Heading towards midsummer, the sun now sets in the north west.
North west sun set
North west sunset
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Category Archives: Garden
Rhododendron flowers
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- Rhododendron bud
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- Rhododendron flower
Turfs up
Finally the day has arrived to transform bare earth into lawn. The first half of the turf arrived today, and Stuart worked hard all day getting it laid down. Even incomplete, the transformation is clear.
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- The lawn to be
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- The turf arrived on a palette – this is about half the total turf we have ordered, the rest will come in the next few days
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- Turf rolls
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- Stuart hard at work laying our new lawn
Escallonia problems
Since we bought the house just over a year ago, the escallonia hedge has steadily deteriorated in condition. One particular area was very bad, and two plants there have died and been removed. But the yellowing of the leaves has continued and is spreading to all parts of the hedge.
There is a disease which has started affecting Escallonia in the last few years – Escallonia leaf spot. The symptoms look similar, but not identical to our leaves. Hopefully it is not leaf spot as there is not much which can be done for leaf spot infection other than keeping the plant well fed and watered and hoping.
Escallonia leaves
Laying out veg beds
Using some old wood from the dismantled decking, we scoped out the size and position of our veg beds. The area isn’t wide enough for 3 full width beds with sufficient room on all sides, so we will probably end up with two 80cm beds on the sides and a full width 120cm bed in the middle.
Potential veg beds
Apple Trees
Progress from the apple trees…
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- Apple blossom
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- Old apple tree
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- Red Devil blossom
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- Early Windsor blossom
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- Apple blossom
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- Post blossom
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- Post blossom
May Flowers
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- Whitebeam flowers
Deer protection
Before we could get everything protected, the deer returned and stripped most of the leaves from the blackcurrant bushes. At least now everything is protected.
Deer protection in place
Laburnum flowers
The laburnum buds have been showing buds for quite a while, but only now have fully broken into flower.
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- Laburnum buds
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- Laburnum in flower
Whitebeam Leaves
The whitebeam buds have been visible for a while, but only now have finally broken into leaf. It was worth the wait…
Whitebeam leaves