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We have had a good week of dry weather, this gave me a chance this weekend to get into the raised beds and get them forked over for the Wife,all sorted now and ready for planting out , I was very surprised how well the soil had broken down, with the good hardy frost's we had over the winter period has done a power of good, it was not claggy at all, and dare I say it, a pleasure to be out in the garden helping.
We emptied all the compost from Gills heaps, mixed it in as I worked the beds over it over , so we are planning for Easter weekend to get things moving in the gardens ,Gill spent a lot of the weekend in the glasshouse sorting out stuff, and also set out her Shallots , and then today I even got the grass mowed , a good start to the growing season ,lets hope the weather holds out and we don't get the spring floods to set us back ,as we have had other years.
Regards Mick
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Hi Mick
That is one lovely garden with a fantastic backdrop, the photo makes it look quite a lot higher than the water, or do the floods you talk about flow through the garden going down hill to the water?
Regards Shane
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lovely garden there mick with a garden like that you should put on tours lol i complain of back ache just doing my little plot ...do you ever open it up for the public for charity ??
Hi Shane ,
I was talking generally about the floods , we live south of the Fermanagh mountains NI ,and it is the wettest place in Europe,its not a flood physically up the walls like you get in the UK but the amount of water we get (usually all in one go) , and your correct when it rains its runs down the drive somewhat like a stream.
Beautiful garden and the view is to die for. Fantastic :0)
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Hi grandpaddy
That's a fabulous garden in a beautiful spot. You are very fortunate to have it. :-)
Best wishes Chris
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Grandpaddy said: Hi Shane , I was talking generally about the floods , we live south of the Fermanagh mountains NI ,and it is the wettest place in Europe,its not a flood physically up the walls like you get in the UK but the amount of water we get (usually all in one go) , and your correct when it rains its runs down the drive somewhat like a stream. Regards Mick
Ok thanks for explaining that, wet maybe but it looks a great place to live.
Shane
Hi Grandpaddy....
Still loving those views!!......
Your raised beds look very neat and tidy in what I imagine to be an organised garden....
How big is your garden? Do you have any other pictures of it?
Was looking forward to getting into the garden this weekend!!!! but alas Mother Nature has told us it is not quite the time yet ! woke this morning to 3" of SNOW!! see the contrasting photos after a week
That is some contrast there! We also woke to a white landscape, its nearly all gone here now, but there was a fair amount through the night. Def to soggy for a day in the garden, wish my raised beds looked as good, they are as yet awaiting soil!! Better get the worms munching more to make lots of compost!!
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Blimey Mick, I saw your first photo before I read your post and thought it was a park! What a beautiful location, with or without snow. Back breaking work, though - I couldn't do it and my hubby doesn't know what a spade looks like!
Cheers, Linda.
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