Gardens 2026

[Nancy]

Harriet yes on weeds and tall grasses blow in from near by fields too. Morning glory vine also. Plus I have beds around the back and adtl. row in a bit in the back. Onions have been let to go and they multiply hence their name multiplier onion aka Egyptian onions I have cast seeds in most of the beds & taking em out now. Editing out what I do not want or needs moved, plus small volunteer trees, starts from trees like lilac, and apple, and purple leaf plum, some walnuts from squirrels show up randomly. Other things like Seeing a holly hock in the yard,
or a violet I want to move to a bed. Planting a few things each week is good.

Today I dug out vol. yellow roses from the walk way the roots run. Gave some to the same neighbor.
I have more to do that with, I took a juice jug sort of rectangle laid it down and cut out a area for dirt
and to put plants in. I have cranberry juice jugs here that works ocean spray ones.

I have just made a list... tulips need to be moved, also more iris that are in front of peonies so
I can see those blooms, pile of onions to move and plant that area as a holding area for plants
for others; garden who knows what! LOL!

The good news is it keeps me active and moving!
I mowed today. Still need to water.
Weeded by the plant cage and small shop.
Emptied out nearly all the cans of onions in the utility trailer it's full. Ack!

I still want to get a yellow cherry tomato, and purple one or black brandy wine might be a heritage one.
Also purple sage I have room now! Yea!

I have seeds to go out also.

[Nancy]

Thurs. 5-14 Glad for the more progress I could document with my videos today of recient spring work I've done this weed.
Glad for a good day here today. My experience has helped but still more than I normally have done in the spring this year.
A few of the irises are worse for wear in the back yard.

[Kittykatt]

That's a lot of hard work, Nancy, but it sounds as though you have a "vision" for how you want to garden to look when it becomes your sanctuary. I envy your irises - I can't grow them. Maybe it's the soil?

My plan today is to make the most of a dry day in my garden.

Today's plan:
Back garden:
Trim bits on hedge
Weed / deadhead
Feed pots
Cut grass

Front garden:
Trim back periwinkle, especially where it's growing over Dnextdoorneighbour D's path
Cut down daffodil leaves - most of them are yellow now.
Bring Campanula back under control (maybe take it out completely round that rose that is struggling?)
Pick up bits (likely to be ongoing for a week or so!)
Top up bark mulch where necessary
Sweep my front path and D's front path

[Nancy]

I got two more cherry tom plants one yellow and purple.
Next up is to plant em and then put the tom. cages on those.

I swept more seeds off the roof with the tool from the ground a brush taped
to a telescoping pole I made it!