A good day for gardening!

Jez · #1 (**permalink**) 23-04-2008, 07:15 PM

What good weather we are having here in Bewdley, lots of sunshine and feeling warm

! A good day to spend my time at Pips Villa (my home) gardening. Whats to do first- fill the bird/ squirrel feeders and nice to see the Siskins still around! Then prepare borders for the new micro meadow, raking off excess soil and transferring that over to my other old border which is to become a informal wild flower lawn that will marry to the existing lawn! Then planting the SVR border, before i mowed my lawns, so lots doing, but the best thing is ,there was lots to see too!!! Out in the spinney I spotted a Jay dancing in the sward and between the trees.

Then on the SVR platform a butterfly came past me and rested on the track, a Peacock!

Then another came past.

Not long after that I spotted my first Orange Tip sipping on the Honesty that grows on the verges of my garden

. The next butterfly was a large white so at this time i'm feeling delighted to see the butterflies active in the warmth of the suns rays! After mowing and filling up the duck's drinking hole in the lawn they soon flew in and nagged me for bread and have spent the rest of their time eating drinking and resting there!

Bee activity has also been busy and lots of them about making the most of the blue flowers and whats left nectar wise from the hellebores.

Then to top it all off my first pair of Bull Finches came along for the Crab Apple Blossom, these birds are with out a doubt my favourite birds so a real big treat for me!

I can't wait for more days like this, all this activity has certainly made me one happy gardener!

Just thought i'd share my day in the garden with you- cheers jez.

shei111 · #2 (**permalink**) 23-04-2008, 07:50 PM

Hello Jez

Yes its been lovely here in suffolk too until about 3 this arvo and it rained for an hour. My 5 water butts need filling up so I not moan to much

The sun was nice and warm we got plenty of bees buzzing about and 100s birds,

I did cut the grass too.

Yes its a pleasure to get outside this time of year. sheila

Jez · #3 (**permalink**) 23-04-2008, 07:59 PM

Glad to hear it Shei111 and by the way i thought you may like to know that the lilac tree in a pond- flowers well in my dreams now. Not having the nightmares any more!

Kayleigh · #4 (**permalink**) 23-04-2008, 08:03 PM

Well, it rained all morning here. So too wet to cut the grass. The sun came out in the afternoon for while. I took the dog for a nice walk saw some Rabbits and lots of pheasants.

polygro · #5 (**permalink**) 23-04-2008, 08:34 PM

It rained here all morning too but as I was at work it didn't bother me too much... The sun was warm enough this afternoon to dry the grass so I, too, mowed it this evening.

It is such a delight to be in the garden as it wakes from its winter slumbers - with the sounds of lambs bleating from the fields behind the garden, the blue tits telling me off for disturbing their feeding, the bees buzzing...... wish I didn't have to work

Polly

petermcgain · #6 (**permalink**) 23-04-2008, 08:35 PM

And it rained here just as I was sowing my parsnip seed - they loved it. And then the sun came out and they loved it all the more. Beetroot tomorrow.

shei111 · #7 (**permalink**) 24-04-2008, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Jez

Glad to hear it Shei111 and by the way i thought you may like to know that the lilac tree in a pond- flowers well in my dreams now. Not having the nightmares any more!

Hello Jez,

Do you know what everytime I look at my lovely lilac bush who do I think of YOU, KAYLEIGH and GALANTHUS,

but it least it gives me a laugh,

and by the way the new plants in the POND are doing fine too. sheila

Poirot · #8 (**permalink**) 24-04-2008, 11:32 AM

Ill sum up today Rain rain rain

Iam so jelous Jez

The weather doesn't look like its going to change. Last night it was absulutly beautful, i was sailing and the setting sun was glistening over the still water. (there was no wind and the boat wasn't moving but hey with scenes such as that who wants to be).

Kayleigh · #9 (**permalink**) 24-04-2008, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Jez

Glad to hear it Shei111 and by the way i thought you may like to know that the lilac tree in a pond- flowers well in my dreams now. Not having the nightmares any more!

Did you see any mice on motor bikes, When mowing the lawn.