May Newsletter
“Spring: The music of open windows.” ~ Terri Guillemets The cheerful vibrancy of yellow daffodils has given way to the…
Lockdown Garden Projects: Gutter Gardens, Raised Beds & Bird Baths
While we are spending more time at home and in our gardens, this makes the ideal time to get our…
Progress of one sort and another
I don’t know what it has been like this last week in gardens and allotments all over the country, but…
Five reasons for staying indoors!
With Easter approaching you may be itching to get out in the garden with all sorts of tasks already on…
Allotments
birds
books
catalogues
crafts
dobies
Flower Garden
National Nestbox Week
planning
RSPB
Vegetables
Snow? A good time to plan
Snow over much of the country seems to be more prevalent this winter than in I remember in the past…
End of month miscellany
Well the snow has gone, around here at least, but with closely packed isobars and a complex series of warm…
Arrival of the snow
Hard on my decision to continue reclaiming the various mini-gardens within our acre of ground (as described in my ‘Plans…
Christmas Bookshelf plus Gifts & Treats
Gardening books are always welcome at Christmas – or treat yourself! Many titles are so useful that you will want…
Return to the wilderness!
After three weeks away working on the continent, I could not really believe the transformation that had taken place in…
The greening of late Spring
At last – sunshine! And warmth, sufficient to sit outside; sufficient for my courgette seeds to germinate in only a…