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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]