Flaming June was flaming wet yesterday. It made Tuesday, when Rain Stopped Play if you recall, seem like a jaunt in the Gobi. Today it has cleared, pushed onwards for the moment by bullying winds. This has meant that although taking photos for my Six on Saturday has been a dry affair, it has notContinue reading “Six on Saturday – After the Rain”
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Miss
It was hard to miss a bee today. This one enjoying the sweet delights of the Wachendorfia thyrsiflora is my favourite one that I didn’t miss.
Rain Stops Play
Rain may have stopped play, but I am pleased for the persistent downpours, the garden will welcome it and on this particular occasion I am not miffed by an enforced day off. It was a successful day in other, non-horticultural ways. Chores have been almost caught up with, big pans of butternut soup and ratatouilleContinue reading “Rain Stops Play”
Six on Saturday – I’m a Survivor
Back to my usual Six on Saturday timing, which I like to think of as fashionable late but some might call tardy. This is not due to lack of enthusiasm for the task at hand, quite the contrary. As the year ripens there are more and more lovelies which beg to be featured. OnContinue reading “Six on Saturday – I’m a Survivor”
Godzilla v King Kong
Yesterday morning I had a very enjoyable few hours working in Mr and Mrs Bun’s garden. The weather was fair and we achieve a lot. There was cake and coffee from Mrs B, a chat with Mr B about Munroe climbing and cuddles from Bobbie. All was well in the world and off I wentContinue reading “Godzilla v King Kong”
Monster Munch
This is Max’s Echium candicans. To my knowledge it has eaten one persicaria, one cistus and a salvia and is well on its way to consuming an evergreen azalea. Come to think of it, I haven’t seen next door’s chihuahua for a while …….. This Pride of Madeira has grown into a monster in justContinue reading “Monster Munch”
Six on Saturday – Small but Pefectly Formed, Mainly
We are fair motoring through May. I have an inkling we may be surpassing the speed limit. It is hard to believe that already this is the last Six on Saturday for the month. Whoever is in charge of time monitoring could they please slow it down a little? There is an awful lot toContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Small but Pefectly Formed, Mainly”
The Wall
This dry stone wall at Button Moon is not only a beautiful example of local craftsmanship but also does a sterling job of holding up the land behind it. Recently it has an additional, and altogether more exicting, raison d’être. Behind its slate barricades lies a great tit hatchery. Although we haven’t actually seen theContinue reading “The Wall”
Six on Saturday – Time Travel
This week I have had to enlist the assistance of the time machine again, on loan from our very own Six on Saturday Time Lord, Dr Prop. At this very moment in time I am not only here with you I am also up to high jinx on another planet, possibly indulging in age inappropriateContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Time Travel”
Found
Today I found a beautiful double helianthemum, struggling to hold its plumpious blooms above a mat of persistent ivy. I cleared around it and mentally marked it down for some cuttings on my next visit. Then I continued digging nettles and brambles and pulling out my arch nemesis, cleavers. To ensure I still had someContinue reading “Found”
Off The Edge Gardening 