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17/5/2018

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Planning my gardening day I sat here and heard a woodpecker, the wren which I think is nesting in clematis 'Freda' and I watched a deer delicately pick its way up into the forest through that patch of sunlight on the right there.  I imagined it's forest life so different from mine yet so close.

Jennie saw a deer jump lightly over the yellow gate early one morning. I guess it owns the place as much as I do...

Today's list under my four headings for garden work -

An Ongoing Job - weeding the lawn which is again and at last beginning to be worthy of the name after some very intensive care!

A Start and Finish Job - tidying the edges of the cutting patch and consolidating the ground (trampling it) ready for some better-late-than-never seed sowing - gypsophila, poppies, cornflowers, night scented stock, marigolds, nasturtiums....after a couple of disappointing seasons I am giving it one last shot...

A Job I Want To Do - I think I will plant up a hanging basket just with trailing lobelia. I've seen it looking very pretty and have been meaning to try it for years.

A Rescue Job - there are always things to be rescued here! Today I think it will be the space at the back of the shed. Having emptied the compost bins onto the cutting patch, it's pretty messy back there.

Meanwhile there are some pretty bits and pieces - some planned some just happen - like the self sown things on the greenhouse floor...
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A particularly bright Welsh poppy
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Geranium thick on the greenhouse floor
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Clematis 'Freda' round the study window
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Primula 'Gold Lace'
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Bedside posy
8 Comments
Sheena
17/5/2018 11:53:01 pm

Oh well done, Freda. The lobelia basket sounds lovely and glad you are seeing good results from working on your grass. The green space complements the rest of a garden but I will admit that lawn care bores me to tears. Clematis is gorgeous.

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Freda
17/5/2018 11:59:52 pm

It's because lawn care bores me to tears that I've never done any, but it was so neglected mossy and weedy that something had to be done! Now that I am seeing results I am not finding it so boring! As you say the green space sets off the rest. I hope you are enjoying your garden too Sheena. I know how much you love it.

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Linda
18/5/2018 12:55:36 am

It's certainly keeping you moving, Freda. Don't overdo it! I'm wondering, too, why have I never made a bedside posy? Probably afraid I'd knock it over in the night!

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Freda
18/5/2018 03:16:34 am

I love to see something beautiful when I first open my eyes!

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Mary
18/5/2018 02:38:21 am

Happy you are having decent weather in which to get your garden in order. The headings for your garden work day are cleverly positive.

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Freda
18/5/2018 03:18:40 am

When Jennie and I gardened professionally for Sir Charles and Lady McLean we came up with this - one for progress, one for satisfaction, one for pleasure/fun and one for a clear conscience!

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cath
18/5/2018 09:07:09 am

From the way your pen is positioned a silly, curious and totally unrelated question arises: do I spot a left-handed writer?
(I can do both...)

The posey looks like a Maria Sybilla Merian. Beautiful.

I wonder, would the four headings for garden work also work for house work? Maybe without the rescue job. It would surely bring more sense of choice into daily chores.

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Freda
18/5/2018 02:22:35 pm

No, I'm right handed Cath! What wonderful images from MSM. Anything which makes housework more fun is worth a try I'd say...

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