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My knowledge of water gardening is minimal, and that is being generous.  I do however know that this is a bulrush, last year’s stems standing to attention awaiting the arrival of this year’s growth. These are looking a little bedraggled at the moment or, perhaps more accurately, stone dead. However soon, when once again in full livery,Continue reading “Water”

On occasion, especially when you work outside, the world gets ramped up to high volume. Everything is more intense, you become more aware, you sense the essence of things.  Yesterday the culprit was the wind, today it was that stranger the blue sky.  Perfect.

A tough morning.  It had been a restless sleep disturbed by raging storms and appropriately bizarre nightmares but I had no chance to be bleary eyed.  Walking from the front door to my car the unremitting wind and accompanying vicious showers suggested strongly that I return to my bed.  Tempting, but I pushed on.   Crazy stallions wereContinue reading “Lightning Hits Twice”

Lord Mantle certainly knows how to pack a trailer.  This task was project managed with precision. His Lordship instructed and I followed.  LM was officer in charge of collecting the raw material, delivering to site, presenting to myself, pointing and saying “chop there”.  Naturally I excelled as chief chopper.  My duties entailed chopping when and where I wasContinue reading “Neat”

Yesterday I met up with the wonderful Malvern Maid and her lovely Malvern Man to explore Marwood Hill Gardens.  We had a great time.  The Big Three of plants, cake and shopping were achieved.  It was a splendid day.  There was a surfeit of gossiping and tangents and gasping. It was very good. And it got me to thinkingContinue reading “Friends”

A daff for my lovely mum, love and kisses YBD x

Just as Brucie has “Nice to see you”, Larry Grayson “Shut that door!” and James T “Beam me up Scottie”, I too have a catchphrase.  It is the rather snappy,”Don’t worry, it’s just a shower!”. After spending a restless night in which the Valkyries hammered at our window demanding entry for hours on end, I drove toContinue reading “Catchphrase”

What a heady brew of a day!  A potent cocktail of rain, hail, sleet and sunshine, all washed down with a wind from the north west that could lift you off your feet.  Unfortunately this wind, and the many others that have preceded it in the past few weeks, has caused much damage in the garden.Continue reading “Heady Brew”

Too tired for words tonight and its only Tuesday!  Perhaps this picture will have a thousand for you.  If so, can you talk amongst yourselves, I’m off to bed.

After an extremely productive morning at the Winkleigh Cider Company, we popped into RHS Rosemoor for lunch and a quick alpine house inspection.  There was one pot that did not have a label, and that belonged to my favourite of this visit.  I had a good old rummage around but to no avail, my champion remained incognito, a mystery.  It might be IpheionContinue reading “Label”