More Border Work.

MY PICTURE FOR TODAY

The new lambs

MY WORK BOOK

See to the sheep

  08:30-08:45 

(Field) 

Checked and counted the sheep.

Remove the fleece

  08:45-08:50 

(West Wall)

Remove the fleece from the Peach tree.

See to the greenhouses

  08:50-09:55 

Checked and watered round.

Tied up some Chrysanths.

Moved some plants from the hot house to the conservatory.

Set up the watering tray in order to water the seedlings from below rather than risk them getting burnt off from having wet leaves.

Pick up rubbish

  09:55-10:30 

(North Front) 

I had to leave some weeds that I pulled from the rose beds yesterday, so went with the wheel barrow to pick them up.

Also took a plant to the dowager house yard on my way.

Break time

10:30-10:50 

(Home)

Edging

  10:50-12:45 

Edged all the grass edges to the inner beds in the walled garden and Front Garden.

Lunch time

12:45-13:30 

(Home)

Forking

  13:30-15:15 

(Memorial Gardens) 

After sucking up any leaves with the Billy Goat I top dress the rose beds with rose fertiliser and forked over taking out any weeds along the way.

The 'Billy Goat' a hose attaches to the front which allows you to suck up leaves from borders.

Tidying up

  15:15-16:15 

(Lily Pond) 

Took out any weeds and dead stalks and top dressed with pelleted chicken manure.

Feed the apricot

  16:15-16:25 

top dressed chicken manure pellets.

Watering

  16:25-16:35 

(South Front) 

Watered the plants in the round wall border.

Clean and put away the tools

  16:35-16:45 

(Potting shed) 

Clean, oil and put away any tools used today, also tidy the potting shed.

See to the greenhouses

  16:45-16:55 

Check round and close the air vents.

Cover the Peach tree

  16:55-17:00 

(West Wall)

Cover the Peach tree to guard against any frost damage to the flowers.