It’s working… so far. After a couple of weeks of applying my new gardening philosophy’s I seem to be making great progress. I’ve written a massive list of absolutely everything, although I should probably type it up and make it official before I forget what my chicken scrawl handwriting actually says. I have even managed to cross things off already which is super satisfying. I’m … Continue reading It’s working… so far.
Optimistic strategies for a better garden in 2025 – Part Two Just to recap where we’re at, last year the garden got a little out of control for life reasons and this year I want to do better. This year I have a plan, and I’ve already shared some of my ideas and strategies for a more efficient gardening journey >here<. But in a nutshell: … Continue reading Optimistic strategies for a better garden in 2025 – Part Two
Optimistic strategies for a better garden in 2025 – Part One. As I’ve mentioned >before<, last year in the garden wasn’t as ideal as I would have liked it to be, and weeds have crept into corners that previously were quite manageable. Some of the things like travel and MS fatigue can’t really be changed, but upon reflection there are things I can attempt to … Continue reading Optimistic strategies for a better garden in 2025 – Part One.
Where did things go wrong? I am standing in the gap between years and looking back to figure out how I should go forward. One big reason the garden wasn’t the sole focus of my world was last year there was a lot of travel, which enabled the slide into dodgy weedy edges.  The travel was exciting and mostly work related – if not mine, … Continue reading Where did things go wrong?
Is it too late to say Happy New Year? Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and festive season salutations!  As the first Monday of a fresh new year, it feels like the perfect time to start afresh. It always feels a little odd to be calling a fresh start when we’re in the middle of a growing season – but it is what it is, and … Continue reading Is it too late to say Happy New Year?
It’s over, move on. January is the strangest month. It starts in holiday mode. There is absolutely no expectation to do anything remotely productive, unless it is for personal gain, like indulging in a hobby.  And as the middle month of summer, it is – most of the time – too hot to want to do anything anyway.  I can’t cope in the heat, especially … Continue reading It’s over, move on.
Making a Shrubbery In the garden shrubs are generally considered the understated backdrop of the landscape – mini trees that provide the green and occasionally have flowers or fragrance but for the most part aren’t even noticed. In the kitchen shrubs are something else. They are so amazing that once you make one you wonder why you’ve never done it before.  I am about to … Continue reading Making a Shrubbery
Happy Anniversary On this day, 18th January, back in 2018 we were embarking on a great change. We sold our house in the swamp and moved to the seaside. To be completely honest it was moving from one challenging landscape to another, but what is life without a little challenge.  The last place was at that point where it was done. The interior was how … Continue reading Happy Anniversary
Too Hot If you can’t handle the heat, get out of the garden. We are in the midst of a heatwave. It might not be the burning inferno that some folk experience in summer in other places, but it is hot for me. In the last week the hottest the thermometer in the garden registered was 38°C yesterday at 6:27pm! Surely the evenings are supposed … Continue reading Too Hot
New Year is a state of mind. It is all very well to treat the new year as a fresh start when you are in between seasons like all the wonderful gardeners in the Northern Hemisphere. The previous season behind them, with lessons learnt from the successes and failures and all the hope and expectation of a new season just around the corner.  While the … Continue reading New Year is a state of mind.
