In an ideal world, I would sit back and wait patiently for the water to drain away the the soil to stop making that sucking noise as it absorbs as much water as it can to store away for the long dry months to come. But I’m impatient and this season isn’t going to wait with me. Maybe if I just ever so gently pull … Continue reading Green life
With the wind on my back I have been working hard getting the garden shipshape. 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. But at the same time I’m nurturing a flock? herd? swarm? thicket? school of seedlings? What is the collective term for seedlings? … Continue reading Spring is in full swing
After the slight mishap the other day with the rusty trellis my gardening has been quite limited, which has been a little frustrating because we have had the most incredible blue sky days. The kind of day were you could almost believe it was a different season. Almost… the sub-zero temperatures that start the day and the fact the sun loses strength around mid-afternoon and … Continue reading The down side of winter is it gets a little cold
I’ve been a little busy lately and it is has kept me from my dirty little love – the garden. I kind of feel I need to say “hello my name is Sarah the Gardener and I haven’t gardened in two weeks.” The only real saving grace is, it is winter so there isn’t a lot to be done. Having said that, there are … Continue reading Tomatoes in Winter
I was at the garden centre the other day and noticed the craziest thing. There were loads and loads of seed potatoes on sale. Now I’m pretty sure this isn’t the season for potatoes, but I had my judgement questioned. I mean come late summer when I want to put in a sneaky crop to harvest before the frost, there is hardly any to be … Continue reading I’m growing spuds…. in winter!
To be completely honest, it hasn’t been all bad. The last couple of days have been ok. Monday was one of those amazing blue sky days and today the fog. When it eventually lifted it gave us a nice-ish day with only one heavy shower late in the day, just to ensure the ground that had begun to dry out on Monday stayed on the … Continue reading Bear with me while I moan about the weather.
Brief: Incorporate a form of glass into your image to add a layer of complexity. What a perfect excuse to photograph the greenhouse… again! We were also encouraged to experiment with how glass reacts in different situations, so anticipating my future flower crop I decided to play with one of my vases. Continue reading PHOTO DAY 17: Glass
I woke up this morning to my wonderful family bearing gifts. This isn’t something they do often – just once a year. I got loads of cool stuff but they saved the best to last. A shiny new Gardena 6 hose Automatic Water Distributor and a Timer too. How could they have known it was my heart’s desire? It could have been how I blogged … Continue reading I have to be the luckiest gardener in the world!
In preparation for the coming of spring, I – like the birds – have been doing a bit of nesting. The beds are almost cleared. It is just the brassicas; the in ground mixed bed, although that is allowed to wait as it is my demonstration garden that I use to teach new and discouraged gardeners how to get it right, all through the season. … Continue reading Grand designs
…well maybe I’ll throw in a couple more rainbow beets as not all the colours have come out, but aside from that everything in the greenhouse is all there is going to be this season. Oh except for the beans and the corn which will be sown directly once the risk of frost has past – and I’ve weeded their beds. Oh and the successional … Continue reading Well that’s it – the last seeds have been sown.
