Getting back to normality

Apologies to my readers. I should be getting back to normal with blog posts about dykes, greenhouses and lawns again very soon.

Needless to say, with the aid of a very very long extension lead, I've managed to completely mow one side of the dyke down to about a foot of the water surface using our trusty electric steel bladed mower. It was back breaking work to say the least. Now I need to do the other side, but that will have to take a back burner for a week or so as my annual reunion with my friends will be coming up soon. A little late for a housewarming, I should have quite a good turn out this year with friends coming from as far away as Letterkenny in Ireland (Hi Paddy!). It will give me a chance to show off my handy work in the garden over the last 2-3 months.

Greenhouse update: I hate catepillars!!! Lots of foliage devestated by those hungry little blighters, yet I'm determined to have organic vegetables so every evening I or a delegate have been removing our green and stripey friends to the bottom of the garden where thay may either enjoy a diet of nettles or be themselves a diet for our winged visitors. My seedlings are coming up well but they've been put outside as the greenhouse was drying them up too quickly between watering.

Another ground spreading conifer planted. This time down beside the rhododendron near the greenhouse as the border was looking a little sparse in this area. Speaking of rhododendrons, we have a plan to convert the front raised border into a haven for acid loving plants. It's easy to maintain pH different to that of the environment in a raised bed so, thanks to my Mother-in-Law weeding/howing it on a daily basis for the last few weeks, it's now a nice clean slate in which to establish the ericacious beauties.

No posts for a few days as I'm planning to take our boat out again. Soon I will have a boating blog. I'll post the link here when it's up and running.