyron
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Posted - 14/03/2010 : 17:38:31
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Originally posted by tel7772
Made a start on building some new compost bins at the bottom of the allotment. Brenda wanted the old ones moved form the top of the allotment so we can have a seating area.
Not worth moving the old compost bins because they would fall to pieces, i managed to get some pallets for nothing so that saved a few £s after all i am a pensioner now and i have to watch the pennies.
You've soon got into the swing of Pensionerhood Tel, You'll be poking around inside the skips soon |
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Cherry
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Posted - 14/03/2010 : 17:40:41
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Originally posted by alisonmarie
I'm really pleased with my first weekend of gardening this year. I got lots done.
That is good Alison. Mine is much better than when you saw it too. If you can manage to get on top now, you will be able to keep it up more easily. It is hard when you are doing full time work. |
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Rita
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Posted - 14/03/2010 : 17:50:51
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| Hi pennyron, your doggie sounds gorgeous. As for Yorkies you are quite right, they are very strong characters and have a wiil of their own. When I am with her and she digs, I shout "off" and she obeys, but as soon as I turn my back she's at it again, and of course when I'm digging she comes to help! |
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Rita
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Posted - 14/03/2010 : 17:58:21
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Hi Cherry, I think the clue in there was "they knew straight away". For 8 months Coco has had the run of the garden because it didn't matter. The battle now is to teach her that this is no longer allowed.
Your kennel/pergola sounds amazing, can we see a picture of it please? So many plants growing over it! |
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Rita
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Posted - 14/03/2010 : 18:16:14
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Love your fox WLF. Are you a dog trainer by any chance! Your suggestions are so logical. I might adapt your advvice and put one of those screw things in the ground and attach a long lead which will just let her reach the border. Then when she ventures on the borders I can give a firm NO and pull her off gently with the lead, what do you think?? I would love a big dog like your shepherd, but our home and garden are just not big enough.
I gave all my pots a feed with general purpose fertiliser today to give them a boost before going into the ground in April when the new fence is up. I also put cuprinol on some trellis ready to put it up.
Thanks for your help, it's really appreciated. |
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Les1603
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Posted - 14/03/2010 : 18:20:36
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Been very very busy getting rid of all those unwonted pots down the tip for recycling, just kept the best ones for new home.
Lawn's had it's first cut , at least it looks as though some one lives here now
Also potted up my new rose that came saturday from Peter Beals. Robert Le Diable. |
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tadpole
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Posted - 14/03/2010 : 20:27:01
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| got a bit of time to do some potting up and planting the plants i got from cherry then cleaned my wild life pond too |
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Janbrad
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Posted - 14/03/2010 : 22:50:17
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| I've sown some sweet peas today. I started them off on damp kitchen towel earlier this week to make sure they all germinated. |
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Wildlife_friendly
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Posted - 15/03/2010 : 08:29:10
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Originally posted by Rita
Are you a dog trainer by any chance!
No, but I’ve studied training and dog psychology, it’s a fascinating subject. I used to foster problem dogs and train them so they could be re-homed.
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Originally posted by Rita
I might adapt your advvice and put one of those screw things in the ground and attach a long lead which will just let her reach the border. Then when she ventures on the borders I can give a firm NO and pull her off gently with the lead, what do you think??
As long as you watch her and stop her every time she goes on the garden. You may be lucky and only have to stop her a couple of times or it might take longer it all depends on your dog.
Are you taking photos of your garden as you go along? |
 Encouraging wildlife in Devon. |
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tel7772
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Posted - 15/03/2010 : 15:58:24
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Not done anything in the garden or allotment, i found the wind too cold.
Took a few dahlia cuttings, went to the garden centre for 360 litres of general purpose compost and a tub of meal worms for the birds. |
Terry in Bradford, Yorkshire.
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Janbrad
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Posted - 15/03/2010 : 16:30:05
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I've had a good session at the allotment today as the ground is drying out nicely now so was able to fork and rake over a couple of beds ready for planting out onions and shallots. Also sowed direct some leeks and brussel sprouts in a small seed bed I prepared last week.
Brought home the last of the parsnips plus some leeks and brussels sprouts for dinner tonight. |
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Rita
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Posted - 15/03/2010 : 17:07:25
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Are you taking photos of your garden as you go along?
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No I haven't done so yet but I must make a start. Thanks for reminding me. I wish I had taken photos of the sea of brambles, rubbish and derelict sheds that were here when I moved in last August! |
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Rita
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Posted - 15/03/2010 : 17:17:46
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Originally posted by tel7772
Not done anything in the garden or allotment, i found the wind too cold.
Took a few dahlia cuttings, went to the garden centre for 360 litres of general purpose compost and a tub of meal worms for the birds.
Wow, what will you do with all that compost? |
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Wildlife_friendly
Mrs
3182 Posts |
Posted - 15/03/2010 : 17:33:02
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I had to get my calculator out to work out how many bags that was (math is not a strong point). Something tells me Tel will be potting up one or two Dahlias soon.
I dug up some snowdrops for a friend, the ground was bone dry so I’ve drenched the rest of them so I can dig and split them tomorrow.
I gave the asparagus bed a covering of compost. This will be the first year we can eat them, I can’t wait.
I pruned back the buddleia with my big loppers, I’m leaving the other pruning until my new secateurs arrive.
The sun was lovely today, we even managed a coffee in the garden. |
Encouraging wildlife in Devon. |
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Cherry
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Posted - 15/03/2010 : 18:15:50
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| I got more plants in to reduce the amount of pots sitting on the path. I then cut some leaves from Hellebores and Epimediums to let the flowers show themselves. I am not going to show my Sweetpeas, so I think I will plant them up wigwams of canes in the borders. I need the raised beds for veg and raspberries. Well I am still deciding this. |
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grindle
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13904 Posts |
Posted - 16/03/2010 : 05:40:24
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| I've been digging out all of the plants in a section of border I need to redo |
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Janbrad
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1119 Posts |
Posted - 17/03/2010 : 16:18:23
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| I've had another good session on the allotment today. Planted onion sets and shallots, and a 1st batch of potatoes - Arran Pilot. Also sowed a row of carrots which I covered over with my new cloche that I got from the Pound shop. Dug over another bed then weeded another. Having a sit down now |
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pennyron
Tree
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Posted - 17/03/2010 : 16:34:38
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| Better make that a long sit down after all that Jan. |
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Piskie
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1584 Posts |
Posted - 17/03/2010 : 17:00:49
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I've been razing-to-the-ground raised veg beds, washing them off (link-a-bord) and packing away.
Now that I know I shall have a lottie as soon as I move I shall resume as much as I can of my growing/sowing plan for this year, although I guess it needs revising a fair bit now. |
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Wildlife_friendly
Mrs
3182 Posts |
Posted - 17/03/2010 : 17:45:52
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I dug up, split and potted some large clumps of perennials which were once in full sun and are now in full shade.
I barrowed a load of manure and spread it all around my shrubs and trees, the birds thought Christmas had come early. It does mean tomorrow I will have to pick it all off the paths and put it back on the beds.  |
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Rosie8032
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Posted - 17/03/2010 : 19:56:42
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I have begun to weed the beds, why doesn't winter kill the weeds?? they grow no matter what!It has taken me 2 days to weed a small bed and my hands and arms are killing me
I am surprised at what has come through the winter, i put a fuchsia magellanica alba in last summer, it was only about a foot high and it has survived |
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