Making an initial garden plan when we started our kitchen extension renovations two and a half years ago really helped to focus my mind. My painting wasn’t to scale, and it certainly wasn’t mathematically accurate, but at least I knew what I was aiming for. Of course, setbacks and changes happen. It’s part of gardening… Read More »
easy gardening
Between times
We’ve had five very sociable and busy days of Christmas, which has been absolutely lovely, but today (Sunday 28) is a quiet one, with no plans at all. I’ve pulled on an old jumper, grazed on rice cakes and marmalade for breakfast (rounded off by a piece of fudge), and now I’ve made coffee. Just… Read More »
Hello spring, where are you?
Everything is in place to enjoy my spring garden – everything, that is, except the weather. From howling gales to torrential rain, we’ve had it all over the last week, and I think there is more to come. Ever the optimist, I am going ahead and making preparations for sunshine and calm conditions. I have… Read More »
Spring joys
The garden is blooming despite – or maybe because of – the torrential rain over the last few months. What bliss it has been to get outside over the Easter weekend, and start enjoying my little courtyard again. The star of the show is undoubtedly my amelanchier larmarkii tree. In full blossom for just a… Read More »
Stirrings…
Already mid-February, and after a slow start, when January seemed interminable, the year suddenly seems to be accelerating, with new hope springing up along with green shoots. I’ve had the house to myself for the last few weeks, and I’d made a list of all things that I wanted to do while I was home… Read More »
Summer Living
The rainy summer means that my container garden is relatively low maintenance at the moment. I’m still watering, especially my greenhouse full of tomatoes, but it’s not such a pressure outside. My plants are blooming, and I have had particular success with Geranium ‘Rozanne,’ a very useful perennial, geums, which have been flourishing since late… Read More »