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 […]
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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 […]
It’s all about the weather
Gardeners are obsessed with the weather. All we do is talk about the weather. We discuss rain levels or lack thereof, the cold, the heat, the amount of day light, […]
March is full of surprises
From raging snow storms to sunny afternoons in short sleeves the month of March never ceases to surprise. We feel we are just coming out of the cold of winter […]
New beginnings
Harvest is a time of new beginnings, as the long hot summer draws to a close, the hum of traffic increases as schools return to their academic routines and the […]
Are you summer?
Wow! What a few weeks it has been. Gloriously warm temperatures, big blue skies, t-shirts and sun hats, winter a lifetime away – spring has really arrived, eventhough it feels […]
A time of optimism
There is a softening underfoot, a warmth in the air and dare I say that feeling of spring abounds! It’s true we’ve been fooled before; a lovely gentle week in […]
Digging up the dahlias
The time has come, the days are short, the mornings are frosty, christmas is fast approaching, it’s time to dig up the dahlias. I’ve had mixed feelings about dahlias over […]
The gentle arrival of Autumn
This perfect light, golden tones all around and cooler temperatures gently ease us into this new season of Autumn. The summer bedding is fading but trying to hang on continuing […]
April showers and more
I guess it is fair to say that the April drought is behind us – so much rain! Not that we didn’t want or need it of course just not all […]
It feels like spring
Well, we’ve had snow, sunshine and rain and with the time change this weekend it really is beginning to feel like spring. I’m enjoying the flashes of colourful bulbs in […]
Winter’s over, where to start?
From weeks of permanent snow and sub-zero temperatures to a week where we all thought spring had arrived the weather has certainly been playing on my mind for a while. […]