offtheedgegardening

Lichen

Lichen and granite, mustard yellow and gunmetal grey, happily cohabiting on a grievously exposed sea wall. A few hours later, in much different circumstances, a friend’s easy chair and contrasting footstool echoed this perfect marriage. Life imitating life.

Starry, Starry Night

It has been a very strange week with very little gardening and much mouching, more’s the pity. Today I worked for couple of hours at Nancy Nightingale’s and then had a singing lesson. We sang sad songs. I do love a sad song. The afternoon at Bill and Ben’s was aborted as they had doubleContinue reading “Starry, Starry Night”

Bargain Bin

A couple of months ago, on Button Moon, I was handed a couple of boxes. These boxes contained bulbs and corms and were accompanied by a wide smile of pride. They were several weeks out of date and had been liberated from the bargain bin. But this was no ordinary bin. It was a WaitroseContinue reading “Bargain Bin”

Enough?

Fed up with “bee on flower” photos yet? Surely we can fit in just one more before the season is over? Bee, borage, background of calendula. Job done.

Penstemon ‘Pensham Plum Jerkum’

For various reasons, I haven’t been to Bill and Ben’s garden since the beginning of the summer. It was nice to be back. It was also lovely to see Penstemon ‘Pensham Plum Jerkum’ looking quite beautiful.

Six on Saturday – Wet and Dry

My week panned out as follows: wet, dry, wet, slightly soggy, sunny. It could have been worse. I might have had a leak in both my boots and my waterproof trousers. Luckily it was only one of the two. Gardening has been done, but unfortunately none in my own garden. Which possibly will not comeContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Wet and Dry”

Leaving Home

Tomorrow my next door neighbour’s daughter is leaving for university. She is a lovely lass and I am sure she will do well. We caught the train from St Ives to London, me and my Dad, and stayed overnight with my Aunty Joy. In the morning we drove down to Kent in her purple mini. Continue reading “Leaving Home”

Six on Saturday – I’m Back

After a couple of weeks absent from Six on Saturday-ing (what do you mean you didn’t notice?), I am back in the loving arms of the SoS family. You might imagine that whilst away I was undertaking exciting and adventurous exploits, about which you would be only half right. Half of the time, not halfContinue reading “Six on Saturday – I’m Back”

Cosmos ‘Dazzler’

Practically perfect.

Rescue

I rescued this bee today. Or perhaps not. She was stumbling drunk through the unmown grass, on a road to nowhere. I picked her up, asking kindly that she did not sting me, and put her on the ginger lily, Hedychium aurantiacum. If I was a bee it is where I would like toContinue reading “Rescue”