Pruning and ladders

A week of pruning up ladders mainly, not my best job but I did get up the Henchman and do it! The Wisteria is a beast and years old, climbing up the courtyard wall into the roof tiles and gutters, so it needed a hard prune. Birds have nested all over it so lots of debris to remove and de-clutter.

I got to try Rose cutting this week too and planted out lots of Cornflower and some Iris which had been divided last year from the Herb garden.

We keep an eye on the mist unit each week and made sure the Sweet peas had their tops pinched out before they get too leggy and keel over.

The Hydroponicum needed some pest control as there appeared to be lots of Scale and White Fly and Woolly Aphids (not wearing jumpers as they are in my head) which appear as white mould on the plant. We used a solution of Provado in a sprayer and will do so again in 6 weeks or so. Sorry bugs it just wasn't your day.

Lots of Snowdrops around the garden, Aconites looking regal with their little leaf ruffles, the Alpaca's staring us out from time to time and birds galore flitting to and fro.

A lovely Chaenomeles japonica is coming into flower, a beautiful orange to come.