I've dug up the last tree root that will come up now - the others are too big, but being too big, they are less of a trip hazard as they are very obvious!
I've moved all the pots out of the trench to the side of the garden and filled in some of the trench using the excess soil in the compost/ wheelie bin area.
Sadly, as fast as I was filling in the hole, Sid the greyhound was digging it all up again, so I really need to work out how I'm going to do this. I'm wondering whether a few bags of shop-bought compost chucked in the day before Sid goes on holiday to Wales might work, as there will be a whole dog-free week for it to settle. Also, if I chuck some grass seeds over it on the same day, then that's a week where the seeds have a chance to get established?
I've dug out some more weeds in the lawn and planted some primroses around the base of the tree.
The biggest job today was trying to get up a big patch of stinging nettles that had taken root again. These will come up all the time, so I will just need to keep an eye on it.
Again, this can be covered in grass seed in a couple of weeks to try and establish.
By the time I'd finished, the brown bin was full of stinging nettles! Once I get the compost bin established, then I can put these nettles into there - chopped up of course - because this compost will then lock in nitrogen into the soil where it is placed in the garden. Nettles are good!
The pots are looking good in the sunshine - the hellebores are coming along nicely. I know that more pots have been procured, so my aim is to divide some plants and repot into these new containers. I did a bit of light weeding in the existing pots, but they are remarkably weed-free.
The garden isn't looking too bad - it's not as muddy as it has been, but it is looking very bare - I will be sprinkling grass seeds in a fortnight (see above) and hopefully that will start to establish quickly.
Time spent working in the garden today: 1 hour
Jobs completed: tree root dug up; soil moved from compost area into trench; all pots out of trench and sitting in sunshine by fence; weeds dug out of lawn; primroses planted; brown bin filled with stinging nettes.
Jobs for future visits: level area by gate for compost bin and wheelie bins; move soil from this area into the trench; dig out more weeds; cut grass with shears before mowing can commence in spring; grass seeds to be sown (March) for planting out in small clumps; dig up excess foxgloves from my own garden to plant; research water butt coming off shed; concentrate on area behind bike shed and patio; split osteospermum into separate pots; plant bluebells; research solar lighting and tealights in tree; research stepping stones; sprinkle seed mix; weed patio area and inbetween paving slabs.
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