Like many Northern Hemispherer contributors, I’m sure, I have struggled to whittle my Six on Saturday choices down to the allotted number this week. This is not a complaint, this is a relief. Houston, we have take off! There is still lots to do, with potting on and planting out, but this has slowed toContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Clever”
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An Extra
In the beginning I used to blog every day. It is hard for me to fathom quite how I managed this herculean task. Looking through those early On the Edge years, I note I was often concise and to the point. What happened to that woman? Gradually, posts have petered out to the point thatContinue reading “An Extra”
Six on Saturday – Optimism
Is May my favourite month? Perhaps. Ask me again in June. Whatever I might say in the future, May is certainly up there with the best. It is a time when all things seem possible. Bubbles have yet to be burst. True, we have a few aphid and the nights could be a bit warmer,Continue reading “Six on Saturday – Optimism”
Six on Saturday – Rain or Shine
Rain, shine, rain, shine, more raining, more shining. Just make your mind up, is all I can say. April is over, we need a little more consistency and a lot more warmth. It has been a mixed week but, adding up the pluses and the minuses and the indifferent, a good week. If you wantContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Rain or Shine”
Six on Saturday – On Our Way
Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better. That is how I feel about the garden, my garden, other gardens, any garden, at the moment. There are so many things that I can see that are hard to share quite yet, “look, this naked branch has an inkling of green”, “quick! AContinue reading “Six on Saturday – On Our Way”
Well Wrapped Teapot
We have just spent a few days away in Machynlleth in the Welsh county of Powys. My aim is always to buy plants whose name I can pronounce, and the same applies to places that I visit. There are a few that slip through the net. Although I underwent an intensive training regime from aContinue reading “Well Wrapped Teapot”
Six on Saturday – After the Storm
To be honest, I’m surprised anything is still standing in the garden after Wednesday’s storm. The storm was named Noa, which seems appropriate as the amount of rain that accompanied the strong winds was biblical. All things do pass and although it at times felt like the downpours would never end, today we are backContinue reading “Six on Saturday – After the Storm”
Six on Saturday – Lobster Claws
Six on Saturday time again and what a day! April Fool’s Day, it couldn’t have been better arranged. To be honest, I’ve never really bought into the AFD concept, I’m too anxious that I will be made to look an idiot, there are enough opportunities without special days. Still, you can rest assured that thereContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Lobster Claws”
The Heavenly Pet Show
Hands in the air, who needs cheering up? I thought as much, me too. Shall we indulge ourselves? Welcome to The Heavenly Pet Show. It is heavenly, not because they are all in heaven, although admittedly several are, it is heavenly because it is my show and I make the rules. And of course theyContinue reading “The Heavenly Pet Show”
Six on Saturday – The Spring Feeling
After a flash-in-the-pan snow incident, I am left elated and feeling like I dodged a bullet. I went to bed with a white garden, I woke with it all seeming like a chilly dream. The other side of this polar blip is that I am feeling the spring vibe. This optimism has yet to manifestContinue reading “Six on Saturday – The Spring Feeling”
Off The Edge Gardening 