Random thoughts of a Gardener
Well finally we got some snow. It had missed us and snowed to the north and the south of us but finally down in came. We had a good 3 maybe 4" in the end. Prompting endless photos of snowy scenes Topiary anc clipped bushes always look striking with a dusting of snow The snow …
A festive Six on Saturday from me showing bits that have been dried from the garden and then used as christmas decorations. Start with a classic, poppy seed heads dry so easily and always look fabulous , I always get in trouble for the seeds they drop everywhere whilst they are drying but they are …
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Alocasia sanderiana My starter for ten, This houseplant was there at the very beginning. When I first developed an interest in gardening at the age of 19, I headed to Gardeners World Live. Living in the midlands in those days we didnt have an rhs flower show near by so the NEC was the place …
Well this week was the week it happened. The bedroom window was open all night as it was hot, but by morning you could feel the chill of Autumn. The end of summer is here. Next week hopefully will be a riotous set of pictures showcasing the late summer colour. Showing the season going out …
Hi, apologies for being AWOL for a while. Lockdown has not left me feeling inspired to write or share any tips from the garden. I have this week purchased a new camera and am hoping, this will lure me back to my garden blog. Buds out now in my garden is the subject of my …
This week's gardening blog is very theatrical it has murder, suspense, passion, fashion and experimentation. A murder most horrid to begin. Greenfly, all over the fresh new growth on my rose. It is perfectly situated for an early attack being on the south facing house wall, not ideal but if I want a rose up …
Well a new venture for me. Attempting Six on Saturday. 1.There is blossom everywhere in my village at the moment. This Cherry is a very simple flower compared to its blousy double flowered counterparts but sometimes simple says it all. 2. Continuing with simple underrated plants, the simple daisy, Bellis perennis, is emerging in the …
The Hawthorn buds are breaking. Well, things aren't really much more positive, in the big wide world,than last time I wrote, but I am feeling more cheerful, despite just returning from the dreadfully strange experience of food shopping at the moment. There is bank holiday weekend looming with nowhere to go and no socialising to …
Well when you are celebrating spring and visiting gardens in Wales around St Davids day you have to have some Daffs. After the storms we had in February our local wood sadly looks like a tree graveyard. With the wind loosening the roots in the sodden soil the trees would have found it hard to …
Greens Shoots and Leaves 