In the rose bed, of the 3 verbena bonariensis bought from Wisley last year, one is putting up nice new growth, one is definitely a goner and one might just be feebly coming back. So I had been thinking of … Continue reading
So, despite the rain and the cold and the slugs… the beans are in. As are the tomatoes, florence fennel, courgettes, squashes and lettuces. Also more lettuces and a new row of celery, courtesy of my friend Julia. In fact, … Continue reading
The baby brassica plants nurtured from seed in the cold frame were becoming too big and in danger of scorching, so yesterday I removed the black tarpaulin from the end bed and dug it over ready to become the new … Continue reading
Sunshine at last over the weekend, so I was able to make progress (despite feeling rather tired and sore from over-zealous digging in the garden at home – finally eradicating the extreme network of roots put out over decades by … Continue reading
So despite the horizontal hail on Saturday, I went to pot on some seedlings but ended up huddled in the shed, shivering! But one happy discovery in amongst the icy particles: the first tentative asparagus shoots. Hooray! This will be … Continue reading
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So these are some of the images that I was looking at over the dreary winter…
Through this long winter what has kept me going has been this image. Difficult, but inspiring, to imagine that this could be the same place that was in turn tundra, muddy flood plain and a snowy winter wonderland! Attempting to … Continue reading
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