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| Ooo, what a lovely day! |
Apart from that, the rest of our plot-time today was spent on tidying up jobs. Some of the borders got much overdue attention; weeded and planted with crocuses, apart from where nasturtiums have been this year, which we've left to self-seed, and another patch which has got mints in it.
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| Neat borders! See you soon crocuses. |
Probably a couple of years before we'll be releasing any Cotes du Fenham...
Finally, and only because there aren't enough cats on the internet, here's a picture of Albert checking the scene at the front door today. What a champion beast he truly is.
Love the cat. Black and whites are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI think so too. I like the tuxedo effect.
DeleteHi Anne, hopefully we should be able to get off to a good start next year. Everything's a bit stark, but it'll look better when things start to grow in the spring.
ReplyDeletePs, Spoon is a great name for a cat.
ReplyDeleteWe have a couple of vines on the plot but so far have only achieved miniature grapes - maybe next year?
ReplyDeleteDo you do anything particular to the plants, or just let them get on with it?
DeleteJust a but of pruning so far but we haven't taken growing them particularly seriously.
DeleteDon't forget your grandad grew a peach tree, though considerably further south than Fenham.
ReplyDeleteI also think Spoon is a very agreeable name for a cat. Mum x
Hello! What on earth are you doing on the internet?!
DeleteCongratulations and good luck with your vineyard. Anybody who can handle four tons of manure can do anything if so determined.
ReplyDeleteHa, thanks Jason. I'll have to remember that motto!
DeleteVery nice to meet Albert...very handsome he is too.
ReplyDeleteI have some grapevines, I thin they are now in their third year and this year did mange to produce a few bunches of grapes but they didn't get big enough to harvest...i think that my be due to the weather. Hopefully next year there will be lots to harvest!!
I still have digging and tidying to do and at the moment i think i may still be doing it next spring too!!
I'd pass on the compliment, but Albert is vain enough as it is. Good luck with your prep and tidying work. I read on your blog that you'd been ill, hope that's all better now!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lee...nearly back up to full health again....problem is it's now so cold I still haven't got anything done!
DeleteHow did you manage to do all that - I'm desperate to get down to my plot but it keeps persisting it down and foiling all my plans.
ReplyDeleteImpressed by your organisation and orderliness!
Don't be fooled, we're certainly not the fastest gardeners around!
DeleteEnjoyed my visit to your blog, and the visit that gave me to seeing your garden. You are something else. I will be checking in on you and Spoon soon. Here on Lake Michigan 44th parallel (great for wine in France, and I will say here too) we have lots of vineyards in the area. I often show the lake in the backdrop of my garden photos. You might enjoy looking at some past postings. I use Alpaca poop from the neighbors farm, but I confess - not tons! Jack
ReplyDeleteHi Jack, thanks for stopping by. It's great to read blogs like yours, based in a different country, to see how things are done. I'm not sure where we'd be able to get Alpaca manure from round here...
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