A lazy Sunday...

[annwfyn]

I was woken this morning by the slightly alarmingly gung ho shouts of the megaphone wielding individuals in trucks who drive at the front of the London marathon runners this morning, as they jogged past my house

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[windzswept]

I've been gardening too :o)

I have mowed the remaining patches of lawn and have cleared a metre and a half of the jungle that pretends to be my flowerbed. :o)

I may even go tackle the rest of it soon.

Fear us and our green fingers!

[eladriell]

well, if ye need any advice on these things, gimme a buzz.

[annwfyn]

I shall do! I know you're a horticultural type of person.

[kittyboo_tastic]

i just found out you left a message on my phone - silly me, i gave you my number in case you got lost, but did not switch my phone on. very typical of me. sorry!
enjoyed very much seeing you here!

[annwfyn]

Was a nice visit for me too! And I made it there eventually, even without telephone contact. :)

[nothingtoyou]

Have you thought about a pond? Great for interest value (you can have water lilies and other pretty plants) and great for attracting wildlife.

[annwfyn]

I've thought about it, but I'm a bit afraid it might be rather advanced level for me - it would require a fair bit of maintanance as well as I understand it.

I'm also trying to not to anything too permanent at the moment, as there is a plan to pretty much get the garden savagely re-done in a couple of years, when J and I have a bit more money - we'd quite like to dig out a proper patio, and maybe get some terracing put in - so I don't want to put anything in right now which I'd then be upset to have to dig up in a year or so's time.

[nothingtoyou]

They don't actually take as much work as people make out. Just pull out any sunken leaves etc a couple of times a year. Or you could have a tub pond - no work at all. Find a pretty container, fill it with water, stick some pretty plants in. As long as you include enough oxygenating plants it won't get murky. I have some pics of my garden and tub pond at http://www.flickr.com/photos/onelittlething/. Later in the year it should have lots of flowers hanging over the edge.

[eladriell]

Patio's, slabbing etc is easy enough. Ponds arent always suitable and do tend to restrict planting depending on size of garden. Whats the soil like down in South-Land anyway? just curious about what ye can plant there. stick to borders or bedding areas atm and annuals/bulbs for ease.

short term planting gives the chance to recover from any minor disasters and get used to the area yer working in.

[annwfyn]

We've mostly got pretty stoney soil - it's been in the middle of London for decades. It's fairly gritty, and a bit thin, I'd say.

Not the most promising, I must admit.