Today, Jackie made up an additional, taller, cold frame. We then reorganised the strip by the side of the house at the front. This meant partially rebuilding the original, long, structure which was moved along to accommodate the new one. I was of some assistance in this process.
The Head Gardener had made good progress in removing a stubborn shrub which she proclaimed ‘didn’t do anything’ except crowd out more acceptable plants. The tap root was deep, and there were two horizontal ones stretching out. I used an axe to finish the job.
For Your Eyes Only, this is the pick of this morning’s roses:
Later I made more of the prints for the garden album, and stuck some in.
I then prepared the next section, namely The Phantom Path.
This is what it looked like before and after Jackie finished weeding it on 24th May 2014.
Here, Mum prepares to negotiate it on 6th July the same year.
Today, its bordering beds cleared of unwanted foliage, these are the views from each end.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s sublime lamb Jalfrezi and pilau rice. She drank Hoegaarden and I drank Kingfisher.
Love the Phantom Path!!
Thank you, Pauline
The carefully placed seemingly carelessly dropped bucket must return. No bucket, no phantom. See you there on Halloween – whooooo!
Thanks, Bruce. 🙂
It’s a wonder. What a sight for your mum to enjoy.
Thank you, Mary
Hard taskmasters you are….getting rid of that poor shrub because it “didn’t do anything.” 🙂
Me, I just do as I’m told
Just following orders?
Naturally, I bow to greater knowledge
Yes it does seem mean, but had been planted 6 inches away from a Spirea ‘Gold flame’ and was affecting it’s growth, I did give it a year to do something! But nothing much happened except that the Spirea got misshapen. We have another one in the front garden. So will await something wonderful from that!
You two are priceless! (Do accept the bows, Jackie; they are well-deserved!)
Thank you, Cynthia
I like the chaos of the before picture!
Thank you Susanne
Um, lamb for dinner – I’ll need to keep that in mind. I like it but rarely think of buying it.
Could you tell me, Derrick what the bush with the lilac colored flowers is on the Phantom Path?
Thanks, GP. It’s a rhododendron. It was there when we came (obviously 🙂
Love the end result.
Thanks, Knitter
So nice to see your Mum on those pathways with her two canes.
Thank you, Cynthia
The best part of all these posts lies in knowing that you actually, physically enjoy the garden. I like taking these virtual tours, but love more the fact that your family and friends get to walk amongst the Eden you two have created.
Very many thanks, Oscar