From the Garden rounds today...

It has been 2 months since I did a garden rounds post. Cold weather does me in and I don't spend as much time gardening. Consequently it gets overgrown and the first few weeks are clearing and weeding and pruning.

The weather has been so warm lately, I am beginning my planting and clearing about a month or so earlier than usual. Today I gingerly raked up the heaps of leaves on the front garden paths. Just in piles. I haven't lifted them into the barrow yet #SoreBack

🌿 I picked the first broad beans today - quite a handful, so they will make a nice addition to dinner, with a few of the tip leaves as well.

🏵️ The camellia is covered in flowers

💮 The borage has gone beresk already - so early! The bright blue flowers are everywhere. And so gorgeous.

🌷 Nasturtiums are everywhere too, with their bright gold and red flowers! They have climbed into the cumquat tree and are all over the paved area around the garden shed. Also encroaching paths in other areas.

🐝 There are a few bees about, but I will check earlier in the day next time.

🌳 I am soaking the roots of the heritage fruit trees delivered this week, for 24 or so hours, and have planned where to put them. The weather is so warm and the plants are shooting, so I will put them straight into their spots. Fingers crossed my back will be healed enough to dig some holes.

🌳 The quince tree is shooting new leaves.

#FromTheGarden #gardeningAU #gardening

Had what Chief Petty Officer Pertwee would describe as "an attack of the twinging screws" over weekend. Felt much better today... Until I tried to sort a low bookshelf out. Cue lower back reminding me that no, it is not happy.

Bums. Have spent remainder of day trying to avoid anything invoving bending or stretching.

#TwingingScrews #SoreBack #NavyLark #JonPertwee #ouch #HMSTroutbridge

Before he tries to convince you otherwise: I should confirm that the Elephant of Surprise is NOT a registered chiropractor. I learnt this the hard way, the gullible fool that I am. #gah #soreback

About 6 hours later, spread out over two days, moved all the leaves I'm gonna move. This is assuming some storm doesn't blow more back on areas I want kept clear. #forest #forestlife #leaves #soreback

Absolute first world and privileged problems today. Had the day tightly planned to get everything done in time for inspection (more workload than normal thanks to flooding/storm). Cleaner was sick so had to squeeze an extra 2hrs work into to my day. #exhausted #soreback

Did some leaf blowing today...

#fall #cleanup #leafblower #soreback #gettingold #leaves