Can you see where I’ve been?
In which new plants are planted, a weedy nemesis is identified, and Anemone coronoria prove to be less dead than I thought. All under the watchful eyes of a pair of blackbirds.
The Great Front Garden Challenge
So, that was January then. Wet and windy, and half obliterated by a rather interesting virus in my case. Not a lot of gardening. Or blogging. I have started catching up with all you lovely people, and I had a lovely time getting excited about dahlias the other day. My gardening mojo is definitely stirring….
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Creeping back in to the garden…
I’ve barely ventured in to the garden since early Spring, and I am feeling the lack. “Gardening” this year has mostly been a case of emergency weeding, frantic bouts of back-ache inducing activity before I slink back inside and sit down at the computer again. It has not been satisfying. I’ve discovered that I am…
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New leaves for old with a side order of flowers
August feels a long time ago now. Although looking out the window you could be forgiven for thinking it still was August, the weather is so beautiful. The leaves starting to turn, the way it is getting darker earlier and earlier, the wonderfully soft golden light of late afternoon, they are big reminders that we…
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Simplifying the other side
I’ve been taking a long hard look at my front garden and how it has been developing over these past 18 months. I’ve already covered what I call the fence border in a previous post. It is beginning to come together nicely, and with a bit more simplification I’ll be content to leave it to…
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