Thursday, August 27th, 2009
I still have a glut, a glut I tell you, of sweet peas. This comes from picking them almost daily and not letting the seed pods develop for too long. They have kept my vases filled for weeks, grown very tall and created a wall of sweet peas along one side of the fence. This [...]
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
I only planted two of these tomato plants. In a grow bag in a part of the garden where the grill resides. I put them there as I figured that I would invariably set the table for a lunch outside and enjoy picking them off the plant only to be taken straight to the table.
And you know what???
I do [...]
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
I cleaned the downstairs loo yesterday!
Donned my rubber gloves and gave it a scrub. This is the loo that folk tend to use if they come for lunch or supper. The ‘guest’s loo’ if you like.
I also spent some time out in the garden harvesting the lavender. It’s that time of year. The lavender has [...]
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Hello all!
As you may recall last year I tried to grow sunflowers and the slugs ate them before they grew past a couple of inches. This year I’ve been more successful. A combination of keeping a very good eye on them and having a garden that has less slugs in it.
Before I went away for [...]
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Gardening in a small space, sunflowers and later on…. bee friendly plants!
This picture was taken on the 2nd June this year. My sunflowers had been growing nicely from seed in their pots and at this point were transplanted to this small patch that gets some good sun.
Now look at the bad boys!!
You can just tell that the flowers are [...]
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Filling the Beds & Baskets for a Summer Full of Flowers
I love beds like the one in the first picture. I took this picture in the spring when we were looking at the house and I was so pleased to see beds like this. I find they have a huge capacity for creating something special [...]
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
With it being Wednesday today, I’m coming to you from outside!
I’ve Been Nowhere but in the Garden - Cherry Menlove
I‘ve been harping on about this but the weather here in the UK has been glorious over the last week or so.
At times it’s been too warm to work outside as the new place is [...]
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
It’s Wednesday, time for ANOTHER catch-up from the garden.
Suddenly, it all springs to life!!!!
I was watching something on BBC2 last night about Britain’s love affair with gardening and all the changes it has gone through since the Second World War. From every spare piece of land being used to grow vegetables during times of rationing [...]