Author Archives: offtheedgegardening

As you can see the infamous Pasty Pinching Pony Posse are finally behind bars, which is just where they belong.  Earlier this week one of these marauding bandits went into Slasher Sean’s bag and helped themselves to his cheese and onion pasty.   To add insult to injury they then squashed his banana.  At theContinue reading “The Trial”

Another physically demanding day at Max’s house.  The first task of the day was to relocate the contents of two large plastic compost bins full of bone-dry partially digested vegetation.  We then took turns in wheel barrowing this potential soil improver up the north face of the Eiger to the new composting area.   On myContinue reading “Help”

Yes, I’m afraid it has happened again.  I am not proud.  It was not mine to eat.  You must understand that this golden raspberry was so alluring and I am so weak.  Delicious, in case you wondered.

My new boots arrived today.   I love them.  Good boots are an integral part of the gardener’s kit.  They increase the Happiness Factor tenfold.  These will see me safely through the winter and beyond.  They will keep my feet warm and dry.  They will protect my toes from errant forks and soles safe from strayContinue reading “Happy Boots”

Although a little chilly, these dewy mornings can be very beautiful.

a)  I left them for Lavinia and Lionel to enjoy when they returned from their latest exploits, hiking across The Empty Quarter, b)  I picked them and made them into a very small pot of jam, c)  My little brother ate them, d)  The blackbirds ate them, e)  I ate them.  

We have been horticultural archaeologists at The Farm today.  There is a forgotten area just below the (soon to be) vegetable garden.   An area whispered of in the dark corners of hostelries and scribbled in ancient tomes.  The void on the map.  The Badlands.  Dry stone walls with half buried door and window, the woodenContinue reading “Indiana Sean and the Temple of Gloom”

After late sowing, bunny munchings, slug gussling, diversions and distractions, this marigold is finally flowering.  Full marks for perseverance.  It was worth the effort, it was worth the wait.

If I had to pick a song to represent today it would be Indian Summertime and the Living is Easy.  True, it doesn’t scan as well as the original, but it sits just perfectly with me.