tues 17 April 2012

Drizzle,  Working with gardener L edging lawns, which allows me to get a little more familiar with the estate layout.

In Pergola garden we also dead head daffs and tie in rambling roses on pergola. Using the henchman, L ties while I lop of dead and dying.

A tall, strong flowering fennel under the pergola demonstrates the 'walled garden' micro climate provided by the surrounding buildings.

I share a tip for tying in when L runs short of string, using a strip from the overgrown flax (Phormium) leaf as a natural and strong tie, a method used by gardeners at the Hill Garden. Hampstead.

After tea break we rake and sow grass seed over the patches caused by scaffolding and footfall. Joseph Conrad house and two weedy rectangles in the pergola garden.
While I weed one area, L leaves weeds, an experiment to test success of seed with/without weeds.
After lunch return to Exbury to plant the remaining Liriope along edge of bed to finish

All the repositioned plants are looking very well, the rainfall over night and throughout day has been perfect.