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04/19/2006
Easter Eggs
Got a fair bit done in the garden over the easter weekend.
Started off by having a good tidy of the front garden - weeded the borders, cut the lawn, brushed the paths, chopped various perennials back and divided and replanted a couple of them. Lightly pruned the tree peony, which had a couple of branches which needed taking out. Also took all the non-variegated shoots out of the variegated ivy which is growing up the telegraph pole. Tulips and daffodils and various other bulbs in flower. Made a start on trimming the conifer hedge, but got bored part way through. Still got the beech hedge on the other side to do, but this is full of birds, so may have to wait now.
Tided up the winter jasmines in the back garden, which have finished flowering. Also did the 'insect' bed - cleared out all of the fallen leaves & weeds and cut the perennials down. Certainly plenty of insects about - lots of ladybirds, some bees and butterflies too. Had a bit of a tidy up in the boys den and trained in the brambles slightly. Lots of cow parsley and nettles growing round there. Pulled up the cow parsley - will leave the nettles for a bit for wildlife purposes.
Had a quick weed of some of the vegetable beds and in the fruit cage. No sign of any bindweed so far - fingers crossed. First asparagus shoots - at least 2 weeks earlier than normal. Still a few parsnips left, which have started growing again. With Alexander, sowed carrots, swiss chard & mexican hat flowers.
Partial cut of the back lawn - got fed up after half an hour or so. Was diverted to making a new floor to the guinea pigs hutch - increased their living area by putting in a second floor and a ramp leading up to it, for them to use as a sleeping area. Seems quite well received.
Converted Alexander's little patch into a tunnel, constructed from canes and lengths of old hosepipe. Tied plantpots to all cane ends in an attempt to protect eyes. The plan is to grow runner beans to cover the tunnel. A4A posters have suggested climbing beans, peas, tomatoes, squashes, cucumbers and nasturtiums as other possibiliities.
Lots of stuff germinated now; will be spending the next couple of weeks pricking things out, I think.
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