Ohhhh…. Here we are on the eve of the most exciting gardening weekend in the entire calendar. More exciting that the sweet sensation of that first strawberry, crunch of the first pea or the delight that comes from the first sun warmed tomato eaten right there in the garden. This weekend is like all of those things combined and more. It is the weekend that … Continue reading On the edge of excitement
There is never a dull moment in my world. Actually, no that isn’t true – there have been plenty of dull moments this spring while I wait for my recently almost dry soil to drain again after yet another deluge and to be honest it is as dull as watching paint dry. But we haven’t had an inundation in over a week so I’m going … Continue reading The day the police came
I don’t know why I was surprised when we returned from a day out to find the garden flooded again. I wracked my brain to try and remember was the ground sticky when we’d left, or did the inundation happen in the 7 hours we were gone. It had been a horrible night previously. The wind howled like some demented banshee and kept me awake … Continue reading Asparagus is my Rainbow
It has been an interesting week. It hasn’t rained for a start. Well not much. These days rain doesn’t count unless it is bucketing down. And Sunday doesn’t count as this week, because if it did then I would have to say we had yet more torrential rain and we ended up with surface water across the lawn and paths again. So I’m happy to … Continue reading It’s slowly drying out
Each year I approach spring with great expectancy. I want to be spring ready. That is to have all the beds weeded, dug over, lovingly enriched and left to rest for a few weeks so the soil, and the added goodies, can incorporate and any weeds that show themselves can be whipped out. So all I need to do come planting day is waft about … Continue reading The great garden reveal?
This is more for me than for you, but I thought I’d bring you along for the ride. After a spring with only a handful of dry days, it has been great to have a break for more than a few days in a row and the garden is drying out nicely and starting to look achievable. Although the pressure is still on – this … Continue reading The state of play
I’m knacked. The rain has stopped – for now and the ground, while still a tad squishy underfoot in some places is for the most part dry. So I’ve been out there making the most of it all . I’ve been mowing grass that was probably a tad too long for the mower, but we pushed through – me and my trusty little mower. I’ve … Continue reading Ten Photo Tuesday
We had a lovely break in the weather yesterday, and I woke up to a blue sky day. Anything else on the to do list got cast aside and I headed out into the garden for a day of indulging my pleasure. It was such a wonderful day and what spring should actually feel like. The first task was not really ideal – but I … Continue reading Mowing the Mud
There are rumours floating about that this rainy spring weather will continue well into November and possibly beyond and then we are supposed to dive head first into drought inducing conditions. This is not the perfect season I was hoping for, and was well and truly owed! So when you wake up to an empty house, as Hubby the Un-Gardener has gone out for the … Continue reading To heck with the flooding – the sun is shining
“You can learn all that there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet after a hundred years they can still surprise you at a pinch.” Gandalf – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring I only had two hours in the Shire of Hobbiton and I was surprised to learn Hobbits are amazing gardeners. At the crossroads of Tuck Borough and East … Continue reading “Hobbits really are amazing creatures”
