What a crazy month that was, no sooner here than gone. I think that the Easter punctuation allowed extra days to pass by. It has been a fairly kind month and things have wanted to grow. The new leaf appeared across the landscape and suddenly we were into the growing season. As we move forwardRead More
So, the bleakness rolled on with an occasional punctuation of teasing sunshine that suggested momentarily that Spring was coming. The races passed almost unscarred with rain at the last, but there was spite in the wind and today it has moved once more to the east. The clocks have changed though and we have moreRead More
What a teasing month we have been through, there were one or two days when you really did feel that spring was knocking. The T shirt drawer was opened and I skipped excitedly about the garden (yes, even at my age). Only to be knocked back to reality by a biting wind, that had meRead More
So, the New Year got off to an interesting start, nothing too heavy, some cold nights and a fair amount of water. There has been surface water sitting in all of the fields close to us for several weeks, I guess as we put down more hard areas the water has to run somewhere. IRead More
Here we are again. Another year older……but what the heck. Every year we reflect, on the highs and lows, it all started too wet and finished too dry, but overall not a bad season. So, the next one begins. It is all rather exciting actually. I have spent the last few evenings in front ofRead More
It’s December. The unseasonal weather continued across November, the rodent numbers kept increasing and when it rained it did so with a vengeance. The method of delivery is very varied, there is the misty rain that we barely notice, that sneaks through clothing and drenches, and about which we become aware at the moment thatRead More
Well, that was a curious month wasn’t it ? Wet, blustery and all in all rather too mild. The wet brought a few leaves down, but the mildness has created a hiatus in the planting calendar, with so much revived bedding continuing to dominate borders and tubs, thereby delaying much of the planting. So getRead More
So, September moves out and the Autumn settles in, the colour coming quickly to the leaves and fallen heads bow to spill tomorrows new beginnings. There is just so much hope in the closing of a season and celebration too. The chance to reflect once more on the cleverness, to ponder over the successes andRead More