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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
With Easter so late in April this year the opening of the gardens at the Château de Vullierens will coincide with this holiday weekend for the first time. While Lindt […]
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 […]
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 […]
After a lovely long summer break I’m back to everything; back to school for the kids, back to early mornings for me, back to the overgrown and somewhat scorched garden […]