offtheedgegardening

Beeping Bunnies!

This was the lucky one. The rest were chewed, mangled, dug up and stomped upon. I am haunted by the image of their cute little bunny faces laughing as they danced on my misery.

Sea Holly and Bee

Without my words today, must have mislaid them somewhere whilst I was out and about. To tide me over until the next time, here is a sea holly and a ginger bottomed bee.

We should have been full to bursting after our trip on Sunday, but we had left just enough room for pudding. Yesterday we went to see Phlomis Flo and TT and their amazing garden on the Mortehoe cliffs. The sun had exhausted itself on Sunday and in its absence the mizzle was having its day. This didn’t matter, theContinue reading “Entente Cordiale”

All Horts – A very jolly Jolly

An All Horts day out at Marwood Hill Gardens, yipppeeee! Hosted by yours truly, gulp. This wonderful garden is located in the badlands of North Devon, with its fearful reputation, and I fretted that the turn out would be meagre. In an attempt to boost numbers and to give the illusion that I was popular, I paidContinue reading “All Horts – A very jolly Jolly”

My Garden

When I ventured out into my garden this afternoon, secateurs, labels and plastic bags in hand, the garden said “and who are you?”. Have I really been away that long? Possibly, bearing in mind the ubiquitous bindweed and its other dubious mates. The prime directive was to propagate some of my tender plants; the “just in case’s” theContinue reading “My Garden”

Choice

Great choice, couldn’t have done better myself!

Frog

I had a bit of a tidy today at the Farm. Outside the greenhouse had become a mess of pots, plants, planters, redundant shelving, an old wooden table, bit and bobs. The detritus of a hectic spring and early summer. In sorting through the jumble this little chap was disturbed. I hope he had been eatingContinue reading “Frog”

Guest Blog – Esteemed Clients – Lord and Lady Mantle

To be honest I was determined not to work for Lord and Lady Mantle, AKA Phil and Brohna. They live a fair drive away, just on the edge of Exmoor, traditionally where the rain and wind of North Devon practice their evil ways. To get to their home you must face fledgling roads, not grown enough to beContinue reading “Guest Blog – Esteemed Clients – Lord and Lady Mantle”

Optimism

Torrential rain by 10.00, they said. Undaunted I set off to Lord and Lady Mantle’s, optimism played a part, as did the fact I overslept and was on garden autopilot. A cup of their finest Costa Rician brew was beckoning me across the moor. When I was so close I could almost smell the coffee, myContinue reading “Optimism”

Flaming

Flaming June, perhaps not. Flaming marigold, definitely.