I have what I have, and it is what it is. It is hard to garden here – not impossible, but hard. I recently visited a garden the same age as mine and it was a verdant display of strong tall trees with the illusion of maturity, and deep borders filled to overflowing with a myriad of healthy and abundant growth. It looked like it … Continue reading I have what I have, and it is what it is.
Today is the first day of the meteorological summer, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it. The forecast suggests that the temperature won’t rise above 18°C and I’ve gone back to wearing a scarf. The wind hasn’t settled down and is howling a hoolie. I have taken a quick look at the garden in between the showers and there have been casualties, but nothing that … Continue reading Hope in the garden
The updates here are slim right now and I can only offer excuses. Firstly, a lot of what has been going on in the garden has been rather same samey, which can come across as repetitive and boring. I’m not sure there are enough descriptive words in the thesaurus to tell you I weeded or chopped down another cover crop and prepared a bed to … Continue reading I blame Spring for everything
I hate it when a week disappears out from under me, doesn’t it know I have plans.  Some of the week was spent not gardening because the weather was awful – we had a huge storm – right in off the ocean. We didn’t suffer too much damage compared to others, but a window blew off a cabin on the hill. Fortunately, it wasn’t broken … Continue reading Thursday already
It is no surprise in this topsy turvy year that summer is kicking off cold, wet, windy, and miserable.  It’s like it didn’t get the memo or it just doesn’t care. I don’t mind a bumbling summer that is bit slow to catch up, but a deliberately nasty season with intentional storms is quite concerning. But the boffins are saying it is going to be … Continue reading Welcome to Summer 2020
So far so good after last night’s wild weather.  I could hear it howling in the night and tried not to worry. Gone are the days of lying there listening for the sound of a greenhouse falling over, but I still fret for the plants. But in the face of the imminently impending Storm Part II, I raced out there in a light drizzle with … Continue reading In the midst of the storm.
… On a Tuesday. The weather outside might be terrible, but all storms pass eventually. Today is really stormy – it was yesterday too.  You really feel it out here exposed on the coast. The garden seems to be holding up ok, but there are no tender seedlings trying to establish themselves so there isn’t much to worry about. But storms here always sound so … Continue reading Monday Message:
The weather has turned. Up until recently it was mild, even possibly warm. The sun shone for more days than it rained to the point the experts were concerned about impending summer drought as the reservoirs were at a similar winter low to the year there actually was a serious drought. The sun still shines from time to time as the wind is moving the … Continue reading The wind is roaring
Tuesday could have, but I didn’t make it, and today is halfway through May and so it came as a bit of a wake up call and so I made certain I made it count. The problem is the weather. We have had howling gales and being so close to the sea, this – it would seem is the price we have to pay from … Continue reading Monday didn’t count…
It is always the way – you just get to sink your teeth into an exciting project and something comes along and throws a spanner in the works. We had a productive couple of days with the bulldozer sorting out my land. Gone are the undulating lumps and bumps. All but the merest hint of Kikuyu grass is gone and the base for my garden … Continue reading Looking to the future
