Ken Hartley 🌱🏋️♂️
@milhart66ken
Plantaholic gardener who enjoys a gym workout. I like justice, fairness, kindness, courtesy & equality. I post photos of my garden pretty much daily plus the odd workout photo. Looking to connect with other gardeners and gym enthusiasts.
Out on my every other evening watering cycle. #heatwave #gardening #gardeninglife It’s still 28°C here.
Good afternoon everyone. It’s bright & warm here again. I’ve spent the morning clearing out a few things from the shed into the skip which is now ready for collection. Pics are Rosa Grace & one of my clematis - bane lost over time. Enjoy yr day. #gardening #gardeninglife
Rosa Lady of Shalott doesn’t hang around - she’s already fully giving me her second flush of flowers. #RoseWednesday #gardening #gardeninglife #roses #davidaustin
After a week and a half’s absence from my gym due to prioritising garage clear out, new decking prep etc I managed to return to my usual early Monday morning #workout Then returned home to continue the garage clear out. Finally making some headway & the skip is filling fast. #fitforlife
The deck is completed and we’re very pleased with it. #gardening #gardeninglife
Good morning everyone. It’s a pleasantly breezy one here presently so I might even do some gardening before the temps rise this afternoon. Pics show my Tranquility rose. Have a great day all. #gardening #gardeninglife
The new deck is emerging at the end of Day 1 #gardening #gardeninglife
Good afternoon everyone. I hope your week has got off to a good start. It’s white agapanthus time here once again. It’s a stay at home day for us while Mark the deck fitter is here. #gardening #gardeninglife
Audrey & I could have been attending the men’s Wimbledon final today on Centre Court as we were allocated tickets but they were £250 each and very high up with not the best views so we declined them. As my son & I have had Centre Court tickets twice in the past to the right …
Good afternoon everyone. I had a ‘smashing time’ this morning plus made a start of clearing out of the garage. End result is that we have everything ready for the decking company to start their work tomorrow. #gardening #gardeninglife #decking
Afternoon everyone. We’re in Birmingham this afternoon for a visit to the theatre. Makes a change from gardening and filling skips. We hope you’re all enjoying Saturday adventures. If you’re working you have our sympathy. #gardening #notgardening #theatre
That happy feeling (i.e. Relief) when you’ve finished another full round of watering. (Can’t wait for this heatwave to end) #gardening #gardeninglife #heatwave
Good morning everyone. Currently awaiting delivery of a large skip. I hope your day goes well. #gardening #gardeninglife
Good afternoon everybody. I’m just recovering from being outside sawing these old decking boards to size in readiness to use them on the drive tomorrow for a large skip to sit on. It’s 32°C out there & I felt like a leaking sponge. Now to cool & watch tennis. #gardening #gardeninglife
Good morning all. Mrs H & I rose very early to empty the contents of our 2 raised alpine beds. It was incredibly hard, hot work. Don’t think I’ve ever perspired so much but 22 bags full later we had achieved our goal. Now showered & reclining. #gardening #gardeninglife
On the deck yesterday before today’s rip out started. #gardening #gardeninglife
Good afternoon everyone. I got up at 6.00 a.m. to head outside to do some preparatory work in readiness for a new composite deck to be fitted next week. I removed several decking boards which I’ll be using to place on my drive for a large skip to sit on. #gardening #gardeninglife
Good afternoon everyone. I spent the morning feeding my roses, topiary and ericaceous plants with appropriate feeds before heading in to watch the tennis in the cool. How good were England heh? Enjoy the rest of your day folks. #gardening #gardeninglife
Today’s lunch out. Back home now and watching Wimbledon. Whatever you’re up to this afternoon, enjoy! #Sundaylunch
Good day everyone and happy Sunday. It’s a bright & breezy one here so far. We’ll be heading out for lunch later before returning to watch the Wimbledon tennis. I watered the garden last evening so that’s one less job. Here’s my #SevenOnSunday #gardening
Had a delivery this morning so needed to do some planting this afternoon. It was out with the lilies and in with some Helianthus Sunbelievable. Four into pots and two into the front border. #gardening #gardeninglife
Good day everyone. Here’s my #SixOnSaturday #gardening #gardeninglife
Rosa Gertrude Jekyll and Emma Bridgewater. #gardening #gardeninglife #roses #davidaustin
Good afternoon everyone. I kicked off the day with my usual Friday #gym #workout These days I kick off with a series of kettlebell exercises before heading on to machines and free weights then end on a running machine. #fitforlife
Looking back to 2024 when we visited the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament. #ThrowbackThursday My son and I were lucky to have had centre court tickets twice before just slightly back from the Royal Box which is ideal as you’re just out of the sun there. #Wimbledon
Good afternoon everyone. Just back from spending the morning singing. Have enjoyed lunch at home & we’re now watching Wimbledon on TV. First 2 pics are Lady of Shalott. Second 2 are Grace. #gardening #gardeninglife #roses
In other news: Just had a lovely conversation with a lady passer by who turned out to be a keen gardener. Was asked when was the best time to cut a callicarpa plant. She also said my front garden was beautiful which is always good to hear. #gardening #gardeninglife