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piggieminder said:
I hope you have a lovely time in Dorset. I was born and brought up there. We miss our days out in Dorset and Cornwall and seeing family. The drives a bit much for us now, human's and elderly car! Getting to Cornwall soon is on my wish list now we are allowed o again, not seen the grandchildren for nearly 2 years, wish the trains were more reliable from here.
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Aw thanks, hope you can get down to seeing your grandchildren, it’s a long time to be without seeing them x We love Dorset such a pretty county, I’m hoping to find a fossil or two 😆
 
The recent sun has woken the garden, spring is begining. The blackbirds have been very vocal the last few days.

IMG_1276.webp The Quince is in flower.

IMG_1277.webp The recent sunshine has brought out the daffodils in Bracken and Willow's pot.

IMG_1278.webp The Daphne my daughter gave me last Mother's Day in memory of Mum (Daphne) is flowering.

IMG_1279.webp The plaque arrived this week for Rusty's pot, he's next to Spike and Peanut.

IMG_1281.webp Hyacinths under the old fushia bush.

IMG_1283.webp A splash of colour among the piggie grass!
 
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A cheery row of tete-a-tete daffodils in the rose bed by my veg garden.
There's various daffs etc coming through the grass in the orchard too. I need to mow the grass before it gets too long but it keeps raining... so now I will be doing funny patterns in the grass to avoid the flowers.
 
I planted 3 new gooseberry bushes yesterday.
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I have 2 already which have produced loads of fruit each year so far, but these ones are red dessert gooseberries which can be eaten straight from the plant when fully ripe 😋 Also the present 2 are quite old by the look of them, so I don't know how much longer they will last. So these three are preparing for the future - it will be a couple of years before they produce significant amounts of fruit, but I'm looking forward to trying any they produce this summer.
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
I planted 3 new gooseberry bushes yesterday.
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I have 2 already which have produced loads of fruit each year so far, but these ones are red dessert gooseberries which can be eaten straight from the plant when fully ripe 😋 Also the present 2 are quite old by the look of them, so I don't know how much longer they will last. So these three are preparing for the future - it will be a couple of years before they produce significant amounts of fruit, but I'm looking forward to trying any they produce this summer.
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Hope they'll be very tasty! I won't think so as me and gooseberries fell out a long time ago!:vom:🤣
 
Betsy said:
Hope they'll be very tasty! I won't think so as me and gooseberries fell out a long time ago!:vom:🤣
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Traditional green gooseberries are quite tart when raw, but these are supposed to be really sweet. Unless of course it's the actual taste you dislike- I don't know how different these will be. They are a fairly recent (Swiss-bred @Wiebke ! ) introduction.

Now I need to plant some broad bean seeds for my hubby 🙂
 
Gave the garden it's first trim of the year, now is the time I usually get it ready in preparation for the piggies going out. This is the first year since 2002 that there are no beasties to go out.☹️
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Ignore that patchiness, it's always like that until it dries and the grass turns green.
 
BossHogg said:
Gave the garden it's first trim of the year, now is the time I usually get it ready in preparation for the piggies going out. This is the first year since 2002 that there are no beasties to go out.☹️
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HUGS
It's all the little and large regular routines where your loss is really hitting home and catching you out badly, isn't? :(
 
It is, I've been doing everything I can to take my mind off my covid infection. I'm still testing positive.
 
It doesn't look like much, but I've now got secateurs, gloves and bags to clear out the debris without waiting for the bin from the council (that I keep forgetting to order lol). Mostly thorns, dead branches, and some kind of very dead bamboo?

Yeah I don't get it either, lol.

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BossHogg said:
Gave the garden it's first trim of the year, now is the time I usually get it ready in preparation for the piggies going out. This is the first year since 2002 that there are no beasties to go out.☹️
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The grass is starting to turn green. 😁
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Borrowed my neighbours garden shears so got a lot of the wood cleared from behind the pink thing (I know it's a bloody currant but...pink thing). Most of it was too thick for secateurs. Same neighbour also let me fill up her brown bin so that was a help. I'll happily never deal with thorns again in my life mind you.

I need to do something about the ivy. Does anyone have suggestions? All welcome.


Lol forgot the photo :doh:

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Lorcan said:
Borrowed my neighbours garden shears so got a lot of the wood cleared from behind the pink thing (I know it's a bloody currant but...pink thing). Most of it was too thick for secateurs. Same neighbour also let me fill up her brown bin so that was a help. I'll happily never deal with thorns again in my life mind you.

I need to do something about the ivy. Does anyone have suggestions? All welcome.


Lol forgot the photo :doh:

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leave it for now birds may be nesting in it now, trim back in July
 
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