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 …
As usual, I ‘ve taken pity on the plants that are growing in restricted conditions. This poor creature arrived in a rattan ball which has now been plonked on the top of the compost. The roots have grown through the rattan ball and it’s now twice the size it was. The same has happened with …
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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 When I was recycling the packet, I noticed that it was almost two years out of date!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, …
a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. Thank you all for reading my blog, leaving comments and sharing your lives with me. Until next time, take care guys.xxx
Wishing you all a merry little Christmas. Stay safe guys, until next time.xxx
Santa has been visited in the woods, this time behind glass, and no presents were given. Struth, the times we live in. The local landscape has changed drastically since the storm, never have I seen so many trees down, in the woods, and along the roads, it’s heart breaking seeing so many stumps where fine …
The weather has been truly horrendous over the last few days. We’ve had winds of over seventy miles an hour, lashing rain and sleet and temperatures that dipped to -3. Our icy drive and pavements became lethal and needless to say we’ve barely left the house for days. Storm Arwen hit with a vengeance and …
