I love my dome. It is the coolest thing I think I have ever had built. But I have a bit of a problem with it… It is not ready. The builder has done his amazing bit and created it. He has even put in a concrete floor with a ramp, so I can get Wilbur the Wheelbarrow in easily if I need to. There … Continue reading Window Sill Gardening
The sun has been shining all week and I’ve been doing some great gardening. Mostly weeding, but I have even managed to do some planting. My poor peas, sown in good faith ages ago have been sitting and waiting for the soil to dry out with as much anticipation as I have been. Fortunately they were still a lush green, but you could tell they … Continue reading It’s a Pea Party!
Finally, the rain has stopped for long enough for the soil to dry out enough to begin the laborious task of digging and weeding. This is when I regret having such a large garden, but this feeling soon passes as the garden is transformed from weedy overgrown mess to something respectable. And when I am sitting in my garden with a basket full of goodies … Continue reading Easy weeding
As we pass the magical moment of the spring equinox which just so happens to be same day as daylight saving, we need to prepare for the inevitable. The garden will grow this season. The rain may have delayed play for a time but, we’ve had no significant rain for over a week now and the soil is almost dry enough to dig over … Continue reading Potting on
But I do! I have a shocking memory. I can barely remember what I did last week, last month or even last year. I exaggerate – it’s not actually that bad, but sometimes I stand in a room and wonder for the life of me why I’m in there! However, gardening requires a good memory. To remember what happened last year, to remember what you … Continue reading An elephant never forgets…
Things are going on in the garden – well not in it exactly, as I’m still waiting for the soil to be dry enough to work. The sun came out today briefly, and there is no longer surface water above the tips of the grass on the lawn. But the ground still feels squidgy underfoot and the soil in the beds is still tacky and … Continue reading Filling in the gaps
I have to say it is taking all my inner strength not to load post after post complaining about the weather. So, I have been looking for the bright side. Finding up beat and exciting things to share. Doing things to bring sunshine into my world like making lemon honey, the joy of sowing seeds and taking a disproportionate number of photos on the rare … Continue reading Sod it!
We had another storm blow through overnight. This year is really becoming a huge lesson in patience. As much as I want to get on and dig the garden I continue to wait. I have done pretty much all I can do in the greenhouse for now – seeds have been sown and seedlings transplanted, so all I can do there is more waiting! … Continue reading Time Flies
You have to admit a vast expanse of well-maintained lawn in middle of summer with the fresh cut aroma invoking some kind of childhood memory where you would roll down hills, do handstands and lie on your back looking for shapes in the clouds, is a pretty cool thing. Our lawn journey is more of a boom and bust thing. We don’t have immaculate single … Continue reading Making the Cut
So the ground is still soggy and unprepared – I’m not in the least concerned today because I have the spring fever. Now it is here – you just gotta go with it. I’ll worry about the beds later, because today was all about the seeds. After waiting for what seems like an eternity to get started (aside from a wee taster with the peppers) … Continue reading Today is the first day to the rest of the season.
