Chilly days and twinkly lights
The dahlias are finally finished! The recent drop in temperatures and the rain was the last straw for them, but oh boy were they ever fantastic, it is let me […]
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Ready, steady, grow
April showers bring May flowers, or so the saying goes. If the past few days have been anything to go by May will be colourful. For me Easter marks the […]
Where are we now?
With each passing day the light extends, the sun rises a minute earlier and life in the garden begins again. The birds are a plenty and returning to the bird […]
November? Already?
Where has the time gone? I’ve been remiss in my postings lately and am sorry that it’s been so long since I sent signs of gardening life. Things in my […]
Tulip season
My family will be so happy to see the back of April, the coldest in 20 years. You see my window sills, dining room floor and dining table are all […]
Where to start?
I have finally removed the twinkly lights from the box hedge at my front gate. The homemade Christmas wreath on the front door stood up to heavy rain, gales and […]
The end and the beginning
Well what can be said that has not already been said other than to say it’s been quite the year! Lockdowns brought garden centre closures, seed and soil shortages and […]
Hot & dry, wet & chilly
It’s been quite the growing season, the long summer days have been hot and dry. The rain, when it arrived, fell in torrents, beating down the fragile flowers but never […]
our new normal?
The garden continues to be the constant in our lives. The beds need weeding, the lawn needs mowing, the seedlings need thinning, the climbing roses need tying in, the garden […]
and so it continues…
Glorious blue sky days, warm sunshine, birds nesting and bees buzzing – an almost perfect spring to get busy in the garden. As all is not quite perfect we are […]
Gardening in these unusual times
My most recent blog spoke of spring time openings of gardens and parks, lovely plant markets and fairs and all the jobs to get started with in the garden. Today […]
Waiting for spring
The garden has been snow-covered and frozen, water-logged and swampy and that’s just been in the past week! Hopefully now that we are well into March and quickly approaching spring […]
A tapestry of leaves
So many colours underfoot while out walking in the woods, a tapestry of tree life, wet and soggy from the downpours and the air fragrant with the scent of damp […]
Harvest time
September is about new beginnings and moving on. The light is different and the temperature has changed; the traffic is terrible, the roadworks are increasing and the kids are back […]