I moaned about the place to-day – rather like a bear with a sore head.
Couldn’t dig because it was too wet. Couldn’t cut the hedge down because it was too windy. Wouldn’t walk in the hills, because it was too wet and windy. Couldn’t work in the studio because, [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Beware Vine Weevil Grubs
Posted in Garden, tagged flowers, vine weevil on March 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Support Please
Posted in Garden, tagged climbers, Flower Garden, March on March 28, 2008 | 10 Comments »
First – Thanks to all of you who left comments and e-mails with regards to my sons wedding. We all had a fabulous day, I cried buckets, and I am just so happy and proud of all my children.
Today I spent 3 hours in a friends garden. Her passion-flower had blown down off [...]
A new kind of Scarecrow!
Posted in Garden, tagged my life on March 21, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I am off to my middle sons wedding this weekend, which is very exciting, but it does mean that I am going to have to climb out of my gardening clothes.
So instead of this …
Which is my usual attire – (standing in the middle of the garlic.) It will be this …
And as for [...]
Pennyroyal
Posted in Garden, tagged herb garden, March on March 18, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I have been wondering for a few weeks now why I grew Pennyroyal (Mentha Pulegium) from seed last year and more importantly why I had decided to plant a strip of it down one side of my raised beds?
50 maybe the new 30 – but my brain hasn’t caught on to that fact – and [...]
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – March
Posted in Garden, tagged Garden bloggers bloom day, March on March 15, 2008 | 10 Comments »
This is my second Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – hosted by Carol at May Dreams Garden, do go and check out what is blooming around the world and on your doorstep.
I still have hellebore’s, daffs, and pulmonaria gently flourishing in the garden.
These have now been joined by camellia, wild primroses, vinca, and the [...]
A Cunning Plan
Posted in Garden, tagged March, veg garden on March 13, 2008 | 6 Comments »
This is my cunning plan – my secret weapon in an attempt to grow carrots!
Last year I failed miserably with carrots. I had two attempts – and my carrots were rubbish – well actually the second lot were not rubbish – just about 1/4 inch long.
We have very stony damp soil here – not [...]
Vegetable Seeds have Arrived
Posted in Garden, tagged veg garden on March 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »
My vegetable seeds have arrived which is very exciting. For those of you that live in the UK – this year I got the whole lot from Nickys Nursery. I got some veg seeds and Herb seeds from her last year and was very pleased with the results.
This year she was stocking all [...]
Good News and Bad News
Posted in Garden, tagged Black Cow Parsley, dull seedling photo, March on March 6, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Good news and Bad news – which do you want first?
Mice decided to have a party in the greenhouse last night – they danced, then feasted on sweet pea seeds!
Interestingly they only went for the seeds in flower pots – they left the ones in the cardboard tubes from the inside of kitchen roll, which [...]
