In the Garden

[Robin]

I've had enough of morons (I'm being very polite) allowing their dogs to poop on my side garden, or dumping their unwanted waste on it, or filling my wheelie bin (and yes when I find your black bag, I will check if they is any address in it, and if I find an address the rubbish is returned to its owner, normally around midnight and spread across their garden) So I've decided enough is enough, and I'm moving my boundary fence out to the boundary line... I

Still can't work out, not just why I have only a wooden fence, when everyone else has a brick boundary wall, but said fence is attached to the house to the back fence, putting about 20ft width of my garden outside the fence! Can only think by the time they got to build mine (one of the last ones) that they were on a money saving exercise.

Only problem is, I've have to clear the border, which so far I've managed to dig out one rambling Rose, various other plants such as iris, fushia's but at the top by my Summer House, a massive Palm thing, that has grown far more than I thought when I brought it!

This year due to doing this, and other commitments, I've not done any of my planters used to do around 40 of them here there and everywhere. So hoping a year sorting, redesigning etc I will weep the rewards next year

Ugh! How horrible for you. I assume if people can let their dogs poo on your side bit, that it runs next to the pavement or road. We had this problem at a previous house. Do be careful of the height of the fence you are going to put up, though. If it’s going to be right next to the pavement, legally you can only erect one up to 1m high without seeking planning permission. (Anything up to 2m high has to be at least 2m from the pavement or road). However, there is no such restriction on hedges, so if you want a high boundary, put a 1m fence up, and grow a taller hedge just inside it.

 

[trophywench]

I sincerely trust that the wewards won't make you weep!
@Birdy, isn't it cow parsley?

 

[Ellie Jones]

Ugh! How horrible for you. I assume if people can let their dogs poo on your side bit, that it runs next to the pavement or road. We had this problem at a previous house. Do be careful of the height of the fence you are going to put up, though. If it’s going to be right next to the pavement, legally you can only erect one up to 1m high without seeking planning permission. (Anything up to 2m high has to be at least 2m from the pavement or road). However, there is no such restriction on hedges, so if you want a high boundary, put a 1m fence up, and grow a taller hedge just inside it.

All the boundary Walls/fences even if right agains the path are 2m heigh, so the presence is set... The fence won't be anywhere near the junction to cause any visibility issues, so will ask for respective planning permission if somebody complains.. But due to other walling/fencing on the estate can't see an issue arise.

Dogs will enjoy the increased size of garden though I'm sure

 

[NotPink]

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Euphorbias! Need to get ruthless with these, on Gardener's World last week it said a weed! I didn't know that. I do luv them but they are like humans and very successful at surviving, ie thugs. 🙂

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Utterly fascinating plus a picture of a cute mole.

Wednesday Weed – Caper Spurge

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What is this please, does anybody know? I thought it was groundsel, but that's the little weed that's easy to pull up. This is taking over the whole of Mum's garden.
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Hallo my search app Googlelens says it is Ground Elder and invasive. The bigger name is Aegopodium podagraria from the carrot family. Not related to Elder but leaves and flowers resemble it.

 

[NotPink]

After the match celebrations? Pollen drunk....

 

[ColinUK]

Friday I dragged an 11ft sequoia and a hefty palm half way across London to give them a new home in my parents garden.

Played Sid the sequoia in a lovely spot in the wettest part of their garden but then got caught up in putting up obelisks and planting climbing roses and trying to fox proof a new cedar which is planted on a slope so didn’t get around to planting the palm.
Not worried about that at all though because it’s been sitting in the nursery pot for 8 years and is fine. There are 9 pups in the pot now too so when I do free it I’m going to split off the pups and pot them up individually.
Going to tackle that awful hedge next. Just going to cut back the dogwood and supplement it with field maple, dog rose, hawthorn etc but as dad really does not want to see the neighbour at all I may see if I can introduce something higher up in the garden to obscure the view down the garden.

 

[Ditto]

Hallo my search app Googlelens says it is Ground Elder and invasive. The bigger name is Aegopodium podagraria from the carrot family. Not related to Elder but leaves and flowers resemble it.

That's what I always thought! When I googled images it came up with a whole page of that other little weed that's very satisfying to pull up. Must google again then. I'm not that mithered, it's very pretty and the bees luv it. It's also easy to pull off the leaves and I leave the roots alone or they divide and conquer. It does resemble carrots!

@trophywench I was thinking that now but seemingly not. 🙄

Today I planted 2 trees and a whole load of selfseeded foxgloves etc, down the bottom in the little wood bordering our main road, it wasn't 6 yet but a fella who obvs hadn't been to bed came carousing down the other side still celebrating our win yay. I was hunkered down so he didn't see me thank goodness. I hates talking to people at the best of times and when they're that kind of mullered it's terrible. Did I post this already, I have dejavu? Cripes I've def got dementia.

It's still torrential, I've never been so glad to see rain, I want to stay in and vegetate.

 

[trophywench]

OMG - ground elder........

 

[Leadinglights]

At least it's not Japanese Knot Weed!!!!

 

[Wirrallass]

At least it's not Japanese Knot Weed!!!!

Japanesw Knot Weed! Aarrrggghhhh!

 

[NotPink]

Friday I dragged an 11ft sequoia and a hefty palm half way across London to give them a new home in my parents garden.

Played Sid the sequoia in a lovely spot in the wettest part of their garden but then got caught up in putting up obelisks and planting climbing roses and trying to fox proof a new cedar which is planted on a slope so didn’t get around to planting the palm.
Not worried about that at all though because it’s been sitting in the nursery pot for 8 years and is fine. There are 9 pups in the pot now too so when I do free it I’m going to split off the pups and pot them up individually.
Going to tackle that awful hedge next. Just going to cut back the dogwood and supplement it with field maple, dog rose, hawthorn etc but as dad really does not want to see the neighbour at all I may see if I can introduce something higher up in the garden to obscure the view down the garden.

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Friday I dragged an 11ft sequoia and a hefty palm half way across London to give them a new home in my parents garden.

Played Sid the sequoia in a lovely spot in the wettest part of their garden but then got caught up in putting up obelisks and planting climbing roses and trying to fox proof a new cedar which is planted on a slope so didn’t get around to planting the palm.
Not worried about that at all though because it’s been sitting in the nursery pot for 8 years and is fine. There are 9 pups in the pot now too so when I do free it I’m going to split off the pups and pot them up individually.
Going to tackle that awful hedge next. Just going to cut back the dogwood and supplement it with field maple, dog rose, hawthorn etc but as dad really does not want to see the neighbour at all I may see if I can introduce something higher up in the garden to obscure the view down the garden.

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Well done looks wonderful.

 

[ColinUK]

Japanesw Knot Weed! Aarrrggghhhh!

I know some people who bought some of that before it was regarded as evil and planted it in their garden.

 

[NotPink]

Wild flowers are 'in' but some like garden flowers take over depending on their root system and can be hard to remove. I love wildflowers but check they are not going to take over first.

My hydrangeas are late flowering and the flower heads seem smaller. Any one know why?

 

[ColinUK]

Wild flowers are 'in' but some like garden flowers take over depending on their root system and can be hard to remove. I love wildflowers but check they are not going to take over first.
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My hydrangeas are late flowering and the flower heads seem smaller. Any one know why?

Often that’s due to pruning timing being slightly off of ideal.

 

[NotPink]

Wild flowers are 'in' but some like garden flowers take over depending on their root system and can be hard to remove. I love wildflowers but check they are not going to take over first.
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My hydrangeas are late flowering and the flower heads seem smaller. Any one know why?

But I haven't pruned it... I only remove the dead blooms when the new flowerhead appear in late April.

 

[grovesy]

Is it because of the late frosts this year.

 

[adrian1der]

Not quite a garden flower but saw this on the walk to our local farm shop the other day. I believe it is a Pyramidal Orchid unless anyone can correct me. There was just the one flower spike and the hoverfly is an added bonus 🙂

 

[ColinUK]

But I haven't pruned it... I only remove the dead blooms when the new flowerhead appear in late April.

Did they leaf just before the frosts maybe?
That can really screw them up for a year

 

[ColinUK]

And sometimes plants just don’t behave. Could be nutrient imbalance, late frost, not enough water over autumn/spring.
They’re very hungry plants and do need a feed regularly.

 

[NotPink]

And sometimes plants just don’t behave. Could be nutrient imbalance, late frost, not enough water over autumn/spring.
They’re very hungry plants and do need a feed regularly.

Thanks for the tips much appreciated. I think when something delivers year after year and when it doesn't you are bewildered.