I may have missed out on the fruit trees at Aldi last week but today Paul spotted that Morrisons had some. Morello cherry purchased for five quid.Time to change the fruit-tree-bed-to-be to the fruit-tree-bed.
A little concerned at how many potatoes I found in digging the hole to plant it.
Pleased to re-discover a good sturdy stake, an old stocking used as the tree tie and one of the cut sections of chicken wire as a temporary rabbit/dog defence.
Having checked in my RHS fruit and veg bible it should not be pruned until the spring, when it will be reduced to a stick and two side branches which have been identified to be eventually trained as a fan.
One fruit tree in, ten apple trees still to be delivered...
In the rest of the garden
Snowdrops and more snowdrops... The high bank is covered. My colonisation program of the long bank and LBE has proved successful - another couple of years should see them all the way along. The only disappointment is the bank at the top of the drive where only three rather sad looking small patches have appeared so far. But my stocks at the back of the sheds are thriving so I will be able to dig up and redistribute another few hundred later in the year.
The winter aconites are flowering. I now have four decent sized clumps. Maybe still some more to come up at the back of the sheds. Not sure if I have enough to split them yet.
The hellebore that I thought had died last year has reappeared...I really need to get out there soon to clear away all the autumn and winter debris. I almost made a start today after planting the tree as it was so mild, but it is also very wet and muddy. I have, however, managed to do a couple of inspections to see what else is happening. Daffodils, tulips and crocuses poking up. New signs of life from a lot of the perennials. Pulmonarias in bud despite looking dead and yukky with all their brown rotting leaves from last year needing to be removed. Hopefully I can get stuck in next week as the weather forecast is looking optimistic.
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2 comments:
Would a knitting machine in very good condition be of any use to you? I have one that is available.
colin.
Hi Colin. Thanks for the offer but it doesn't appeal. All the yarns I am buying are for hand knitting and I quite like making up the designs as I go along. Also a knitting machine just leaves you the boring job of sewing it up at the end :)
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