Thursday 3 January 2019

The New Year

Little change on the reserve at the moment, re. birds and conditions and given the extended Christmas holiday that many companies have these days, the wildfowlers have been regular in their sometimes twice daily visits to the saltings in front of the reserve. Talking to some of them this morning though, it seems that few of them have been successful at shooting themselves a duck or goose before going back to work next Monday. I counted the White-fronted Goose flock this morning and it still numbers around 160 birds and so they seem unscathed, which is good news, they are beautiful wild birds.

So a change of subject. It.s 3.00 and I've just come in from the garden, the lovely cold but sunny day has now been replaced by heavy grey clouds which have rendered early near darkness upon us.
After returning from my daily visit to the reserve I have been working in the garden, pruning and then manuring, two thirds of my rose beds, you can see one of the beds below. Between the roses there are large numbers of tulips planted, so it should look quite good in the Spring.


Tomorrow, if my aching back allows, I shall complete the task and if "Beast from the East Mk.2" does return as forecast in the next few weeks, everything will be ready for it and snug under it's mulch of manure. The manure by the way, comes from my local garden center at 3 sacks for £10, is good quality manure and equally good value.
My dahlias, a variety called "Bishop of Aukland", have also been left where they grew and given a good covering of manure and will be OK. I know that the experts always advise digging up the tubers and  dry storing them indoors through the winter but mine have remained in the ground for six years now and have come up just as good each year, despite snow and frost.

7 comments:

  1. I'm sure your garden will be beautiful. I love dahlias and tulips. We were not able to grow tulips in Minnesota because the deer and chipmunks ate them as quickly as they emerged and here it is far too hot for them. Of course we have many other delightful plants to amuse ourselves with now. Please do share photos of flowers and the garden come spring and summer.

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  2. If you were one of the experts on "Gardeners' Question Time" on Radio 4, your answer to every question would be, "Chuck manure on it". Incidentally, that could also be the best answer to the Brexit problem.

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  3. Derek that is indeed a garden to be proud of. Like Wilma I look forward to seeing it in full bloom.
    You ask if I saw the Isle of Sheppey in the background from Herne
    Bay today. Sadly I didn't but will look on iplayer to see it I can spot it.

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