Author Archives: offtheedgegardening

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”

Great choice, couldn’t have done better myself!

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”

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”

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 June, perhaps not.  Flaming marigold, definitely.

Everyone needs a hand sometimes.

A day full of artisan pottery, smokehouse fish, hand crafted willow coffins and medieval history. Still I managed to find you a flower, self seeded amongst the ruined walls of Mulcheney Abbey.

I have two brothers.  One older.  One younger.  Once they made my life a misery.  Now they make my life a joy.   Today our Guest Blog is from the younger lad.  A couple of years ago I posted some of his photos and they were very well received, so here we go again. When heContinue reading “Guest Blog – Keep it in the Family”

I think we might have a sawfly problem on the Solomon’s Seal!