Snowy garden

Everyone's talking about it so if you can't beat them, join them!

There's a garden in there somewhere...I hope the fish are alright, they must be 2 foot down by now!

 

Cute little fella...

Other thank picking up leaves the only activity in the garden has been feeding little Squidgy! This is Jon trying to train him...

And when it's too cold to go out, he'll even come up to and onto the step of the back door!

Fuchsias are having another quick burst of activity before winter comes on.

The wind gave the garden a bit of battering and had to pick up alot of things and re-tie the fence that is falling down. Grass seeds are not germinating, guess th esoil is too cold now. Oh well, will try again in the spring!

Feeding the wildlife...

I know we probably shouldn't feed the squirrel but he was pretty cute and amusing to watch...

He took the nuts then went and buried them all around the garden so we may have some new plants coming up in the spring! He ate the odd one in between...



Little Alice cat doesn't seem to mind him, she certainly doesn't try to chase him! Gets a bit jealous of the attention I think though...

At last...Orchids!

I planted 50 orchid bulbs ages ago and they grew wonderful leaves, but alas did nothing else. I went away for two weeks and then they decide to flower!

There are also lots of spiders building their webs in strategic places, i.e. across the path. Find ourselves fighting imaginery attackers regularly! This one is the main culprit....

Waiting for the rain to stop so I can go out and pull up a few of the weeds.

Well it may have rained for most of August, but at least one thing has benefited from it! Garden looks pretty good even if I do say so myself, just a shame I can't sit out in it to enjoy it. The bench is covered and will probably remain so for the rest of the year now. It's great to go and pick potatoes for dinner (or to send Jon out to do it anyway!) and we are still getting a good crop of tomatoes. Have just discovered a pear tree at the bottom of the garden so we can add those to the apples. Neither tree is ours but no one seems to be claiming them so I shall...