The strong cold wave has continued for several days, with snow flurries every day. Fortunately there is very little snow on the ground in our area, so there are no problems with traffic and so on. However, it is very cold with high temperatures of around 5°C and a strong northerly wind, so it is very difficult to work in the garden.
In the narrow garden next to the house where the white wooden fence was demolished, the iron pipes that had been erected as fence posts were painted a new colour. The pipes had been used as frames for kiwi shelves before the fence was built and had been painted a light brown colour like bamboo, but as this was where the white fence had been, they were repainted white.
Welded wire mesh will be installed on these posts to train the clibming roses 'Mary Delaney' and 'The Pilgrim', which are located here.
The pathways have been cleared and covered with artificial grass. It looks tidy and weeding will be minimal.
強い寒波が数日続いて毎日雪が舞っています。当地では幸い積雪はほとんどなくて交通などに問題は生じていません。ただ、最高気温が5度前後で北風も強くてとても寒いので、庭仕事もなかなか難しい状況です。
そんな中、白い木製フェンスを解体した家の横の狭い庭で、フェンスの支柱として立てていた鉄パイプの色を塗り替えました。フェンスを作る以前はキウイ棚の枠として使っていたパイプで、竹のような明るいブラウン色に塗っていましたが、白いフェンスのあった場所なので白に塗り替えました。
この支柱に溶接金網を設置して、ここにあるつるバラのメアリー・ディレイニーとザ・ピルグリムを誘引する予定です。
通路は整地して人工芝を張りました。すっきりとなり、草取りも最小限で済みそうです。
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