Watch the garden grow across the seasons with regular updates and a bit of chit chat.
Now there is something cool sweeping the You Tube gardening community – a nominate / pay it forward / answer 10 questions kind of thing, but it is a bit of fun and is bringing the community together and I do have to say gardeners are indeed the nicest people. It is the Allotment Challenge and from what I can make out it was started … Continue reading Allotment Challenge
Finally I’ve been in the garden, and it was about time too! Slowly but surely I eased myself back into it like a swimmer trying to get into a freezing cold pool. I didn’t want to rush and set myself back.  However a neglected garden can be a daunting thing. Where to start? Do you tackle the produce that is ready to harvest, protect the … Continue reading The Late Spring Harvest
The garden has been calling to me persistently like a sea siren to a pirate. Â Sometimes the most I can do is to stare longingly back at the garden as it calls to me, as life beyond the garden shouts louder and more aggressively with its demands. But some days I am free to frolic in the depths of its green gloriousness. Â Having said … Continue reading A Currant Affair
With the wind on my back I have been working hard getting the garden shipshape. Â There has been and extraordinary amount of digging and weeding being done so I can get things ready for the big day – the safe from frost day. Â But at the same time I’m nurturing a flock? herd? swarm? thicket? Â school of seedlings? Â What is the collective term for seedlings? … Continue reading Spring is in full swing
The busyness has haunted me for weeks, shadowing my every move. It has caused me to leave a trail of debris behind me because I have been so focussed that tidying up isn’t thought of as part of the task, but a necessary evil that can be done at a later date. Although we all know, this never happens. So now I find myself in … Continue reading The Big Spring Clean
After and extraordinary amount of rain, and a crazy week filled with so much non gardening, and chuck in a couple of sick kids and my gardening action has been somewhat limited. Â However a break in the weather and a pause in all the doing, I was able to steal a few moments to get my hands dirty. There is still so much to do, … Continue reading Finally Peas Reign in my Garden
And so we have come to the final day of winter.  When it comes to the spring and summer I prefer to go by the calendar as it brings the desirable seasons to me quicker.  However for Autumn and Winter, if we go with  the equinox / solstice system, then I can kid myself the good times last longer.  I play it free and easy … Continue reading Signs of Spring
I have been working hard all winter behind the scenes putting together my dream compost system. It took way longer than I thought. Â I imagined we would knock it up in a couple of weekends, but it was far more complex than that, especially as we didn’t really know what we were doing and our construction skills leave a lot to be desired. Â But in … Continue reading Finally… the project
It was another gorgeous blue sky day today – the kind you can sense the spring in the air. Â Just a hint mind you. Â But that hint is enough to set hope and wishful thinking into action. Â Dreams of the perfect season fill my head. Â My instinct is to put on my gumboots and do a bit of digging. Â But alas no. Â Not today. Â I … Continue reading Did I mention spring is coming?
The weather has been a little crazy here of late – the fattest rain drops in showers that come and go with with a moments notice and disappear as quickly as they came, leaving behind a sea of muddy puddles. Â Then when its not doing that it’s frosty. Â Apparently there were the most spectacular hail storms today. Â But not where we are. Â Just a lovely … Continue reading Whales, Snails and Tropical gardens
