I’ve lost count of the storms that have torn through the area of late, but thankfully we’ve had little damage. The wooden greenhouse/shed, now formally christened “The Shack” held it’s ground and remained standing. The Shack has been given a coat of preserver externally and now has the potting table installed. The plastic covers protecting …
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The laurel and hedging is looking rather pretty at the moment despite the greyness of the days. How I wish these hellebores could raise their sorrowful heads. Suddenly, crocus are everywhere. Touch wood, the rain hasn’t damaged their delicate flowers yet. This little yellow one certainly wasn’t planted by me. I just love the dark …
An icy wind has been gusting for an age of late, resulting in me barely visiting the garden, so it was lovely having a little potter around today. Hubs has cleared the tree remarkably quickly. These things often look worse than they actually are. This bargain basement, nameless, store bought tea rose has been flowering …
Daphne I haven’t had a good look around the garden of late, given the endless, grim weather. The watercress seems to have been steadily growing all year. I noticed the first hellebore buds… and the winter box is blooming, oh, the scent is just lovely. The first bulbs are pushing through, daffodowndillies methinks… and I’ve …
To accompany my Christmas dinner this year, I opted for vegan tofurky, [a tofu/plant based mix] and really enjoyed it. When I was recycling the packet, I noticed that it was almost two years out of date! I was relieved that there were no negative side effects, after devouring the lot. I’ve ordered more since, …
I love autumn and when the leaves begin to drop in the gardens, it always feels as though I’m living in the woods. Each year, individual trees have different coloured autumnal leaves. No two years are ever the same, which is always a delight. It’s all down to the weather, and the weather here is …
The media seem intent on whipping up the perfect storm this winter. Not happy with sending everyone out panic buying petrol, now they endlessly talk of gaps on the supermarket shelves and toy and white goods shortages among other things. Don’t get me wrong, I see the problems. Gas prices rocketing and energy companies crashing. …
The nights are drawing in quickly now. The leaves are turning and beginning to fall and a chill has crept in during the evenings. Soon we’ll be migrating from the kitchen to the lounge each night, drawn by the warmth of the log burner. The house is crawling with spiders. In every room large and …
Summer onions out… Winter onions in. Still they come, young and oh so sweet! Even sweeter, the best I’ve ever tasted. First ever home grown apricots. The parsley has been particularly strong and flavoursome this year… and the Accidental Orchards’ underplanting of wild flowers is beginning to bloom. There have been mallows, cornflowers, love-in-a-mist and …
I can almost smell autumn in the air, it’s subtle, but it’s there. Pink hydrangeas are everywhere, but to my delight this one has voilet-ish tones. Begonia season is upon us, long may it last. Herbs be flourishing and flowering… and yellow courgettes just keep on coming. Tiny leek seedlings have survived torrential downpours, [that …
