Earlier this evening, after a few hours of dry intermittent sunshine, I cut the grass. As it has been a wet and cold week here in the Midlands, the lawn was still pretty damp, but as the garden looked so untidy, I just had to do it. Such satisfaction! The smell of just-cut wet grass … Continue reading Cutting the grass!
I started writing this blog on Good Friday and was almost ready to publish this morning - with a blog about the fabulous weather and the amazing flowers emerging into this lovely springtime. However, at around 10:30, Chris appraised me of the appalling events in Sri Lanka taking place. It's difficult to go on and … Continue reading Flowers – come up and see me – and make me smile
Better late than never (Saturday was rather busy!), five pictures of the fabulous floral arrangements designed and created by Lavender Green Flowers for our daughter Sophie and son in law Tobei's wedding on Saturday 6th April. The sixth picture is courtesy of Rebecca Carpenter Photography and features the Bride & Groom in the gardens of … Continue reading Six on Saturday
I'd got a few plans in mind for the garden in Wales this weekend (there's quite a bit of weeding and cutting back to be done), but rain and Storm Freya have curtailed them somewhat. Still, I'm pleased to see the mixed daffodils dancing on the river bank, including some of those I planted rather … Continue reading Wet & Windy Wales
Isn't the power of nature amazing when it literally springs to life? The profusion of flora and fauna over the last week, not to mention the oddly unseasonal warmth, have certainly got me up with the larks and into the garden, raring to go! There's been a delightful explosion of colour wherever we've been and … Continue reading February in Flower
Some time ago, a friend visiting us in late Autumn remarked rather negatively on the presence of dead perennial stems in the garden (actually asked why we'd got so many weeds in the borders!). I suppose to many it probably looks very untidy, but notwithstanding the fact that seeds and stems provide food and shelter … Continue reading Frosty Beauty
What a welcome sight - during a brisk walk through the arboretum with Ollie on Sunday morning, I spotted an emerging drift of pearly white snowdrops robustly standing up to the prevailing cold wind. None are flowering as yet in the garden at home, so these were a lovely reminder of the pleasure now just … Continue reading Snowdrops
As the year comes to a wet and drizzly end, I'm indoors in front of a roaring fire, keeping warm and dry (and feeling a little guilty as there there are jobs to be done here in Wales!). I am of course, looking forward to the seasons of 2019, but today I'm also reflecting on … Continue reading 2018 – Top Ten Gardening Highlights
Last week, the bare root eryingeum plants I ordered a couple of months ago arrived, along with 40 free mixed daffodil bulbs. I decided to plant them in the garden in Wales, along the river bank. The weather was quite mild, the ground still soft and there was no sign of water-logging, hopefully good conditions? … Continue reading Daffodil bulbs – too late for next Spring?
I'm keen to make sure my greenhouse is fully utilised over all four seasons and so during October and November, I've been experimenting! Once I'd planted out all the wallflowers, I had space and so I've done some cuttings of tender plants (I know, it was probably rather late) of scented pelargonium, osteospermum, salvia amistad … Continue reading Autumn Experiments!
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