You would be forgiven that this was just a post about girls names… Erm… And you would be right… And wrong! While I was out in my garden today I noticed that three newish plants were in the the process of flowering. First was the Cherry. Now in open blossom it is actually quite a…… Continue reading Cherry, Lily and Honesty
Hello everyone, and welcome to spring! Ok… To some spring has already sprung, probably in many ways if you look in your gardens! But today, the 20th March at 10:28am, the Vernal Equinox did happen. For those of you in the southern hemisphere this means the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. For…… Continue reading The First Day Of Spring
Sunday was another great day for getting out into the garden, so that was just what I did. Although I didn’t do a lot, per se. I did get to start a few things off. I started off my peas for a start. I know you generally need to start them in situ… But the…… Continue reading Sunday, Gentle Sunday
We are still in early spring but already things have begun to open up their blooms. Although there is quite a lack of pollinating insects buzzing around the place there are a few plants that are opening up in eager anticipation of those buzzy little workers coming to visit. As you can see above the…… Continue reading Anything flowering?
Continuing on this weeks theme of getting stuff done while the sun shines… B-) Back near the end of January, me and the missus went to B&Q and picked up a few bargains, you can read about it here. Today, After taking two trips to the tip to get rid of some rubbish, I got…… Continue reading Lavender Bed
This morning, after yesterdays afternoon rain, was actually quite a nice day so I decided to get back out into the garden while I can. First off… I just want to show you how I finally decided to put my raised beds. I’m going with this idea because I still managed to get the small…… Continue reading First Spring Cut… And other things.
Sorry for not posting for a while… Life has been busy. I just got a new job, the weather has been less than hospitable and nothing seemed to be happening that I could really report on. However… All this changed yesterday with the arrival of a little bit of sunny weather. I got outside and…… Continue reading Project time!
Now, before I start, I don’t mean the excellent Dinah Washington song… Last week I was lamenting on my Amaryllis’ being so very late to start… Well… Look at them now! Much better! Lots of new growth pushing up, no sign of a flower head yet though… Give them some time, with them being so far…… Continue reading What A Difference A Week Made
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