Upcoming Events

I'm supposed to list upcoming events in the Moosey garden on this page. This should force me to be a better organised gardener, planning ahead, preparing properly for new gardening events.

Gardening in October

Spring now gets into full swing, as the large flowering cherries and the crab-apples start blossoming. It's goodbye to daffodils and hello to tulips and irises. More rhododendrons will be blooming, along with the Mexican Orange Blossom.

October is obviously going to be a very fast month - if I take my eye off the garden for a moment I'm bound to miss something. Eek! Panic!

2009 Garden Calendars

The Moosey Calendars have all been updated for 2009, and are free and friendly to download (in pdf format). Have a look and choose your calendar in advance. Pets, New Zealand scenes, Moosey Garden views, flowers, roses - there'll be one or two that should take your fancy.

NGP's October Schedule

I do have some serious work for Non-Gardening Partner this month. Firstly I really want the waterwheel to be fixed, so I can show it off to my friends. The small brook which the waterwheel feeds looks mighty silly as a dry-stream bed.

I've also ordered a table and two benches for the pond decking. My pond beautification and planting progamme is going well, and now I need some accessories. And finally I'd like him to continue his chain-sawing maintenance, as directed. It's time I took back control and got rid of self-sown trees (like Pittosporums) that I don't want.

Oops - I've remembered more things that NGP needs to keep on top of. There's also the lawn mowing, and helping me with the rubbish burning, and...

General Rules for October
1. No grumping about weeding.
2. No moaning about being too tired.
3. No grumbling about the weather.
4. No sulking about anything.

I also promise to do lots of mountain hiking, piano playing, book reading, cat conversing, dog exercising, and garden dreaming. I'm having my lunch outside at a table or on a garden seat every single day. Good gardeners find time to sit and enjoy their gardens.

Most Valuable Pet Competition

Yippee! The Most Valuable Pet Competition is definitely working again, and I've added in all the bonus points for the Moosey animals. Please vote - might I suggest not the poultry, and not Tiger the cat (who is far too fat). The latest three young Moosey cats Histeria, Percy, and Lilli-Puss are not yet included in this silly competition.

Urgent Message to All Dog Lovers...

In this competition Gingerpuss seems to be beating the Moosey dogs Rusty and dearly departed Taj-Dog. Readers who are dog-biased might enjoy voting, to restore the canine balance.

Moosey Newsletters

I really enjoy writing the Moosey Newsletters. This month's newsletter is full of more spring things. There's a subscribers list you can add your name to, if you're interested in receiving your own copy...

I've started doing the newsletter mail-out myself, so hopefully I won't get your names or addresses wrong, or send you a load of compost! The newsletters are on the site as well - you can download the latest by clicking on this newsletter link.

Moosey Gardening Forums

The Moosey Forums have seen new friends join and old friends prepare their northern hemisphere gardens for autumn. There's spring interest and South African wildlife, for anyone who gets bored with pictures of daffodils.

If you're registering in the forum you'll be shown some little thumbnails of cats and cars - and asked to select the cats. You may be amused, or even slightly annoyed by this, or puzzled. If you have any trouble, let me know at once and I'll do the box-ticking business for you.

Cheers, and all the very best for your gardening October. Enjoy all the changes in your garden. Don't forget you're allowed to sit on a garden seat and do nothing - you can just stare at your plants and trees. Have fun, and don't get bored weeding...