cuttings, currants, carpet and a cat

I took several cuttings from my mum’s garden and have potted them up, not sure they will take but it is worth a try,

Tuesday was a good day and so while the opportunity was there I thought I would attack some of the weeds……

I filled the organic compost bin and have hardly dented the weeds and grass, I did find the flowering currants I planted in Feb ’08 which should have been moved last winter so I really must this winter or it will become impossible, I also found some blackcurrants that had self seeded in among the flowers so I transfer them here at the beginning of the year good to see they were still surviving,

while I was doing the weeding I had a visitor…..

 

I don’t know who it belongs to but it is beautiful and very playful, he/she kept jumping and chasing imaginary things, lots of pouncing and high twisting jumps :o)

 

as I have filled the organic bin I looked for something else to do, not hard as there is so much needs doing, this was heather but I cut it back last year when it looked like the rabbits were burrowing, this is where the south westerlies hit,

I am trying some New Zealand broadleaf cuttings (if anyone knows the official name I would love to know please), I weeded and put some old carpet down to suppress further growth, if just half take in a few years they will make a good wind filter (should have done it years ago….sigh),

before I covered with the carpet I added some composted loam, I was digging it from the pile of composting turfs when I was surrounded by beautiful white tailed bumble bees, I had disturbed the nest….. I have quite a lot of bee visitors in the garden, I hadn’t known where any nests were before, I will leave that area of the pile,

weather became wet again today so spent the afternoon dreaming of plants I’d like to buy………..